http://www.thestandard.com/node/111972/comments comments feed. en LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com LDS church rumored to have offered for Facebook http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook <p> <p></p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u4993/facebook_logo_0.gif" alt="Facebook logo image" align="left" border="0" vspace="10" width="190" height="90" hspace="10" /></p> <p>This latest mind-boggling Facebook rumor comes to us <a href="http://www.brimdeforest.com/post/46659600/mormon-church-makes-bid-to-acquire-facebook">by way of Brady Brim-DeForest</a>, and claims that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has made an unsolicited offer for Facebook. It's an offer that would seem completely out of left field unless you stopped to think about the amount of relationship stored in the Facebook database, including family relationships. That type of data might appeal to the religious organization, which has an enormous genealogical database of its own.</p> <p>Even if the church does have the cash on hand to make a reasonable offer, there are other companies out there that would make more sense, including the popular Web 2.0 site Geni, a combination social network and genealogy tool. Brim-DeForest double-checked with his sources, however, and updated his post:</p> <p>"My inquiry a couple of hours ago to an old college friend who works for one of the interested parties has indicated that there is more at play here than meets the eye, and definitely more than just a kernel of truth to this rumor."</p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/facebook-acquires-friendfeed-0">Facebook acquires Friendfeed</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/14/more-musical-chairs-facebook-s-benjamin-ling-returns-google">More musical chairs: Facebook’s Benjamin Ling returns to Google</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/profnet-now-facebook-and-their-employees-love-it">ProfNet is now on Facebook, and PR Newswire employees love it!</a></b></li> <li>News: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook-plans-move-its-offices-south-palo-alto-california-ave">Facebook plans to move its offices south in Palo Alto, to California Ave</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/20/lds-church-rumored-have-offered-facebook#comments co:Facebook Software & Web The Industry Standard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0700 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira 111972 at http://www.thestandard.com