Facebook celebrates six years now. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator, famous because of the triumphant success of the first social networking world.
Six years ago to the day, a young Harvard student had the idea to create a social network, through which his friends may share personal data. Today, Facebook has become the first social network in the world, with more than 400 million members.
You should know that after Google, Facebook is the second most visited site on the web. His rise is that it stands out from its competitors: “Having real-time news from his friends” is the key to success, says Mark Zuckerberg. However, despite positioning and image at the top of the list, now earns some money. What may seem strange given the 175 million people connected to the site every day.
Mark Zuckerberg, rich and single and the owner of the most user friendly site in the world
has became the youngest billionaire in the world because he had trouble picking up chicks. It is the thesis defended by Ben Mezrich in “Revenge of a loner, the true story of Facebook” (Editions Max Milo), a narrative that looks back on the meteoric career of Mark Zuckerberg.
This student redhead Harvard has not yet 20 years old when he began to invade our computer screens in 2004. This is the first book that dissects the complex personality of the creator of the social network where more than 400 million Internet users traded throughout the day photos, videos or mood.
Some interesting facts about Facebook
Turnover: 350 million dollars. Earnings: unknown (Facebook is not listed). Members: 400 million. Headquarters: Palo Alto (California), 900 employees, including 300 developers. 450 000 videos. Exchanges: 1 million to 66 million messages and photos posted every day. Key shareholders: Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel (PayPal founder), Greylock Partners, Microsoft, the Digital Sky Russian funds, the Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing.