Kirkpatrick, David, 1953 Jan. 14.
The Facebook effect : the real inside story of Mark Zuckerberg and the world's fastest-growing company / David Kirkpatrick. - Updated ed. - [S.l.] : Virgin books, c2010. - 374 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-355) and index.
How did a nineteen-year-old Harvard student create a company that has transformed the Internet and how did he grow it to its current enormous size? In half a decade, Facebook has gone from a dorm-room novelty to a company with 500 million users. It is one of the fastest growing companies in history, an essential part of the social life not only of teenagers but millions of adults worldwide. As Facebook spreads around the globe, it creates surprising effects--even becoming instrumental in political protests. Veteran technology reporter David Kirkpatrick had the full cooperation of Facebook's key executives in researching the history of the company and its impact on our lives. Kirkpatrick tells us how Facebook was created, why it has flourished, and where it is going next. He chronicles its successes and missteps, and gives readers the most complete assessment anywhere of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.--From publisher description.
9780753522752 0753522756
Facebook (Firm)
Internet industry--United States.
Online social networks--History.
338.76 KIR
The Facebook effect : the real inside story of Mark Zuckerberg and the world's fastest-growing company / David Kirkpatrick. - Updated ed. - [S.l.] : Virgin books, c2010. - 374 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-355) and index.
How did a nineteen-year-old Harvard student create a company that has transformed the Internet and how did he grow it to its current enormous size? In half a decade, Facebook has gone from a dorm-room novelty to a company with 500 million users. It is one of the fastest growing companies in history, an essential part of the social life not only of teenagers but millions of adults worldwide. As Facebook spreads around the globe, it creates surprising effects--even becoming instrumental in political protests. Veteran technology reporter David Kirkpatrick had the full cooperation of Facebook's key executives in researching the history of the company and its impact on our lives. Kirkpatrick tells us how Facebook was created, why it has flourished, and where it is going next. He chronicles its successes and missteps, and gives readers the most complete assessment anywhere of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.--From publisher description.
9780753522752 0753522756
Facebook (Firm)
Internet industry--United States.
Online social networks--History.
338.76 KIR