Mark Zuckerberg And Social Media

Mark Zuckerberg will go down in history as the pioneer of modern social media with his invention of Facebook. Professional Snowboarder Travis Rice can be quoted by saying “Our lives have become digital. Our friends, now virtual. And, anything you could ever wanna know is just a click away” (Rice). In many ways Mark Zuckerberg is responsible for introducing this social change. Zuckerberg paved the way to the social highway that people use all day long. The creation of (originally called) “The Facebook”, opened the doors for other creations such as Linken, Instagram and Twitter. What people might be surprised to know is that Zuckerberg was a child prodigy. Long before Facebook Zuckerberg was creating computer programs. At age 12 he turned his

Zuckerberg combined a few ideas from his websites to form “The Facebook”. “The Facebook” launched in February 2004 and within 24 hours 1200 students had signed up. (The Guardian) Within a months’ time more the half the undergraduates in Harvard had a profile page of “The Facebook”. The network was then extended to New England Colleges soon followed by the Ivy League schools to all US universities. In August of 2005 Zuckerberg purchased Facebook.com for $200,000.00. (The Guardian) Within a year Facebook spread worldwide as well as extended to anyone with a registered email address. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth is 34.8 billion. That’s billion with a B. Zuckerberg is the twelfth richest person in the world on Forbes billionaires list (Forbes). In terms of Zuckerberg’s ranking of influence on today’s society; he could arguably be named number one. Facebook is one of the most popular websites in the

Facebook became so popular in terms of communicating with others on a social level that the term “Facebook me” was a common phrase for new friends to say to each other. Facebook is said to have an addictive component. There are actually studies performed on what in fact makes this website so appealing. One of the more popular responses to this is the fact that you can catch up with people with little to no effort. “The format of Facebook allows users to catch up with friends and family with, let 's face it, minimal effort. Posts are usually quite short (both to make and to read). One quick status update that goes out to all your friends, a short comment on a picture, or a quick "like" and you are done. Relationships that previously would have naturally died can be kept alive (sometimes on life support) on Facebook.” (Dr. Brent