Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur from the United States. He became wealthy in a relatively young age because it succeeded in establishing and developing a social networking site Facebook with the help of Andrew McCollum Harvardnya friend and roommate Dustin Moskovitz and Hughes Crish. Currently he serves as CEO of Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg new age of 24 years, but he could produce 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. The success of Facebook founder male, one of leading social networking sites in the world, this makes nangkring the ranks 400th richest person in America Forbes. Not only that, in the ranks of those he was also crowned as the youngest rich. Forbes noted as the youngest billionaire, on his own efforts and not because of inheritance, which never recorded in history.
At first, Facebook Zuckerberg developed in the college dorm room at Harvard. The first members who joined the Facebook is his own friends. Within two weeks, one third of Harvard students have become permanent members of Facebook.
Although he had received his education at Harvard, even pioneering Facebook in the famous universities, he noted that studies have not completed any degree yet disandangnya. Facebook users continue to increase and has now reached 100 million members around the world with profits estimated to reach 300 million dollars per year. In fact, there are some people who are no longer a student or still at school wanted to join.
Dihimpunnya network which covers 55,000 based network demographics, employment, school, collegial, and so on. Every day there are pictures that are uploaded (Facebook included) and the message sent. Accomplishments achieved Zackerberg not really smooth. A number of cases he found in connection with Facebook, including accusations that mention actual design of artificial Facebook. In the midst of the controversy, Facebook and Mark's name remained popular Zackerberg many people. In fact, Microsoft is interested to buy 1.6 percent stake in Facebook with a value of 240 million dollars, the end of October. This transaction shows the value of Facebook capitalization was higher, at around 15 billion dollars. After that a number of bids surrounded Facebook.
Facebook was actually created as a social networking site limited to college among the creators, ie, Mark Zuckerberg. Harvard University students are, at the time, trying to make a program that can connect my friends one campus. For this reason, the name of the site was initiated by Mark Facebook. This name he took from the book Facebook, which is a book that usually contains a list of community members in a single campus. In a number of colleges and Preparatory schools in the United States, this book is given to students or new faculty staff in order to get to know other people on campus concerned.
In about the year 2004, Mark who was tinkering with a hobby website creation program able to write original code for Facebook from his dorm room. To make this site, it only takes about two per week. The man was born in May 1984 and then announced its Web site and attract colleagues to join. Only in a relatively short period-about two weeks, Facebook has been able to capture two-thirds more Harvard students as a permanent member.
Facebook can be found a strong magnet to attract more people to join, he decided to follow in the footsteps senior-Bill Gates-chose to drop out for that menyeriusi site. Together with three colleagues, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, Mark then Facebook opened membership to the public.
Mark was not just desperate. He had many reasons for preferring menyeriusi Facebook. Mark and his colleagues managed to make Facebook a social networking site which immediately soared name, Friendster trend is also developing at that time. However, in order to have more value, Mark was processed Facebook with additional features. And, like extra feature that makes Facebook more and more mainstream. Imagine, 9373 There are applications that are divided into 22 categories that can be used to animate Facebook page, start a chat, games, instant messaging, to political affairs and various other things. Remarkably again, the nature of the membership of this site is very open. Thus, the data are made each person more clearly than any other friendship sites. This is what makes people more comfortable with Facebook to find friends, both those already known or to find new acquaintances in different parts of the world.
Since 2004 the emergence of Facebook year ago, members continue to thrive. Percentage increase is more than seniors, Friendster. The site had recorded 60 million people visited, and even dared to target Mark Zuckerberg in 2008, the figure will reach 200 million members.
With various advantages and the amount outstanding enthusiasts, Facebook has become 'commodities' that are sold. No wonder, the software giant Microsoft is interested ask for her hand. And, supposedly, to have only a 1.6 percent stake it, Microsoft needs to raise no less than U.S. $ 240 million. This means that the value of Facebook stock capitalization can be reached U.S. $ 15 billion! No wonder, Mark later crowned as the youngest billionaire in the history of the start of his own.
Mark Zuckerberg intention to simply 'unite' in a campus community turned out to have a major impact network. This has led men 23-year-old became the youngest billionaire in history. Indeed, carefulness saw an opportunity and good intentions can actually be combined into a value added incredible. This becomes an example for us, that good intentions plus a struggle and perseverance in working opportunity will bear the opportunity that can change lives more meaningful.
