Friday, February 18, 2011

Facebook

So, you're using Facebook every second, every minute and every day. But, do you know who is the man behind it all?
(Mark Zuckerberg)

Early years

  • Began using computers and writing software as a child
  • Software developer David Newman to tutor him and calls him a "prodigy," adding that it was "tough to stay ahead of him.
  • Took a graduate course in the subject at a college near his home while he was still in high school
  • Microsoft and AOL tried to recruit Zuckerberg, but he chose instead to enroll at Harvard College in September 2002.

Harvard years

  • Wrote a program called CourseMatch
  • Created a different program called Facemash
  • Facemash was ordered to shut down because its popularity had overwhelmed Harvard's server and prevented students from accessing the web. 
  • Many students complained that their photos were being used without permission. 
  • Mark decided if the university will not develop the website, he will, and he would build a site that would be even better than what the university had planned.
Interesting, isn't it? To look back at how Facebook has changed all our lives!

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