On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Mark Zuckerberg named a few products that he is impressed by. In particular, Spotify, Airbnb, Nike+ and Runkeeper caught the attention of Facebook co-founder and CEO.
The first company he named was Spotify. He was straight to the point by stating that “Spotify is killing it right now.”
Zuckerberg often picks Spotify as an example of great interaction between the Facebook platform and a third-party app. Since integrating Facebook Connect and publishing to Facebook your activity in Spotify, Spotify’s usage numbers have sky-rocketed.
Another point important to note is that Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster and Airtime, was president of Facebook during the early days of the company. Parker invested $15 million in Spotify serves on Spotify’s board. He was the one who announced the partnership between Facebook and Spotify in July 2011.
