Facebook - a penny for your thoughts.......

[armaghniac]

Nice work if you can get it

Facebook Weighs Expanding European HQ

Facebook Inc. is seeking to more than double the size of its European headquarters in Dublin as the most popular social-networking site prepares for a possible $10 billion initial public offering, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Facebook may move and lease as much as 11,150 square meters (120,000 square feet) of office space in the Irish capital over five years, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is private. Facebook, which set up its Dublin office in 2008, currently occupies about 5,000 square meters of space in the city's south docklands neighborhood, according to one of the people.
The Dublin office is responsible for all of the company's users outside of the U.S. and Canada, according to the Irish data-protection agency. Co-founded by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is examining a $10 billion IPO that would value the Menlo Park, California-based company at more than $100 billion, a person with knowledge of the matter said in November.
Among the real-estate options being considered are the former Bank of Ireland headquarters building and two office blocks in south docklands close to Facebook's existing location, the people said.
The deadline for building owners to pitch proposals for the new space was Jan. 13, the people said. Emily Clarke, a spokeswoman for Facebook in London, declined to comment.
Google Purchase

Some of the biggest technology companies are expanding in Dublin. Google Inc. (GOOG), based in Mountain View, California, bought two Dublin buildings that make up its European headquarters in March for an undisclosed price. Twitter Inc. will open an international office in the city, Ireland's Industrial Development Authority said in September. Microsoft Corp. may expand its Dublin data center by a third, the Sunday Business Post reported that month.
Facebook has "demand" for office space in Dublin, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL) said in a report yesterday on the city's office market. Prime rents in Dublin are 28 euros to 32 euros ($36 to $41) a square foot, down from 55 euros in 2008, Jones Lang said. The report didn't say how much space Facebook might seek.

Total sales at Facebook in 2012 may surge 52 percent to 62 percent from last year's projected $4.27 billion through increased ad revenue, according to

[Hardy]

Richard Bruton likes this.

[ziggysego]

Might try and wrangle myself a job with them.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

You wouldn't be mangling a wangle for a wrangle there Zig (unless you're pondering wrestling around the Docklands dirt with Zuckerberg)? 

[Puckoon]

Might try and wrangle myself a job with them.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/job-applicants-asked-turn-facebook-passwords-article-1.1047427


SEATTLE — When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.

Bassett, a New York City statistician, had just finished answering a few character questions when the interviewer turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page. But she couldn't see his private profile. She turned back and asked him to hand over his login information.

Bassett refused and withdrew his application, saying he didn't want to work for a company that would seek such personal information. But as the job market steadily improves, other job candidates are confronting the same question from prospective employers, and some of them cannot afford to say no.

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person's social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/job-applicants-asked-turn-facebook-passwords-article-1.1047427#ixzz1pmNzXhaK

[Milltown Row2]

Seems  Facebook has made a little mistake, or has it? (depending on where you are from )

[Orior]

Besides the obvious insult to the occupied six, what does the sign post actually tell us?

Have Roscommon got poor Internet access?

Is Carlow more IT literate than Cork?

[Milltown Row2]

Besides the obvious insult to the occupied six, what does the sign post actually tell us?

Have Roscommon got poor Internet access?

Is Carlow more IT literate than Cork?

That Leitrim are shit at everything............... 

[Under Lights]

Was just asked by a female at work
'What are you trying to prove by not being on Facebook or Twitter?'

[CD]

Was just asked by a female at work
'What are you trying to prove by not being on Facebook or Twitter?'

Did she ask you face-to-face or send you a whatsapp? 

[Farrandeelin]

Anybody think Facebook has passed it's sell by date? Or is it just me?

[theskull1]

Like

[gallsman]

Deactivated it over a year and haven't missed it in the slightest. A load of shite.

[bennydorano]

What's the shelf life of Facebook another year or so? not so long ago Bebo,Myspace was a must have.

Read back through the early pages, some interesting posts.

[Boycey]

I haven't used mine recently and was surprised how easy it was to get away from it. It's pretty harmless in most ways, I enjoyed seeing how my wider family circle was getting on without actually having to talk to them  . The downside was the amount of shite that was appearing on my timeline along the lines of like or share this or you want this child to die of cancer etc etc etc. What goes on in people's head that they share this stuff!

On a related note, I didn't deactivate my account as I've a business page that I may need again, if I remove my personal page will I lose access to it??