MARK ZUCKERBERG. Il creatore di Facebook conferma (con sua sorella Randi) che intende utilizzare il social network per ricerche di marketing. Dice – alla platea del Forum economico mondiale di Davos – che condurrà ricerche mirate su gruppi specifici di persone. Circa 150 milioni di utenti sono attualmente iscritti in Facebook, i quali hanno fornito gratuitamente età, sesso, stato civile e molto altro (con i quiz e la apertura dei gruppi). Il quotidiano inglese Guardian allerta i suoi lettori sulle future proteste dei sostenitori della privacy. Mark è oggi al 785esimo posto nella classifica Forbes degli uomini più ricchi del mondo; lo scorso anno era ottavo. Oh Gooood!
Mark Zuckerberg, portrait by Origa, pen&ink + makeup pencil, original 15×25, framed for Nòva100, print on canvas 40×60 available on demand, origa.foundation@gmail.com
Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, which he started in his college dorm room in 2004 with roomates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
Zuckerberg is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for Facebook. He leads the design of Facebook’s service and development of its core technology and infrastructure.
Earlier in life, Zuckerberg developed a music recommendation system called Synapse and a peer-to-peer client called Wirehog. However, he abandoned both to pursue new projects.
Zuckerberg attended Harvard University and studied computer science before founding Facebook.
While at Harvard, Zuckerberg created Facemash, a website that compared students’ dorm photos side-by-side in a fashion similar to HOT or NOT. Harvard administration was not amused, and Zuckerberg faced subsequent disciplinary action. Less than three months later, he launched Facebook.
Zuckerberg won the 2007 Crunchie Award for Best Startup CEO.
