Editor's Pick: Benioff Flees Facebook in Search of Peace

Benioff Flees Facebook in Search of Peace

Richard Adhikari Oct 2, 2015 4:15 PM PT

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has quit Facebook and shut down his account, sparking speculation as to his motives. Is Salesforce at odds with Facebook? Is Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg no longer Benioff's BFF? Is Salesforce planning something with Twitter? "I'm on a FB pause," Benioff posted on Robert Scoble's Twitter account, in response to his query. "It was too overwhelming to keep up to date." [More...]

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