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Facebook Acquires FriendFeed

Several readers including carpenter37 let us know that FriendFeed has sold itself to Facebook. Nobody who knows is talking about the terms of the deal. Here is Facebook's announcement, and here is FriendFeed's, which elaborates: "As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment vehicle." FriendFeed was founded in 2007 by four ex-Googlers, including Paul Buchheit — the engineer behind Gmail and the originator of Google's "Don't be evil" motto — and Bret Taylor, a former group product manager who launched Google Maps.

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  1. Slashdot Poster Acquires Fiend Freed by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

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    1. Re:Slashdot Poster Acquires Fiend Freed by SpottedKuh · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know. Thanks, FiendFreed!

  2. Re:Terms of the deal by TaggartAleslayer · · Score: 5, Funny

    An informative post, sir. Now I feel bad about using my mod points on random hooker jokes today.