Facebook Finds a Home for International Affairs

Tanáiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment, Mary Coughlan TD announced today that Facebook is making Dublin the location of its international headquarters.

From there, they will run all of their international operations and provide support to Facebook users in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

"After exploring various locations throughout the region, we decided Ireland was the best place to establish our new headquarters," says Sheryl Snadberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer. "As we grow and strive to make Facebook into a place for people around the world to connect and share information, we need local operations to better advance our efforts. The talent pool in Dublin is world-class and recruiting local talent will help us better understand the needs of local users and the regional dynamics that, in turn, can give us better insight into what features matter most."

The Irish Times
International operations are of the utmost importance to a company like Facebook, who has managed to top MySpace usage in about every location besides the U.S. (though they are creeping up on them here as well), if they hope to maintain growth and stay ahead. However, as throw parties and attract the attention of local citizens.

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