Facebook chief technical officer leaving for startup
Facebook CTO Bret Taylor has announced he will be leaving the social network this summer to start his own company. Taylor, who has pioneered the recent introduction of Timeline profiles, Open Graph apps, iOS 6 integration and the iOS camera app, says the time is right to leave following the recent IPO.The new company, details of which remain unknown, will be founded with Taylor's pal Kevin Gibbs, who is currently heading-up the Google App Enging programme.He says: "I've learned more than I ever imagined in my time at Facebook. I'm also extremely grateful for my relationship with all of the amazing people I've worked with here."FriendFeed founderTaylor has been with the company since 2009 when Facebook bought out his FriendFeed network. He says embarking on another start-up has always been in his sights."I had always been upfront with Mark that I eventually wanted to do another start-up," he said in an interview with All Things D. "And we felt now is the best time after the IPO and the laun
Facebook chief technical officer leaving for startup
Facebook's chief technical officer Bret Taylor on Friday announced he is leaving the world's leading social network to start a new company with a friend.
Fri 15 Jun 12 from Phys.org
Facebook technology chief leaves
Facebook's chief technology officer announces he is leaving the social network site in the coming weeks to start up a new company.
Fri 15 Jun 12 from BBC Technology
Facebook CTO leaving company to pursue start-up venture
Hot on the heels of Facebook's IPO, it looks like the company will be losing its chief technology officer, Bret Taylor. All Things D is reporting that Taylor is planning ...
Fri 15 Jun 12 from The Verge
Facebook loses its chief technology officer
Facebook CTO Bret Taylor has announced he will be leaving the social network this summer to start his own company. Taylor, who has pioneered the recent introduction of Timeline profiles, Open ...
Sun 17 Jun 12 from Techradar
First Major Talent Exit After Facebook I.P.O.
In what may be the first of a trickle of talent from Facebook, Bret Taylor, its chief technology officer, announced Friday he was leaving the company to create his own company. He did not say ...
Fri 15 Jun 12 from Bits NY Times
Facebook Tech Chief Leaving Company
Bret Taylor, who has been the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Facebook since August of 2009, announced on Friday that he would be leaving the popular social network later on this summer in ...
Sun 17 Jun 12 from RedOrbit
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