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| caption = Mark Zuckerberg in a photograph from his Facebook profile.
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| occupation = Founder and CEO of [[Facebook]]
| networth = {{profit}} $1.5 billion<ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mark-Zuckerberg_I9UB.html</ref>
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'''Mark Elliot Zuckerberg''' (born [[May 14]], [[1984]]) is an [[United States|American]] computer coordinator. As a [[Harvard]] student he founded the online [[social networking]] [[website]] [[Facebook]] with the help of fellow Harvard student and [[computer science]] major [[Andrew McCollum]] as well as [[roommate]]s [[Dustin Moskovitz]] and [[Chris Hughes (Facebook)|Chris Hughes]]. He now serves as Facebook's [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_34.html]</ref> [[Forbes Magazine]] has ranked him as theoretically, the world's youngest self-made billionaire<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/05/richest-billionaires-people-billionaires08-cx_lk_0305intro.html</ref> with a net worth of $1.5 billion "on paper".

== Early life ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2008}}
Zuckerberg was born to a Jewish-American family and raised in [[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]], [[Westchester County, New York]]. He supposedly began to work with computers in sixth grade. Zuckerberg attended [[Horace Mann School]] and graduated from [[Phillips Exeter Academy]](Exeter) in 2002.

== College years ==
Zuckerberg attended [[Harvard University]] and was enrolled in the class of 2006. He was a member of the [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]]. At Harvard, Zuckerberg continued creating his projects. An early project, Coursematch, allowed students to view lists of other students enrolled in the same classes. A later project, Facemash.com, was a Harvard-specific image rating site similar to [[Rating sites|Hot or Not]]. A version of the site was online for four hours before Zuckerberg's Internet access was revoked by administration officials. The computer services department brought Zuckerberg before the Harvard University Administrative Board, where he was charged with breaching [[computer security]] and violating rules on [[Internet privacy]] and [[intellectual property]].[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=350143].

== Facebook ==
{{main|Facebook}}
=== Founding ===
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on [[February 4]], [[2004]]. According to sources, Zuckerberg wrote the original code for the site in less than two weeks.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} It quickly became a success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school's students signed up in the first two weeks. Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to [[Stanford]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Yale]] and then to other [[Ivy League]] colleges and schools in the [[Boston]] area. By the beginning of the summer, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz had released Facebook at almost 30 schools.

=== Moving to California ===
Zuckerberg moved to [[Palo Alto]], [[California]] with Moskovitz, his girlfriend, Hilary Shinn, and some friends during the summer of 2004. According to Zuckerberg, the group planned to return to Harvard in the fall but eventually decided to remain in California, taking a leave of absence. They leased a small house which served as their first office. Over the summer, Zuckerberg met [[Peter Thiel]] who invested in the company. They got their first office on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto a few months later. Today, the company has four buildings in downtown Palo Alto, forming what Zuckerberg calls an "urban campus".

=== News Feed ===
On [[September 5]], 2006, Facebook launched News Feed, a list of what friends were doing on the site. Zuckerberg became the target of criticism as some saw News Feed as unnecessary and a tool for [[cyberstalking]]. Three days later, Zuckerberg responded in an [[open letter]] to the Facebook community, apologizing for the sudden unwelcome feature, providing new privacy options, but ultimately defending the feature and his belief in free information flow. Zuckerberg contended that the feature was a good asset to use between friends, and the privacy settings allow for information to be blocked from users who are not friends with the person. News Feed is now one of the most popular features of Facebook and several of its competitors have tried to copy it.

=== Facebook ads and Beacon controversy ===
On [[November 6]], [[2007]], Zuckerberg announced a new advertising system at an event in [[New York]]. It is a self-service system like [[Google]]. One part of the program, called Beacon, enabled people to share information with Facebook from browsing the web and it came under heavy privacy concerns.

On December 1, 2007 Facebook's credibility in regard to the Beacon program was significantly further tested when it was reported that the New York Times "essentially accuses" Mark Zuckerberg of lying <ref>[http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/nyt-facebooks-zuckerberg-lied-to-us-coke-ditto.html]</ref> to the paper and leaving Coca-Cola with a similar impression. Coca-Cola later corrected this perception however as they had never even spoken with Facebook about the Beacon program.

On [[December 5]], [[2007]], Zuckerberg wrote a blog post on Facebook, <ref>[http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=7584397130]</ref> apologizing for Beacon and offering a stronger remedy.

In January of 2008 [http://www.collegecolosseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,467.0.html a video]<ref>http://www.collegecolosseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,467.0.html</ref> was released that explored the possibility that facebook was harvesting user information and providing it to outside organizations such as the FBI, CIA, and The Department of Homeland Security. Raising even more questions, was the fact that this data was harvested regardless if the user was using the Facebook website or not.

