Mark Zuckerberg Tells 60 Minutes: 'Beacon Makes Facebook Less Commercial'

April 7, 2008 / Add comment

Riley reacts to Mark Zuckerberg's 60 Minutes interview with a mixture of embarrassment and incredulity. In particular, he finds Zuckerberg's robotic manner and reluctance to answer questions in a straightforward manner to be cloying, and Zuckerberg's defense of the controversial Beacon advertising program (which quickly became infamous for disclosing users' Christmas purchases on their Facebook pages) laughable. "Perhaps he'd be better off relaxing a little more and being more open and honest," concludes Riley, though this piece more straightforward reaction than compelling analysis.