McNamee, Roger

Summary: "If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor,but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019

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Losse, Katherine.

Summary: Offers a look at the rise of Facebook and the personalities involved with it from the author's inside perspective, and reflects on the vision behind the site and whether it is one that is beneficial for society.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2012

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Levy, Steven

Summary: "In his sophomore year of college, Mark Zuckerberg created a simple website to serve as a campus social network. The site caught on like wildfire, and soon students nationwide were on Facebook. Today, Facebook is nearly unrecognizable from Zuckerberg's first, modest iteration. It has grown into a tech giant, the largest social media platform and one of the most gargantuan companies in the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2020

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