Author: Ben Mezrich Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0767931556 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
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Relates the story behind the founding of Facebook by Harvard University undergraduates, and describes how conflicting ideas for the future of the site destroyed the friendship of co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
Author: Ben Mezrich Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385532199 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world. With Saverin’s funding their tiny start-up went from dorm room to Silicon Valley. But conflicting ideas about Facebook’s future transformed the friends into enemies. Soon, the undergraduate exuberance that marked their collaboration turned into out-and-out warfare as it fell prey to the adult world of venture capitalists, big money, and lawyers.
Author: BusinessNews Publishing, Publisher: Primento ISBN: 2806233585 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 30
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The must-read summary of Ben Mezrich's book: "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook" This complete summary of the ideas from Ben Mezrich's book "The Accidental Billionaires" recounts the story of the world's biggest social network and the world’s youngest billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg. Learn how a company that was created to connect people ultimately tore two best friends apart. In 2003, Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, two Harvard undergrads, were looking for a way to stand out among the university’s elite student body. The book tells how Mark crashed Harvard’s network and created the social networking site that has since revolutionised the way people communicate. "The Accidental Billionaires" is a captivating story of betrayal, sex and money. Added-value of this summary: • Save time • Understand key concepts • Increase your business knowledge To learn more, read "The Accidental Billionaires" and discover the juicy stories behind the creation of Facebook.
Author: Shortcut Edition Publisher: Shortcut Edition ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 20
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* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *By reading this summary you will discover the adventures of the creation of Facebook. *You will understand the difficulties its creator encountered before this formidable tool met the success it enjoys today. *You will also learn : How this great idea came about; What were the turbulences of its creation; That Mark Zuckerberg's personality is extremely complex. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
Author: Neil Archer Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000577503 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 119
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This in-depth study of one of the twenty-first century’s most acclaimed films, The Social Network: Youth Film 2.0 considers the contribution of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s film to the understanding of ‘youth’ in a contemporary, digital age. The book starts by situating The Social Network within the contexts of ‘youth film’, arguing that it challenges and reshapes the boundaries of this genre by rethinking the notion of ‘youth’ itself in the present century. It goes on to consider in detail the aesthetics at work in the film, arguing for its critical and reflexive use of an ‘accelerated’ audio-visual style, in order to capture both the new visual regimes of the personal computer era, and the ethical and intellectual ambiguities of Facebook itself as a creation. Finally, it locates the film within the broader visual styles and fashion codes of a late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century consumer culture that incorporates and commodifies rebellion and dissent: qualities that underpinned Facebook’s emerging, paradoxical identity as at once the epitome of ‘hacker’ culture and also a multi-billion-dollar global company. Reframing the meaning of youth cinema, this volume in the Cinema and Youth Culture series is ideal for students, researchers and scholars of cinema studies, youth culture and digital cultures.
Author: Shawna Ross Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429534795 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 313
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Humans at Work in the Digital Age explores the roots of twenty-first-century cultures of digital textual labor, mapping the diverse physical and cognitive acts involved, and recovering the invisible workers and work that support digital technologies. Drawing on 14 case studies organized around four sites of work, this book shows how definitions of labor have been influenced by the digital technologies that employees use to produce, interpret, or process text. Incorporating methodology and theory from a range of disciplines and highlighting labor issues related to topics as diverse as census tabulation, market research, electronic games, digital archives, and 3D modeling, contributors uncover the roles played by race, class, gender, sexuality, and national politics in determining how narratives of digital labor are constructed and erased. Because each chapter is centered on the human cost of digital technologies, however, it is individual people immersed in cultures of technology who are the focus of the volume, rather than the technologies themselves. Humans at Work in the Digital Age shows how humanistic inquiry can be a valuable tool in the emerging conversation surrounding digital textual labor. As such, this book will be essential reading for academics and postgraduate students engaged in the study of digital humanities; human-computer interaction; digital culture and social justice; race, class, gender, and sexuality in digital realms; the economics of the internet; and technology in higher education.
Author: Mary E. Williams Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC ISBN: 1420507583 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 106
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Mark Zuckerberg says that never set out to run a company and become immensely wealthy. He maintains that he simply loves writing computer code and making technological tools that help people learn, share, and connect more with each other. However, not everyone agrees that Zuckerberg simply wants to build bridges between people. Former colleagues accused him of stealing the idea for Facebook from their social network. Privacy advocates questioned Zuckerberg's motives when Facebook began tracking users' web-surfing habits, sharing that information with advertisers. Moreover, a popular 2010 movie depicting the founding of Facebook painted Zuckerberg as an envious nerd driven by the need to prove himself to the cool crowd. Despite the media buzz and extraordinary wealth, Zuckerberg lives a fairly modest life. In many ways, Zuckerberg himself is a study in contrasts: a billionaire who lives frugally, a dropout who donates to educational causes, a hacker aiming to set new rules, and a private person who wants to make the world a more open place. This biography compelling provides a balanced look at the life and career of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.
Author: Therese Harasymiw Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC ISBN: 1534567747 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 106
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Mark Zuckerberg is perhaps best known as the creator of Facebook, but this tech mogul was working with computers long before the rise of social media. Today, the young CEO lives a relatively quiet life and has pledged to give much of his money to charity. In this captivating exploration of Zuckerberg's career and personal life, readers will find the real story of his inspiring, though and at times controversial rise to fortune and fame. Informational sidebars, full-color photographs, and annotated quotes give readers a behind-the-scenes look into what continuously drives Zuckerberg to achieve success.
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