Elon Musk and David Sacks Depart Fwd.us, Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Action Group

Two members of the ZuckerPAC are already on the way out.
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Office for iPad, HBO Comes to AirPlay, Bill Gates on Reddit and More: The AllThingsD Week in Review 2/10/13 – 2/16/13

The Top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
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News Byte

Social Sports Startup Bluefields Scores $1 Million

Bluefields, the social network that links sports players together for easier communication between teams and leagues, announced Friday it had raised a $1 million seed round. Contributors include Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s VegasTechFund, Facebook Europe executive Christian Hernandez, Elliot Loh (formerly of Yammer), and a number of other angels and seed fund contributors. The startup also exited its private beta on Friday, opening itself up to more potential users.

Salesforce CEO Benioff Invites Laid Off Yammer Employees to Work for Him

Be kind to frenemies. They may offer you a job.
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Microsoft Talks About Its Plans for Yammer: Socialize Everything

Yammer is now part of Sharepoint, and will in time be part of every Microsoft business application.
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Why Okta CEO Todd McKinnon Likes Having Salesforce.com as a Competitor

A big new rival proves that Okta has been on to something important from the start.
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Checking In With the Natty VCs of Social+Capital (Video)

What has the dashing-in-Silicon-Valley-at-least Chamath Palihapitiya been up to since he founded his antithetical venture firm?
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Box Gives Uploads a Speed Boost, Isn’t Worried About Salesforce

When it’s time to share big files, the biggest limiting factor is distance. Box has a new network of local machines that should speed up the process.
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Salesforce Launches Communities on Same Day Yammer Launches a Big Upgrade

The Frenemies are back.
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Jive Software Will Start Trading Tuesday