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 on TWTR and FB after Dreamforce. I needed to reduce.” Asked why he deleted his account instead of just taking a break, Benioff replied “Just too much.”
Benioff Flees Facebook in Search of Peace
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 2, 2015 04:15 PMSalesforce 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 on TWTR and FB after Dreamforce. I needed to reduce.” Asked why he deleted his account instead of just taking a break, Benioff replied “Just too much.”