Digital Story Script

Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14 1984 in White Plains New York. Ever since his early childhood he was viewed as a computer prodigy all throughout his early years. He began to develop software and even had a software designer David Newman tutor him privately. He even developed what was called “ZuckNet” which was a primitive version of Instant messenger and a music player called the Synapse Media Player that used artificial intelligence to learn the user’s listening habits. Once graduating from high school Zuckerberg then enrolled in the prestigious Harvard University. It was where he would make the software program that would forever change the lives of millions of people around the world and alter the way we communicate forever. Zuckerberg launched the social networking site Facebook from his dorm at Harvard on February 4, 2004. Facebook has turned into a national phenomenon currently with more than 600 Million users to this day and growing every second. On this new social networking site users can create a profil and communicate with friends and family members around the world. They can upload pictures and communicate their taste through online forums and the “like” button. Facebook has now become the leading social networking site over myspace and Face book has changed how teenagers interact with each other instead of email or calling the common phrase now is “I’ll facebook you”.  Facebook has allowed people to connect where they would have otherwise have lost touch in terms of lost classmates and family members who live thousands of miles away. Facebook has also had a tremendous political impact and as seen with the previous presidential election users could take part in debate, register to vote and helped measure the strengths of certain candidates. However the glory of Facebook has always been below the shady cloud of accusations and allegations of a stolen material. On March 28, 2004 three Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra accused Zuckerberg of stealing their idea for a social networking site after promising to help set up their new site later known as ConnectU. Zuckerbergs character, integrity and creative genius came under attack when these accusations spread. While this has hampered the image of Face book slightly in terms of public relations facebook has rebounded and is no worse for the wear to this day. Face book is continuing to grow and thrive and become one of the most influential pieces of technology on the market today.