Facebook上場初日：Our mission is to make the world more open and connected.

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SNSが距離的に離れた友人たちが結びつけ、Facebookの利用者数は中国、インドの人口の次に多いといわれる。仕事のコミュニケーションスタイルも変わりつつある。同じプロジェクトの人間はSNS内の同じグループのメンバーとなりその場の中でコミュニケートする。まもなくE-mailは使われなくなるのかもしれない。

Zackerbergは上場初日のメンローパークの本社からNASDAQの取引開始の鐘をリモートで鳴らす前に、社員を前にして短いスピーチを行った。

“I just want to say a few things, and then we’ll ring this bell and we’ll get back to work. Right now this all seems like a big deal. Going public is an important milestone in our history. But here’s the thing: our mission isn’t to be a public company. Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. In the past eight years, all of you out there have built the largest community in the history of the world. You’ve done amazing things that we never would have dreamed of and I can’t wait to see what you’re all going to do going forward.

So on this special day, on behalf of everyone at Facebook, I just want to say to all the people out there who use Facebook and our products, thank you. So let’s do this! [Rings bell] This is an awesome moment. Remember, stay focused and keep shipping”

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When Facebook filed S1 for IPO in Feb. Here are excerpts from the letter:
Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected.

We think it’s important that everyone who invests in Facebook understands what this mission means to us, how we make decisions and why we do the things we do. I will try to outline our approach in this letter.
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Facebook’s S-1 Letter From Zuckerberg Urges Understanding Before Investment – TechCrunch