Facebook returns to Boston

(BostInno, November 07, 2013)

It has been almost 10 years since Facebook was started at Harvard. In that time, the social network has expanded to 1.2 billion users worldwide, gone public with a $104 billion valuation, and already been chronicled in an Academy Award-winning movie. Now, the company is returning to its roots, opening an office in Kendall Square, addressing founder Mark Zuckerberg's oft-touted opinion: "If I were starting Facebook now, I would have stayed in Boston." Boston site lead and engineering manager Ryan Mack said: "Boston was an easy choice. The tech community here is world-class, from the incredible academic institutions to the vibrant startup ecosystem to the bevy of global companies who have teams here."