Unit 1: Social Networks (1ère G_Gr2)

 The Social Network

The document under study is a trailer for the movie “The Social Network” released in 2010. This movie is about the creation of Facebook. We have learned that Mark Zuckerberg and a friend of his created this website in their dorm in Harvard. The goal was to put online the college social experience, and to catch the attention of the clubs for more visibility. On top of that, this website was exclusively for the students of Harvard. Then, it gained momentum and spread to other American universities, to eventually reach/hit the rest of the world.

As a consequence, Zuckerberg was accused of having stolen the idea of the website from two brothers in his college. In addition, he was prosecuted for violation of copyrights, breaching security of the IT system of Harvard, and privacy laws. As a result, he was excluded from Harvard.

To conclude, the creation of FB resulted in the emergence of online networks in a brand new virtual world.

Homework: Learn the lesson.