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Oh, Facebook has a deal to announce? Really? Don't rely on rumors. For confirmation of Facebook's as-yet unannounced deal with Microsoft, look no further than ... Facebook. Brandee Barker, the charmingly indiscreet head of Facebook PR, has just added Adam Sohn, who heads up global sales and marketing PR at Microsoft, as a friend. Just buddies? I think not. But I'm sure writing up the press release announcing Microsoft's investment and ad deal will make them fast friends, indeed.
Facebook and Microsoft flacks make friends before deal announcement
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11:54 AM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Owen Thomas
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Facebook and Microsoft may have inked a funding-plus-advertising deal, reports Cnet — with another clue coming from Valleywag. The winner is expected to join outside investors to purchase 5%-10% of Facebook at a pre-money valuation around $15 billion.
For me, the most interesting part of the coverage around the Microsoft/Facebook deal announced on Wednesday was this post by the snarkiest of blogs, Valleywag. How's that for radical transparency, friendship via Facebook cited as a clue and evidence of deal.
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