Dave Morin Joins Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO, California — November 6, 2006 — Dave Morin today announced that he has joined Facebook as Senior Platform Manager, leaving his post of Manager, Creation & Collaboration at Apple.
“I’m thrilled to join the hottest new company in Silicon Valley,” said Morin of the move. “The Facebook Platform is the future. And, will allow developers to access the vibrant community of Facebook users through standards-based web services, enabling social information flow like never before.”
In his professional career, Morin held numerous positions at Apple including Manager, Creation & Collaboration and Worldwide Manager of Student Marketing. Previously, he founded a design focused technology and internet software company called DM Design Studios. And, he has served on the advisory boards of various stealth startups in Silicon Valley. His focus on innovation, vision, and technology strategy has involved extensive interaction with the global market at large. Morin received a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and currently lives in San Francisco, California.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online store.
Facebook is the Internet’s leading social utility. Launched in February 2004, Facebook helps people better understand the world around them by developing technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks. The site has over 19 million registered users in over 40,000 geographic, work-related, collegiate, and high school networks, and according to ComScore’s MediaMetrix report, ranks as the sixth-most trafficked site in the United States. Facebook is privately held and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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