and they've got their one long ball hitter...the news has already been reported, and the press release is out. Facebook has hired a COO, and not just any executive, it's Shoeless Joe Hardy Google's Sheryl Sandberg.
Note the last three in her portfolio...Sean Garrett has some idea of what that means.As COO, Sandberg will be responsible for helping Facebook scale its operations and expand its presence globally. Sandberg will manage sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy, privacy and communications and will report directly to Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
First off, before she was at Google, she was Chief of Staff to the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton. She carried this DC experience to Google where she was one of the few executives there openly and actively involved in politics.
So, does this mean that Facebook will get on offense and start to protect their own interests? At least the powers that be at Facebook know where to compensate for their weaknesses...she's got Washington experience, knows the game, and has actually graduated from Harvard. Twice.
One long ball hitter...
