Facebook bets on mobile future
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missteps">missteps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="company">company</span>," <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TechCrunch">TechCrunch</span> <span word="Disrupt">Disrupt</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 12, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="offering">offering</span>. "<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span>."</p><p><span word="Shares">Shares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Menlo">Menlo</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 4.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="allayed">allayed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="socializing">socializing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="handheld">handheld</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> 49 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> 17 <span word="IPO">IPO</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="executives">executives</span>' <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Colin">Colin</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Baird">Baird</span> & <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. "<span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span>."</p><p><span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interviewer">interviewer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="elaborated">elaborated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="impeded">impeded</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="user">user</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advertiser">advertiser</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="application">application</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="HTML">HTML</span>5, <span word="Zuckerberg">Zuckerberg</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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