How much influence does the media hold over the general population’s opinion? In this case, how has 23-year-old Mark Zuckerberg emerged as one of the most influential minds of this generation?---
Why are people so impressed with Facebook?
- Nearly 150,000 new users daily
- Referred to as a “social utility” as opposed to a “social network”
- More than half the users use the site everyday
- Nearly 30 Million active users
- 40 Billion page views every month
- Yahoo thinks it is worth more than a Billion Bucks!!!
As one of the most influential quarterlifers, Mark Zuckerberg has got quite a lot going for him. He is the creator of the mega popular Facebook.
In September 2007, Yahoo offered to by Facebook for ONE BILLION DOLLARS. Zuckerberg rejected their offer, as he had done in the past when Viacom offered $750 Million. His plan for the utility is that it remains independent – he wants Facebook to “make it really efficient for people to communicate, get information and share information.”
What draws viewers in? Some people think it is the applications. Applications on Facebook are made by users themselves, not Facebook employees. This allows users to feel as though they are a part of the Facebook team.
Facebook started on Harvard’s’ campus, then moved to other colleges campuses, then to high schools and businesses; now it is international. By only allowing certain groups to join at certain times, Facebook has managed to control its growth – and therefore, continue it.
Some say Mark Zuckerberg is the next Bill Gates, but it is Steve Jobs whom he looks up to. Both Zuckerberg and Jobs see eye to eye on one thing, however:
"In order to be doing something like this, you have to really, really like what you're doing, because otherwise it just doesn't make sense."
4 comments:
Zuckerberg sold Facebook out. At one time the format was simple, appealing, and useful; those days are gone. The multitude of applications and junk (which can make profiles go on for ever) makes it anything but "really efficient for people to communicate, get information, and share information." Soon it'll be another trashy obnoxious MySpace. Oh well.
He just gave people what they wanted, stuff like scrabulous and other nonsense.
By the way,
"Applications on Facebook are made buy users themselves" it should be "by" not "buy"
I like your blog. You wrote about the Facebook and that will help those who do not know anything about the Facebook. I also like how you picked used your pictures. They are strongly supportive to what you wrote.
Well i feel like the black sheep of the comment board, but i actually enjoy some of the applications on facebook. I also think it's an excellent communication tool;I've found a bunch of friends from high school and jr. high.
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