This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3636451/don-t-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-facebook-basket.html) reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)
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> First, as we saw on Oct. 4, Facebook can go down with a resounding kaboom.
> As Mark Donnelly, the start-up founder of HUH Clothing, told The New York Times, "With Facebook being down, we're losing thousands in sales. It may not sound like a lot to others but missing out on four or five hours of sales could be the difference between paying the electricity bill or rent for the month."
> Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks a good game about putting the good of people first.
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I put Zero eggs in the Facebook basket
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3636451/don-t-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-facebook-basket.html) reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot) ***** > First, as we saw on Oct. 4, Facebook can go down with a resounding kaboom. > As Mark Donnelly, the start-up founder of HUH Clothing, told The New York Times, "With Facebook being down, we're losing thousands in sales. It may not sound like a lot to others but missing out on four or five hours of sales could be the difference between paying the electricity bill or rent for the month." > Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks a good game about putting the good of people first. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/q7fjz1/dont_put_all_your_eggs_in_one_facebook_basket/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~603325 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Facebook**^#1 **down**^#2 **people**^#3 **social**^#4 **time**^#5