It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country,it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China andIndia. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renrenin China.
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he lovedcreating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004.He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the ideaof building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set upthe Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal informationthere. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvardto run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later broughthim great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.
Greetings such as "Have you checked your Facebook page today?"became a part of young people's everyday language in the US. People can exchangemessages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg'sdream is to connect people through the Internet. "Facebook is to make the worldmore open and connected." he said.
What's the young man's secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it'simportant to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. The riskiest thingis to take no risks, "he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplestideas go furthest. We hope Mark Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even furtherthan Bill Gates
a. Zuckerberg studied in Harvard University. b. Facebook is popular around the world
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard. d. Zuckerberg set up the Facebook website.
