Brian Zafron: I Eat Web 2.0 for Breakfast

In a sprawling interview on Sunday at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival, Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about his company’s massive growth and future monetization strategies. The interviewer was a writer for BusinessWeek magazine, Sarah Lacy, and she got completely clowned by the audience for asking rambling, unsubstantial questions. At one point, after asking Zuckerberg whether he burned his notebooks (in which he routinely brainstormed ideas longhand), an audience member shouted, “Talk about something interesting!” Also, after one particularly non-direct, semi-question, Zuckerberg murmured, “You have to ask questions,” and he received wild cheers of agreement from the crowd.

A video of the most juicy moments can be found here.

The interview was filled with only a sprinkling of new, interesting information - like that Facebook is planning to launch in France this Sunday. But what’s the deal with Sarah Lacy? Why was her performance with Zuckerberg so sub-par? Beats me. Maybe she was distracted. Maybe she wanted to poke him.

backlink