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It's not similar, it's literally the exact same story.

Also, who the hell would want to get photographed outside the Facebook offices? Do people really set out to visit Facebook HQ?

Of the many, many people using Facebook it's unsurprising that some tourists who were nearby thought it would be cool to get a picture infront of the Facebook sign. I'm sure the same goes for Google and other internet businesses.

Yes I read the same thing elsewhere. Also I stopped reading the article when it started to sound too much like propaganda.

Yes, I have also read the similar story about Steve jobs taking picture of visitors with their iPhone in front of Apple

Yep. http://blog.pluckytree.org/post/12223068604/the-last-time-i-...