Mark Zuckerberg Reviewed the Coolest Stuff Facebooks Engineers Are Working On
Every month or two, Facebook asks its engineers to take the day off from their regular duties to tackle any project they want. These so-called hackathons aren't unusual among Silicon Valley tech companies  Google is famous for them too. For Facebook, they often lead to important products, including its first video player, its developer platform, and its chat system. After Facebook's engineers prototype their ideas, they present and vote on them among their colleagues. The highest voted ideas get presented to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the executive team. Business Insider 28 Facebook tips and tricks everyone should know, As Facebook product chief Chris Cox puts it, "This is like our American Idol.'", For Facebook's most recent hackathon, the most popular ideas were shown to Zuckerberg, Cox, and other top company execs during a livestream on Zuckerberg's personal Facebook page on Monday. Not all of these creations will become real products or features, but it sounds like Zuckerberg is already ready to greenlight some of them. Business Insider Facebook's Slack competitor, Workplace, is now available for any business to use, Here are the "hacks" that Facebook employees created, Business Insider Here's what it's really like to be an intern at Facebook, Business Insider Mark Zuckerberg We will rid site of fake news, but identifying the truth is complicated', Business Insider Mark Zuckerberg shared this video of his crazy virtual reality' where you can experience anything'