''The Facebook Effect'' is a book by David Kirkpatrick and published by

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. It describes the history of

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and its social implications. The book was shortlisted for the 2010

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. It describes how Facebook went from a dorm-room novelty to a company with 500 million users, and how Mark Zuckerberg stayed focused on growth even when it meant to raise money from investors selling the company equity.

References

External links

* Harkin, James
"Review: The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick"
''The Observer'', Sunday 18 July 2010 * Arrington, Michael
"Review: Kirkpatrick’s The Facebook Effect Is A Wonderfully Biased History Of Facebook"
''Techcrunch'', Jun 24, 2010 * nugget reviews
Mark Zuckerberg’s truth: Why do we choose Facebook?

"The Facebook Effect"
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* 2010 non-fiction books Works about Facebook {{sociology-book-stub