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Facebook's founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg answered questions about his company, sided by Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg was on stage at the Dow Jones "All Things Digital" conference in Carlsbad, California.
Facebook's young boss said he would not sell off to Microsoft for $15 billion, but said the two companies have a steady, good partnership. Microsoft is also allegedly non-intrusive. Mark Zuckerberg said their end goal isn't to sell the company or IPO. Microsoft has already invested $240 million in a small percentage of Facebook in October last year.
Meanwhile, he apparently befriended Google's Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt, who were his guests for dinner at his apartment. Zuckerberg said he is interested in "doing things" with Google, especially in the area of social networks.
The company wants to give its users better control over the information they share by giving the website a brand new look. Among other things, the new design will include a feed tab, as well as photos and applications tabs, and much more. Zuckerberg said that the new design means a shift towards "applications that are more engaging, that people trust more."
Facebook has allegedly attracted 300,000 developers to create software programs for its social network. Sheryl Sandberg talked about responsibilities which developers have in handling user data, for which Facebook has strict policies which it enforces by kicking developers out of its network.
Facebook is currently reaching out to the Japanese market, trying to break the dominance of Mixi Inc.
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