REPORT: Foreclosed? Facebook Disbands Home Team
In February, Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein said the social network was not scrapping its sputtering Home Android overlay, but a lot has apparently changed in four months, as The New York Times’ Bits blog reported that the team of engineers that had been working on Home has been disbanded.
In February, Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein said the social network was not scrapping its sputtering Home Android overlay, but a lot has apparently changed in four months, as The New York Times’ Bits blog reported that the team of engineers that had been working on Home has been disbanded.
Two sources familiar with the situation shared the developments with Bits, which added that Joey Flynn, who had been the lead designer for Home, shifted to the social network’s new Slingshot application, while former Home Product Director Adam Mosseri is focusing on other mobile initiatives.
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