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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg challenged himself to read two books a month last year. He found the experience “intellectually fulfilling.”
His reading list for the year included: World Order by Henry Kissinger; The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner; Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu; and The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch. Zuckerberg reflected on the year in a Facebook post. “Reading has given me more perspective on a number of topics — from science to religion, from poverty to prosperity, from health to energy to social justice, from political philosophy to foreign policy, and from history to futuristic fiction,” he wrote.
“This challenge has been intellectually fulfilling, and I come away with a greater sense of hope and optimism that our society can make greater progress in all of these areas,” he continued. He didn’t say what he plans to read this year.
बेशक डिजिटल इंडिया बहुत अच्छा प्रयास है औए स्वागत योग्य है पर जिस तरह से नेट वर्क इतना धीमा चल रहा है कि सुबह से दोपहर हो जाती है बस Page is loading. ही चलती रहती है कुछ पोस्ट नही कर पाते ऐसे मे किस मन से सुस्वागत करें हम इसका …
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Several people have changed their Facebook profile pictures after CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did so and urged other to follow suit to support the Digital India initiative. But wait–this profile picture change actually ties more closely in to Facebook’s own Internet.org strategy, which should not be confused as being congruous with India’s Digital India movement.
So merely switching to a tricolour profile picture has, in fact, nothing to do with the Digital India initiative. Lets clear the air and re-look at the tenets that define the Digital India initiative.
Also Read: From Microsoft’s Satya Nadella to Apple’s Tim Cook, who said what about ‘Digital India’
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1, 2015, the Digital India initiative was started with a view to empower the people of the country digitally. The initiative also aims to bridge India’s digital segment and bring big investments in the technology sector. Via dnaindia.com
The Facebook founder posted his choice to his Facebook page. “This is a change of pace from all the recent social science books. Instead, it’s a science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture,” he wrote. “In other news, my pile of books to read is growing faster than I can get through it while running a large company.”
Previous choices have included: Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun; Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari; The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander; and Hank Paulson‘s Dealing With China.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has made his second selection for the “A Year of Books” book club. Zuckerberg has chosen The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker.
Zuckerberg’s announcement has attracted more than 43,000 “likes.” Participants have one month to complete this reading assignment.
Here’s an excerpt from Zuckerberg’s post: “It’s a timely book about how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend. Recent events might make it seem like violence and terrorism are more common than ever, so it’s worth understanding that all violence — even terrorism — is actually decreasing over time. If we understand how we are achieving this, we can continue our path towards peace.” (via The Guardian)
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has kicked off 2015 by launching a book club on the social network.
The Year of Books Community has already attracted more than 100,000 members. “We will read a new book every two weeks and discuss it here,” explains the group’s Facebook page. “Our books will emphasize learning about new cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.”
The first book is The End of Power by Moisés Naím it seems that many people have already gotten the book since it is temporarily out of stock on Amazon.
Zuckerberg will write a memoir called Dot Complicated and an as yet untitled children’s story.
According to USA Today, the publisher plans to release the memoir on November 5th. It will profile Zuckerberg’s time serving as a marketing director for Facebook. She will also include insights from her experiences with motherhood.
Apple is on the verge of launching (its cloud music service, with a major leg up on the competition: it has contracts with three of the four major music labels and is likely to nail down the last one soon. In other Apple news, it has a pending law... Read the rest of this post
The trailer for David Fincher’s The Social Network was genius. It featured a choir in the background, singing Radiohead’s song “Creep” over images of Facebook, the website. Without the song (and Jesse Eisenberg’s face), I would have groaned. A movie about social networking? Get real. But the trailer did have the song. It did feature Eisenberg (who I’ve loved since Zombieland). Plus, I knew it was directed by David Fincher (who I’ve loved since Fight Club). So what could go wrong?
Evidently, a lot.
I don’t mean to speak badly of the film. The Social Network, as an entity, was irrevocably interesting. It follows the evolution of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, as he becomes the founder of Facebook and the youngest billionaire in history. It follows him through a bad breakup, a brilliant idea, lawsuit after lawsuit, and finally, regret over being an a$$hole. The film features those brilliant Fincher camera angles. It features outstanding performances from Eisenberg (who was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award) and Andrew Garfield (who’s in line to be the next Peter Parker/Spiderman). And like I said, the story is excellent. The dialogue is awe-inspiring.
Jesse Eisengerg as Mark Zuckerberg.
So what’s my beef?
There’s an expression, honed by screenwriter Blake Snyder. It’s known as a “save the cat” moment. Generally speaking, the “save the cat” moment is a moment early on in a movie, where the hero does something noble, making the audience like him and root for him for the rest of the story. It is a vital part of introducing a hero. Arguably, there are no “heroes” in The Social Network. I don’t have a problem with this. My problem is that scene one of The Social Network makes me physically and psychologically disgusted by the character of Mark Zuckerberg, and yet, we are expected to spend the next two hours with the guy. He comes off as egotistical, entitled, and chauvinistic. If I was the girl talking to him in scene one, I would have punched him in the face.
I have a similar complex regarding Evita. Evita, the musical and Madonna film, features beautiful music. However, Eva Peron is a person whose portrayal in the musical/movie offends me. She meant a lot to Argentina, but at her basest, she was a power-hungry, gold-digger. Why does she deserve to be immortalized?
"Best" friends ...?
Zuckerberg does deserve to be immortalized in the same way Bill Gates deserves it. They both made huge strides in the computer/internet world. For that, they deserve respect. However, in the movie, I was distracted by my dislike for Zuckerberg to the point of hoping the movie would be bad enough to turn off so that I wouldn’t have to support the little jerk with my attention. However, the movie wasn’t bad enough; I watched it to the end, but I didn
5 Comments on The Social Network and Not Saving the Cat, last added: 3/23/2011
You’re right…he didn’t come across as a “cat person.” (Had not heard that expression about “saving the car” before.)
I Knew “jump the shark.”
Thanks!
Chuck Boyd said, on 3/22/2011 1:54:00 PM
Obviously I meant “saving the cat.” Duh.
saradobie said, on 3/22/2011 2:33:00 PM
Haha … I like saving the car, too
Girl Friday said, on 3/23/2011 1:08:00 AM
Good article, I completely agree. It needed a save the cat moment, even if it wasn’t true. I was surprised by how much success the film had. Aaron Sorkin is a genius, but everything else… meh.
saradobie said, on 3/23/2011 9:17:00 AM
I like “meh.” Meh is a good description of how I felt after the film.
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Obama to host youth town hall (in a one-hour event produced by MTV News and BET News that will see the president addressing 250 young people from varying backgrounds, taking questions from the audience and from viewers via Twitter. The special will... Read the rest of this post
The box office results are in for the first weekend run of The Social Network, written by Aaron Sorkin, which took the number one spot away from the Wall Street sequel this past weekend. I can think of no better metaphor for the passing of the... Read the rest of this post
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In my post-baby-sleepless-yet-attempting-to-work daze, I've been waiting for a story to move me to post again on Ypulse. I guess I should thank Mark Zuckerberg, and the audaciousness of his statement about "The Age of Privacy" being over for... Read the rest of this post
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Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s sister, 
You’re right…he didn’t come across as a “cat person.” (Had not heard that expression about “saving the car” before.)
I Knew “jump the shark.”
Thanks!
Obviously I meant “saving the cat.” Duh.
Haha … I like saving the car, too
Good article, I completely agree. It needed a save the cat moment, even if it wasn’t true. I was surprised by how much success the film had. Aaron Sorkin is a genius, but everything else… meh.
I like “meh.” Meh is a good description of how I felt after the film.