Its like we hit the nail on the head few days back! when we blogged about does facebook need an office in India.
And guess what? Facebook today has announced that it is investing in India by opening an office in Hyderabad, where it will host a support team for its growing number of users, advertisers and developers in India and around the world.
We had blogged about how this was a growing necessity with brands and companies using facebook for their communication. The release states that more than 8 million people in India now actively use the site to connect with their friends, family, and people they know in India and across the globe.
Facebook’s new operations center in Hyderabad will be its first in Asia and will supplement operations supported out of Palo Alto, California, Dublin, Ireland and a recently announced location in Austin, Texas. The Hyderabad office, like the others, will also house online advertising and developer support teams. Facebook will source a small team in Hyderabad itself and a full list of job descriptions for open positions can be viewed at www.facebook.com/careers.
Don Faul, Director of Global Online Operations for Facebook, said: “People in India and around the world are using Facebook to do everything from voicing their opinions on national issues, to connecting with fellow cricket and hockey fans, to sharing photos with their friends and family. We expect our new office in Hyderabad to tap into the region’s strong pool of talented people who understand operations and technology, and help us more effectively serve the needs of our users, advertisers, and developers around the world.”
This comes out to be a good news for India as Google already have their office here and now Facebook.
India is become apple of eye for IT sector.. Cheers Facebook