facebook (electronic resource)

Social media is everywhere. But the boom arguably started when Mark Zuckerberg helped to found Facebook in 2004. Learn more about how Facebook conquered the world and invited controversy along the way in this overview.

"Using key facts, sidebars, and photographs related to the topic, this book informs students about what the world was like before Facebook, including a look at previous forms of online communication, and examines what made Facebook successful and what led to its displacement of MySpace at the top of social media. This book explores how Facebook has changed the world and societies since its creation, for better and worse, and explains Mark Zuckerberg's role as leader of this . . . business. Facebook's hand in contemporary social issues, such as domestic violence and bullying, is also discussed, as well as the site's connection to controversial events like Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, illuminating the extent of Facebook's reach and influence"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the history of the company Facebook, including who created it, the controversies, and more.

Presents a brief biography of Mark Zuckerberg, creator and founder of Facebook.

A discussion of safely using Facebook, an online social network site, that addresses proper ways to behave while online, acceptable use policies, privacy protection, and other related topics.

"Inside, find out how Facebook got started, how it grew . . . and where it's going next"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, a successful tech entrepreneur and conscious philanthropists.

"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 shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. "Zucked" is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face"--Provided by publisher.

Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to social networking.

"Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are an . . . example of a young couple who are not only successful in their careers, he as a tech entrepreneur and she as a pediatrician, but who also serve as role models for socially conscious philanthropy. This . . . volume highlights Zuckerberg's accomplishments creating the social network that changed the world, Chan's desire to serve a greater good, and the couple's Giving Pledge, a promise to give away most of their income to charity and research"--Provided by publisher.