TITLE

THE FACE OF FACEBOOK

AUTHOR(S)
Vargas, Jose Antonio
PUB. DATE
September 2010
SOURCE
New Yorker;9/20/2010, Vol. 86 Issue 28, p54
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article offers a profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The author reflects on how the business model of the social networking web site depends on changing notions of privacy, revelation, and self-display. The article describes Zuckerberg's development of the site at Harvard University, the popularity and commercial value of online social networking, and privacy issues concerning personal details on the Internet.
ACCESSION #
53730148

Tags: ZUCKERBERG, Mark, 1984-;  FACEBOOK Inc.;  ONLINE social networks;  INTERNET -- Social aspects;  PRIVACY;  WEBSITES -- Economic aspects

 

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