Facebook HQ Evacuated

San Jose Mercury News ^ | 3/11/14 | Katie Nelson

[hoagy62]

The headquarters of social media giant Facebook was evacuated Tuesday evening, but police would not say what forced the clearing of the company's campus.

The company, founded in 2004, has 6,337 employees as of December 2013, according to the company's website. Thousands of those workers report to the company's main campus at 1601 Willow Avenue, an address that was rechristened as "1 Hacker Way" after the company took over the old Sun Microsystems campus.

[hoagy62]

Tweet from KRON San Francisco also says employees were loaded onto buses and police tape was put up around the area.

[Viennacon]

Maybe the little cretin jumped.

[Smokin' Joe]

Must be "evidence". Probably everyone who uses it can be charged with some infraction, violation, or crime by now.

Loose lips and all that...

[txhurl]

Some crazy data points today. SF tech complex set ablaze, once is happenstance, twice coincidence, thrice enemy action.

[hoagy62]

**UPDATE** MENLO PARK (KRON) — KRON 4′s Scott Rates is on the scene in Menlo Park where there is heavy police presence surrounding the Facebook campus. At around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Menlo Park police were called to the campus on 1 Hacker Way to investigate a tip from the San Francisco Police Department about a threat. The Menlo Park police later determined that it was not a credible threat, officials said. The specifics surrounding the threat were not disclosed. Police cordoned off the main entrance of the campus with yellow tape while a K-9 unit searched the parking lot. Officers were randomly inspecting vehicles as they exited the campus.

[Republican1795.]

Just when the stock value could not get worse. I think Facebook could be toast. No skin off my back.

[moovova]

OMG...did someone form a gun out of their thumb and forefinger...and, double OMG, point it at somebody?

[KJC1]

For those who are willing to click that link, please report back...if you can!

[Therapsid]

There is an interesting...eval of ring finger length and 8 head high over all ....entertaining,,video...

If you are running windows defender should be all right.

[CurlyDave]

Just when the stock value could not get worse. I think Facebook could be toast. No skin off my back.

You have gone off the deep end.

Facebook shares are right around $70 tonight. The IPO was at $40, and while it dipped for a period of time, it came roaring back. $70 is very close to its all-time high. I bought a few months ago and am up 60%.

[Gaffer]

So....where’s the “LIKE” thumbs-up Icon I can repeatedly mash?