=== ConnectU controversy ===
Zuckerberg's Harvard classmates, [[Divya Narendra]], [[Cameron Winklevoss]], and [[Tyler Winklevoss]], claim they hired him to finish the code on their website, [[ConnectU]] and that he stole their idea, design, business plan, and [[source code]]. A lawsuit was filed in 2004 claiming a breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, in addition to other claims. Zuckerberg claims there was no contract and that he was not a partner. They are seeking [[monetary damages]].<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503336 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Lawsuit Threatens To Close Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ConnectU has maintained that it is not their intention to shut down Facebook.

Since its original filing in Massachusetts the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice on [[March 28]], [[2007]], but was never ruled on. It was refiled soon thereafter in [[U.S. District Court]] in [[Boston]], and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for [[July 25]], [[2007]].<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135041-c,webservices/article.html PC World - Facebook Tries to Fend Off Copyright-Infringement Claim<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At the hearing the judge told ConnectU parts of their complaint were not sufficiently pled and gave them the ability to refile an amended complaint.

In November 2007, confidential court documents were posted on the website of Harvard alumni magazine [[02138]]. They included Zuckerberg's social security number, his parents' home address and his girlfriend's address. Facebook filed suit to get the documents taken down, but the Boston judge Douglas Woodlock ruled [http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9827222-36.html?tag=cd.blog in favor] of 02138.

=== Facebook origins controversy ===

E-mails verified by the ''[[New York Times]]'' suggest that Zuckerberg might have taken many ideas for Facebook from Aaron J. Greenspan's houseSYSTEM website.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/technology/01facebook.html?em&ex=1188878400&en=eb170ad900a125e0&ei=5087%0A Who Founded Facebook? A New Claim Emerges - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

=== Forbes mention ===

In March 2008, Forbes.com ranked Zuckerberg as #785 on its rich list, citing his net worth as $1.5 billion. The figure is based on a valuation of $5 billion, even though Microsoft's 1.6% $246 million investment is based on a valuation of $15 billion. Zuckerberg's worth is derived from his 30% stake in the company based on a value of $5 billion. <ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mark-Zuckerberg_I9UB.html</ref> Analysts have questioned Forbes, citing the [[Liquidity|illiquidity]] of Zuckerberg's wealth. <ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4403341&page=1</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://uk.intruders.tv/TechCrunch40-Michael-Arrington-interviews-Mark-Zuckerberg_a213.html Michael Arrington interviewing Mark Zuckerberg at TechCrunch40] video
* [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/115/open_features-hacker-dropout-ceo.html FastCompany: Hacker. Dropout. CEO.]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6596533/site/newsweek/ Current Magazine interview with Mark Zuckerberg]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/367/000069160/ NNDB page for Mark Zuckerberg]
* [http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/21/technology/10dontmatter.biz2/index.htm Part of Business 2.0's List of "10 people who don't matter" for refusing a $750 million buyout offer]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_33/b3997004.htm?chan=search 'BusinessWeek' graphic: "The Bad Boy: Mark Zuckerberg"]
* [http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=496 Mark Zuckerberg talks about online personas at The Commonwealth Club] video
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWEN121420070925 Microsoft/Facebook Deal]
* [http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1724.html Article about Early days of Facebook from Harvard Campus Magazine 02138]
*[http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=201 Facebook, Friendliness and Money] Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Stanford University, October 2005

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Revision as of 20:59, 20 March 2008

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg in a photograph from his Facebook profile.
Born (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 40)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO of Facebook

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer coordinator. As a Harvard student he founded the online social networking website Facebook with the help of fellow Harvard student and computer science major Andrew McCollum as well as roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He now serves as Facebook's CEO. [2] Forbes Magazine has ranked him as theoretically, the world's youngest self-made billionaire[3] with a net worth of $1.5 billion "on paper".

Early life

Zuckerberg was born to a Jewish-American family and raised in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York. He supposedly began to work with computers in sixth grade. Zuckerberg attended Horace Mann School and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy(Exeter) in 2002.

College years

Zuckerberg attended Harvard University and was enrolled in the class of 2006. He was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. At Harvard, Zuckerberg continued creating his projects. An early project, Coursematch, allowed students to view lists of other students enrolled in the same classes. A later project, Facemash.com, was a Harvard-specific image rating site similar to Hot or Not. A version of the site was online for four hours before Zuckerberg's Internet access was revoked by administration officials. The computer services department brought Zuckerberg before the Harvard University Administrative Board, where he was charged with breaching computer security and violating rules on Internet privacy and intellectual property.[4].

