Eranet News on January 14th,2014. As reported,Facebook has acquired Branch, an 8-person startup that was trying a bunch of different projects for $15 million.

Branch was initially focused on getting smart, coherent comments on the Internet. Then it did "Potluck," which was another what they were doing.

Neither application had great traction, so it's going to Facebook. On paper, it looks like a good fit.

Branch is led by 22-year-old Princeton dropout Josh Miller. Miller has the design skills and product ambition to be a great product ambition to be a great product manager for Facebook. He'll probably spend 3 years at Facebook before he tries another company. We assume he'll treat it the way some people treat getting an MBA or a graduate degree.

What's interesting about Miller joining Facebook is that he's been outspoken about what he thinks of Facebook. He's written multiple blog posts on Facebook, and until recently, they were quite negative. 

This explains why there are reports that Facebook will continue to let Potluck operate a standalone business.

It's good to see Facebook taking in someone that has been critical of the company. It's good to have another voice that's thinking about the product and how it can evolve.

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