Tuesday 14 September 2010

The Face of Facebook

With over 500 million people using Facebook regularly, this social media tool has transformed how we communicate.

One of the most illuminating essays on Mark Zuckerberg and the founding of Facebook has just been published in The New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/20/100920fa_fact_vargas

The author of The Face of Facebook is the very clever Jose Antonio Vargas and he has been able to secure some unforgettable quotes from Mark: “I’m trying to make the world a more open place.” Jose's essay is recommended reading for anyone wanting to know how Facebook is now a language tool.

Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/20/100920fa_fact_vargas#ixzz0zRpFfhvr

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