Mark Zuckerberg- the Social Network (film)

What is the Accidental Billionaire?

A book by Ben Mezrich, book about Zuckerberg. It hit the stores in 2009 and laid the foundation for the film.

How did the fight between Zuckerberg and the Harvard Connection end?

A settlement of $65 million was reached between the two parties.

What is the Facebook?

A site created by Zuckerberg and his friends, which allowed users to create their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other users.

Did Zuckerberg finish school?

After his sophomore year, Zuckerberg dropped out of college to devote himself to Facebook full time, moving the company to California.

Did Zuckerberg steal the idea for Facebook?

After lawyers searched Zuckerberg's history messages, they revealed that Zuckerberg may have intentionally stolen the intellectual property of Harvard Connection and offered Facebook users' private information to his friends.

What was Zuckerberg's reputation on campus?

By his sophomore year at the Ivy league institution, he had developed a reputation as the software developer on campus.

When did Facebook reach its first million users.

By the end of 2004, Facebook had 1 million users.

What was the professional status of Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 28, according to a certain list?

In May 2013, Zuckerberg became the youngest CEO on Fortune 500.

Zuckerberg's charity

In September of that year, he donated $100 million to save the failing Newark Public Schools system in New Jersey.

What was the name of the programme that helped students choose their study track?

It was at that time that he built a program called CourseMatch, which helped students choose their classes based on the course selections of other users.

The Birth Certificate of Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in New York.

Who is the founder of the social networking website, Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the Facebook, which has made him one of the world's youngest billionaires.

Did Mark have a talents for sports?

Mark also showed talent in fencing, becoming the captain of the school's team.

What will Mark Zuckerberg do with all his money?

Mark and his wife has written a letter to their daughter stating that they will give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charity.

Companies that were interested in Zuckerberg's inventions,

Not wanting to sell out, Zuckerberg turned down offers from companies such as Yahoo! and MTV Networks.

Did Mark have a student job?

Several companies —including Microsoft— expressed an interest in buying Mark's music software, as well as hiring him. He declined the offers.

What were the tutor's take on Mark's skills?

The tutor said that it was hard to stay ahead of Mark even at the time, he began taking graduate courses.

How did Mark Zuckerberg obtain his advanced computer skills?

To keep up with Mark's interest in computers, his parents hired private computer tutor to come to the house once a week and work with Mark.

Did Mark Zuckerberg develop computer games alone?

Together with his friends, he also created computer games just for fun.

When did Mark Zuckerberg invent his first computer program?

When he was about 12, he created a messaging program he named "Zucknet."

What does an "initial public offering" mean?

When you put your company on the market it is called an IPO (initial public offering). This is what Zuckerberg successfully did in 2012

What was the name of Zuckerberg's first software development in high school?

While still in high school, he created a music software which he called Synapse.

What did Zuckerberg do with the Harvard project?

Zuckerberg agreed to help with the project, but soon dropped out to work on his own social networking site with his friends.

To which university did Zuckerberg attend?

Zuckerberg enrolled at Harvard University.

Zuckerberg's reaction to The Social Network

Zuckerberg objected strongly to the film, saying that many of the details in the film were inaccurate.

Who used the program Zucknet and where?

Zuckerberg's father used the program in his dental office, so that the receptionist could inform him of a new patient without yelling out.

Zuckerberg's net worth?

Forbes ranked Zuckerberg at No. 35 on its "400" list, estimating his net worth to be $6.9 billion.

How was Mark's talent for academics?

He also excelled in literature.

What was the name of the first programme similar to Facebook?

He also invented FaceMash, which compared the pictures of two students on campus and allowed users to vote on which one was more attractive.

What did Zuckerberg do when confronted with the accusations of theft?

He focused on expanding the Facebook site, and adding more features.