Facebook

Main article: Facebook

Founding

Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. According to sources, Zuckerberg wrote the original code for the site in less than two weeks.[citation needed] It quickly became a success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school's students signed up in the first two weeks. Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Columbia and Yale and then to other Ivy League colleges and schools in the Boston area. By the beginning of the summer, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz had released Facebook at almost 30 schools.

Moving to California

Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto, California with Moskovitz, his girlfriend, Hilary Shinn, and some friends during the summer of 2004. According to Zuckerberg, the group planned to return to Harvard in the fall but eventually decided to remain in California, taking a leave of absence. They leased a small house which served as their first office. Over the summer, Zuckerberg met Peter Thiel who invested in the company. They got their first office on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto a few months later. Today, the company has four buildings in downtown Palo Alto, forming what Zuckerberg calls an "urban campus".

News Feed

On September 5, 2006, Facebook launched News Feed, a list of what friends were doing on the site. Zuckerberg became the target of criticism as some saw News Feed as unnecessary and a tool for cyberstalking. Three days later, Zuckerberg responded in an open letter to the Facebook community, apologizing for the sudden unwelcome feature, providing new privacy options, but ultimately defending the feature and his belief in free information flow. Zuckerberg contended that the feature was a good asset to use between friends, and the privacy settings allow for information to be blocked from users who are not friends with the person. News Feed is now one of the most popular features of Facebook and several of its competitors have tried to copy it.

Facebook ads and Beacon controversy

On November 6, 2007, Zuckerberg announced a new advertising system at an event in New York. It is a self-service system like Google. One part of the program, called Beacon, enabled people to share information with Facebook from browsing the web and it came under heavy privacy concerns.

On December 1, 2007 Facebook's credibility in regard to the Beacon program was significantly further tested when it was reported that the New York Times "essentially accuses" Mark Zuckerberg of lying [4] to the paper and leaving Coca-Cola with a similar impression. Coca-Cola later corrected this perception however as they had never even spoken with Facebook about the Beacon program.

On December 5, 2007, Zuckerberg wrote a blog post on Facebook, [5] apologizing for Beacon and offering a stronger remedy.

In January of 2008 a video[6] was released that explored the possibility that facebook was harvesting user information and providing it to outside organizations such as the FBI, CIA, and The Department of Homeland Security. Raising even more questions, was the fact that this data was harvested regardless if the user was using the Facebook website or not.

ConnectU controversy

Zuckerberg's Harvard classmates, Divya Narendra, Cameron Winklevoss, and Tyler Winklevoss, claim they hired him to finish the code on their website, ConnectU and that he stole their idea, design, business plan, and source code. A lawsuit was filed in 2004 claiming a breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, in addition to other claims. Zuckerberg claims there was no contract and that he was not a partner. They are seeking monetary damages.[7] ConnectU has maintained that it is not their intention to shut down Facebook.

Since its original filing in Massachusetts the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice on March 28, 2007, but was never ruled on. It was refiled soon thereafter in U.S. District Court in Boston, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 25, 2007.[8] At the hearing the judge told ConnectU parts of their complaint were not sufficiently pled and gave them the ability to refile an amended complaint.

In November 2007, confidential court documents were posted on the website of Harvard alumni magazine 02138. They included Zuckerberg's social security number, his parents' home address and his girlfriend's address. Facebook filed suit to get the documents taken down, but the Boston judge Douglas Woodlock ruled in favor of 02138.

Facebook origins controversy

E-mails verified by the New York Times suggest that Zuckerberg might have taken many ideas for Facebook from Aaron J. Greenspan's houseSYSTEM website.[9]

Forbes mention

In March 2008, Forbes.com ranked Zuckerberg as #785 on its rich list, citing his net worth as $1.5 billion. The figure is based on a valuation of $5 billion, even though Microsoft's 1.6% $246 million investment is based on a valuation of $15 billion. Zuckerberg's worth is derived from his 30% stake in the company based on a value of $5 billion. [10] Analysts have questioned Forbes, citing the illiquidity of Zuckerberg's wealth. [11]

References

  1. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mark-Zuckerberg_I9UB.html
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/05/richest-billionaires-people-billionaires08-cx_lk_0305intro.html
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ http://www.collegecolosseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,467.0.html
  7. ^ The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Lawsuit Threatens To Close Facebook
  8. ^ PC World - Facebook Tries to Fend Off Copyright-Infringement Claim
  9. ^ Who Founded Facebook? A New Claim Emerges - New York Times
  10. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mark-Zuckerberg_I9UB.html
  11. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4403341&page=1

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