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Facebook: The rise and rise of a social media giant

By The Guardian

Book information

Publisher
Guardian Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9780852653043
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
510 kB (521822 bytes)
Series
Guardian Shorts
Edition
1
Pages
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Time added
2022-11-04 18:09:15
Business; Computer Technology; Nonfiction; Media S

Description

In February 2004, whilst at Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg and friends created "The Facebook". What started as just a website for one university spread through academic institutions, developed into an application platform, and then became an entire web ecosystem. It has become one of the dominant forces on the internet in the early 21st century. The simple idea of connecting people together into networks of friends sharing their personal details has made Mark Zuckerberg, on paper at least, one of the wealthiest men on the planet. Despite his nationality and computer geek background, in 2011 the Guardian named him as the most influential person in the UK's media. This is the story of the rise and rise of Facebook, as told in six years of original journalism, writing and comment in the pages of the Guardian and the Observer.

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