[glossyscr]

Finally, a nice piece on Zuck in Berlin, Axel Springer's CEO is quite a smart guy turned that dino corporation into something digital in few years.

There was another public thing on Facebook (Q&A town hall Berlin) where the German questioners had a) so-so questions b) some really, really bad English skills and c) just felt like backwoodsmen, all paired by Facebook's European head who is also German and must be in love with Zuck (he interviewed Zuck few times on the trip and asked odd questions—why does an FB employee interview Zuck??). Absolutely nothing against Germans, nice people, but especially this town hall speak was a bit embarrassing and gave a slightly wrong picture of Germans.

EDIT: Hey downvoters, please read my piece again, it's NOT against any nationality—it rather criticizes how the interviewers/questioners were chosen which might give a not representative picture.

[Mithaldu]

Pretty sure you're getting downvoted (i did not) for actally praising one of the companies most reviled in Germany. See my comment below for details on why it's reviled. Edit: Facebook is also widely hated, since many germans have very strong opinions on privacy thanks to the history with Stasi.

[creshal]

> Edit: Facebook is also widely hated, since many germans have very strong opinions on privacy thanks to the history with Stasi.

Stasi, Gestapo, Biedermeier era, … Germany has been on the receiving end of oppressive surveillance for longer than it has been a country.

[jasonjei]

Zuck is very articulate in this piece. He describes FB ops in a pithy sentence, and gives pointed answers to questions on Berlin's tech scene. I thought it showed his acumen quite well.

[kayoone]

Admittedly the first guy to ask a question was kind of a joke but other than that the questions were pretty normal for events like this which are heavily scripted PR vehicles anyway.