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On March 31st, Zuckerberg sent out an internal memo announcing that Facebook's CFO Gideon Yu would be leaving the company. In his paranoia, Zuckerberg sent out slightly different versions of the memo to different people. Why? If an employee leaked the memo to the press, the Zuck would be able to identify the snitching employee by analyzing the language of the leak.
AllThingsD blogger Kara Swisher has noted that she received forwards of several versions of the memo. From one version to another, sentiments were phrased differently ("will report" vs. "will be reporting."), punctuation was changed, and contractions were swapped out for full phrases. This isn't the first time we've seen the trick, either. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, pulled the same move last month, as ValleyWag was quick to point out.
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Subscribe to commentsLynnApr 7th 2009 6:55AM
I don't see it as being paranoid at all as it seems the internal "memos" were leaked, which would indicate there was a VALID REASON for writing them! The writer of this article obviously has some serious issues with Zuckerberg, and seems to be on a personal cruasade to detroy this young man for whatever imaginary reason.
rexApr 7th 2009 9:00AM
Oh yea. Who gives a flying FU#@.
S. D. HumphriesApr 7th 2009 1:07PM
Where are all the true journalists? We live in a world where anyone with a computer is a writer. Where are research, facts, proper spelling and use of words? Sure, the electronic world is more about getting a message out fast and proof reading is a thing of the past, but opinion isn't news. Most people brought up before the Internet assumed anything written for the masses had been researched and all information had been verified, therefore, they could believe what they had read. People still believe that today, but the integrity of professional writers no longer exists. Trained professionals have been replaced by anyone with a keyboard and an opinion. The information we take away is as flawed as one nine year-old on the playground asking another nine year-old about the facts of life. He won't come away with any factual knowledge, but that won't stop him from spreading what he thinks is the truth to others.
boredwellApr 9th 2009 12:04AM
Well, Zuck may have decided to tweak it after someone proofread the initial memo. Perhaps, he's a perfectionist. Detail-orientated. You know the type. Never satisfied. Or, perhaps, grammar and sentence structuring is just not his forte. Why anyone would want to instigate a psychological profile of Zuckerman over a few changes in a memo points to, ah, one inclined toward the paranoid and conspiracy theories.
johnhodgson1111Apr 9th 2009 12:32AM
What is the 'Paranoid Part?, is the writer a qualified person to justify the phrase 'paranoid' clearly the writer is a person that is 'creating news' not news worthy of real factual news. There used to be 'yellow journalism' that was 100 years ago, clearly today laws like the 'British ones' need to be created to pull back the reins of these group of poor writers.
JerriApr 10th 2009 7:47AM
"Gates and Wozniak show off the Apple I in 1976."...........You identified the wrong people in one of the pictures -- the second pic is of Wozniak and Jobs.
JimApr 11th 2009 5:33PM
To Gail in centeral FL. If you are so concerned about the situations that are so bad in this World, why in the hell you're wasting your time reading these comments?
SkewApr 14th 2009 4:10PM
If we get the old f/b back he can retire early with my blessing. If not? Stay go it matters not.
Dalilah BeeMar 30th 2010 10:40PM
Sorry if appears "silly" but, I've noticed that 90% of WHIZ people are NERDS, GEEKS, UNATTRACTIVE, INTROVERTED, SHY.......and yes, "ANTI-SOCIAL" people 2 !!! ( how come they deal with "social" business ?! ) Well, I admire them a lot and love them with passion !