Paul Buchheit Quotes


We created the 'Like' feature in FriendFeed because I realized that people wanted an easy way to let others know that they saw what their friends posted and appreciated it. Putting in those simple little gestures is very powerful.


Citations

Buchheit, Paul. "What is the history of the Like button?" Quora, 2010.

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Paul Buchheit
Paul Buchheit
  • Born: November 7, 1977
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Computer Programmer, Software Developer

Paul T. Buchheit is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur who created Gmail. He developed the original prototype of Google AdSense as part of his work on Gmail. He also suggested Google's former company motto "Don't be evil" in a 2000 meeting on company values. That motto was initially coined in 1999 by engineer Amit Patel.