3. Early life
• Computer Programming
• A peer-to-peer client called Wirehog
• Games
• Music player Synapse -using artificial
intelligence software
• Messaging program
• Hacking
4. On The Way to Build
Social Network
• "The Photo Address Book "to "The
Facebook".
• Harvard dormitory room to
Palo Alto,California.
5. A unending journey From
2004
• February 4, 2004, at the age of 19
within 3 months, 45 schools and over
100,00 people were using Facebook .
• By 2010, Facebook
500millions active user
with yearly revenue of more then
$800millions.
8. Legal conflicts
• ConnectU lawsuits
The creators of Harvard Connection( ConnectU) have
claimed that Zuckerberg stole their idea while
Zuckerberg has maintained that they were two very
different types of social networks. Although an initial
settlement was reached between the two parties, the
legal dispute over this matter remains ongoing.
• Pakistan criminal investigation
9. Mark’s Achievement By
2010
• Vanity F named Zuckerberg number 1 on its 2010 list
air
of the Top 100 "most influential people of the Information
Age".
• "techie billionaires”:Out of the Forbes 400, Mark
Zuckerberg is at No. 35, with a net worth of $6.9 billion.
• A movie based on Zuckerberg and the founding years of
Facebook, called “The Social Network”.
10. Offers From Major
Corporations to Buy Out
Facebook
11 Companies Tried To Buy Facebook
• Yahoo
• Microsoft
• AOL
• Google
• Viacom
• Friendstar.com
11. Conclusion
• In an interview in 2007, Zucker ber g
explained his r easoning:
“It's not because of the amount of money.
For me and my colleagues, the most
important thing is that we create an open
infor mation flow for people. Having media
cor porations owned by conglomer ates is just
not an attr active idea to me.”