Facebook Buys File Sharing Service Drop.io
gigaom.com/2010/10/30/419-facebook-buys-file-sharing-service-drop-io
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Facebook has made a small acquisition, buying up drop.io, a service that lets users upload files online and then share them. Drop.io says Facebook has bought most of its technology and assets and that founder Sam Lessin will now join Facebook. The Drop.io service itself will shut down.