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Google Reveals Its Facebook Envy

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Ties bonuses to social success.

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How badly does Google want to take on Facebook? New CEO Larry Page sent a company-wide memo telling employees that bonuses will be tied to Google’s social-media success. “ If we're successful, your bonus could be up to 25 percent bigger,” he wrote. “If not, your bonus could be up to 25 percent less than target.” Mike Elgan at computer world calls it “Page’s first blunder.”

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