If Facebook was a country it would be the third largest country in the world. Currently there are 1.23 billion monthly Facebook users in the world. This is all due to the engineering ingenuity of Mark Zuckerberg, the man who created Facebook. Facebook has currently become the most populous social networking website according to socialbakers.com which reports trends, demographics, and other statistical figures and findings regarding social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter among many others. Overall, through his invention of the world famous social networking site, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, the young internet mogul, has created arguably the best social networking website, through its ease of access, extensive amount of features and quality performance. Zuckerberg was born in New Plains, New York on May 14, 1984. While he was growing up he had developed interests in computers and writing software. For example, in high school he was able to develop a program called Zucknet which enabled his father to communicate with those working at his dental office from their home. During high school, he was also able to create a computer software program that allowed users to listen to music which was adaptive to his or her own personal preferences. His interests grew through his college years at Harvard University. At Harvard, Zuckerberg created a computer software program called CourseMatch, which enabled users who were looking for courses, to pick college courses
During his childhood he converted his garage into a laboratory to fiddle with electronic components and created little gizmos for their family house. During high school, he started his own business called Dream Institute, that focused on summer camps for elementary aged children. Bezos graduated high school as valedictorian. Afterwards he attended Princeton University, where he received a degree in computer science and
Steve Jobs enrolled at Reeds College, an expensive and prestigious liberal arts college. Because of money and lack of direction, he dropped out after 6 months but stayed there taking creative classes for 18 months. He slept on the floor of friends dorm rooms and picked coke cans to get a little money for food. In 1974 , he worked a few months at Atari.
Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 by nineteen year old named Mark Zuckerberg (Carlson). In 2010 it became one of the most popular websites in the world, visited by over 400 million people per month. The sudden popularity of Facebook was so extraordinary, that a movie called “The Social Network” came out telling the story of its development (The Social Network). This site created an innovative way for its users to exchange messages, post status updates, post photos, and join common interest groups. In addition to that users can like and comment on
Many know him as the man who invented the social networking website, Facebook. He is mainly known as a very rich and generous man. Zuckerberg has donated his profits to a failing school, has spent billions to help research on childhood sickness, and he has signed pledges saying that he will donate his money to charities. Although, he did have a setback. Mark was blamed for supposedly stealing ideas from college classmates on a social site that they had made for Harvard
Facebook, being the most popular, has over 24 million active users per day, which is 37.5% of the population. The beauty of social media is that users have an environment where they can share posts, photos, videos, and even music to people around the world instantly. Social media is evolving
After Steve Wozniak graduated high school he got accepted into the University of California, Berkeley to major in computer science. He ended up postponing getting his degree to take on a job a Hewlett-Packard.
Facebook is a major social networking site that connects users through text, post, and video all over the world. It was created by Mark Zuckerberg on February 4, 2004 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. It now has about 1 billion users and has grown to become the second most popular site ever. Facebook has enabled many people to communicate and share things online like never before. In can also raise support or awareness for a cause through facebook. This of course shows
Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age. When he was 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used the program in his dental office. He did this so that the receptionist could inform him of a new patient. The family also used Zucknet to communicate within the house. Together with his friends, he also created computer games just for
Facebook is the biggest social media network on the internet with a massive following which continues to expand. Mark Zuckerberg alongside his college roommates created and launched the world’s most popular social media site on 4 February, 2004. Zuckerberg previously developed other sites for fellow students to
Mr. Bezos developed the Dream Institute, an educational summer camp that promoted creative thinking in young students, while he was still in high school (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). After his graduation from Princeton University, Bezos worked for several different finance firms before deciding to leave his very secure job, as the youngest vice president of a very successful Wall Street firm, for a very risky move into e-commerce
Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. His father was William H. Gates II, and his mother Mary Maxwell Gates. He was nicknamed Trey as his formal name is William H. Gates III.
Facebook is the largest of the social networks, with more than 500 million active users. It has become a favorite destination for people, businesses, and organizations to connect and share information because of its easy-to-use interface and interactive features. Facebook is the most multimedia-friendly of the big three networks as members can post text, pictures, audio, and video, and can share their location too.
Facebook is estimated to have over 845 million users, mostly college-aged young adults. Its explosive growth and reputation in social networking have made it not only a market leader, but also a household brand name. The audience is global (excluding China) and the site has now been translated into 70 different languages.
As of now, Facebook is the most trafficked social media site with over 600 million users in the United States and countries worldwide. It exceeded MySpace in January 2009 and has 58% of its users outside of the United States. It has
Mark Zuckerberg did not have the routine high school experience. Unless, being recognized by Bill Gates for programing and offered millions is normal. During his high school years, Mark created a software called Synapse, a music player that is capable of identifying your musical preferences. Synapse was rated and reviewed rather positively in worldwide technology digests. After this program, Zuckerberg initially was recognized by Microsoft. Microsoft offered Zuckerberg a bountiful selection of jobs and even offered to buy his software. AOL tried to recruit Mark in order to gain possession of this software. Although, Zuckerberg denied these offers and the chance to be a millionaire and enrolled in Harvard University. He entered his college years with a reputation from Synapse, as a high school programing prodigy.