Facebook is sometimes known for ill-advised party pics, but during the DNC, the newly public social media giant will be hosting shindigs of its own.
No word, though, on whether Mark Zuckerberg and his hoodie will make an appearance in Charlotte.
The company unveiled its plans for Charlotte and the RNC in Tampa this week through a post on a page run by its Politics & Government team.
Facebook will host receptions "honoring pro-technology legislators and highlighting the contributions of leading high-tech innovators to the strength of the American economy," the company said.
The company is also throwing an "Apps & Drinks" party where developers and Facebook's public policy staff will show off their politics apps. On convention Monday, the company will participate in a forum talking about social media's impact on the 2012 election.
Facebook is also co-sponsoring StartUp RockOn events sponsoring entrepreneurs.
Facebook went public earlier this year, and has been under considerable government scrutiny in recent years since it collects so much personal data. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with the company over privacy controls requiring audits for two decades.
The company has also ramped up its federal lobbying spending. Facebook spent $960,000 on U.S. federal lobbying in the second quarter of this year, according to federal records. It's spent $1.6 million in the first half of the year, after spending $1.35 million all of last year.
--Andrew Dunn
--Andrew Dunn
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6 comments:
Oh God. Who cares? Not everyone is on Fakebook!
Maybe they should focus on staying solvent and making some money before blowing it all on parties. How's that IPO doing?
I can't believe the into sentence -"Facebook is sometimes known for ill-advised party pics" talk about the pot calling the kettle - well whatever - I guess to finish that sentence would get a censor - but anyway - How can the CO online edition comment about ill-advised party pictures - on one side of the front page they publish hundreds of pictures glorifying obviously drunk bar patrons - while on the otehr side of the page - stories about the tragedy of a death by vehile or bar related death. Go figure.
So much negativity. Take a positive pill, please.
stock dropped like hot rock..how they paying to do whatever they gonna do.
Stupid as hell article anyway.
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