Social networks are firmly in the lives of today's youth.There is a kind of tacit division of the users according to age parameter.For example, a social network "VKontakte" collects mostly very young Internet users, where they together comment on photos of each other and painted graffiti on the wall of personal page.By registering on the "Classmates", people who have already left school, have the opportunity to find their friends on the institution, colleagues and acquaintances, which could not see for many years.
In fact, there are no restrictions on registration in a social network, and any user who has access to the Internet can create a personal page, regardless of age, country of residence, or the native language.
One of the most popular and fastest growing is another social network - Facebook, which allows to communicate with a number of friends who live in other countries, however, few of us know who created Facebook.
Perhaps we should talk about the young and talented Mark Zuckerberg, who, despite his age, but he is now 28 years old, is considered the owner of the multibillion-dollar state.The published list of 400 richest people in the world, Mark takes pride in 14th place, and his fortune is estimated at $ 17.5 billion. US dollars.
life begins Zuckerberg quite banal, he was born into a Jewish family with 4-po children.Mark's mother was a psychiatrist, and his father worked as a dentist.The 10-year-old Facebook founder future was presented with his first computer, and a year later his family enjoyed the home network, set up a small Mark, where they can exchange messages with each other.
As a student of 9th class, Zuckerberg created a unique musical program from «Synapse», for which he later will be offered a considerable sum of money from the already known computer genius Bill Gates.However, Mark decides to distribute its program is absolutely free.
Immediately after graduation next Facebook founder received a favorable offer from the company "Microsoft", but he refuses and goes to study in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
worth noting that the history of the popular social networking site Facebook more confusing, there are several versions that push all the participants of the events.
started work on a website for students called «ConnectU» brothers Tyler and Cameron Vinklovoss and their fellow Narendra Diviya in 2003.In the autumn of the same year they offered Zuckerberg to work together on this project.Mark agreed, but in early 2004, all of a sudden to register your domain, which originally gave the name «TheFacebook.com».February 4, abandoning the article, the creator of Facebook has launched a new project.Mark helped in this by his friends - Dustin Moskowitz, Christopher Hughes, Andrew McCollum and Eduardo Saverin.
Not surprisingly, after a new social network, Narendra and brothers Vinklovoss began to assert that it is completely their idea and development.This led to the fact that in 2007 began a long legal battle, which resulted in 2009 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has yet to pay them 65 million. Dollars, but for him it was already very small amount.
In order to make the project work in full force, still required substantial monetary investments such investor was found.The founder of the payment system PayPal, which brought Marcus Sean Parker, the project saw young geniuses prospects and put him 500 thousand dollars.
short time later, Facebook founder Mark and his associates have assembled a strong team of programmers, allowing the project to turn around and go to a whole new level with an audience of millions.
