Facebook Director Of Product Blake Ross Leaving
Facebook Director of Product Blake Ross announced (in a Facebook post, not surprisingly) that he is leaving the social network, and Ross did not reveal his next destination.
Facebook Director of Product Blake Ross announced (in a Facebook post, not surprisingly) that he is leaving the social network, and Ross did not reveal his next destination.
TechCrunch broke the news of Ross’ departure, saying that he joined Facebook in 2007 when the social network acquired Web operating system Parakey.
Ross’ farewell note, as shared by TechCrunch, follows:
Hey everyone, I’ve decided to leave Facebook. I’m so grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to learn from and grow with you.
I’m leaving because a Forbes writer asked his son’s best friend, Todd, if Facebook was still cool, and the friend said no, and plus none of HIS friends think so either, even Leila who used to love it, and this journalism made me reconsider the long-term viability of the company.
Also because, after scaling a website in a dorm room to a platform connecting 1 billion people in 196 countries through revolutionary high-efficiency auto-cooling...
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