facebook said they have been working on places for 8 months or so / Techcrunch reported hotpotatoe being acquired about a month ago... If they kept the secret

facebook said they have been working on places for 8 months or so / Techcrunch reported hotpotatoe being acquired about a month ago... If they kept the secret for 7 months I would be impressed; perhaps a talent acquisition to work on places (and some added IP)