卡卡英語 第253期:扎克伯格的故事
今天分享的是扎克伯格的故事。
Mark Zuckerberg: The Social Revolutionist
The next time you decide to check your Facebook page to see if you have any new messages, likes, or just to see what your friends are up to, you can thank Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg is the man who changed the way people keep in touch with each other. He literally changed the world.
Born in White Plains, New York on May 14, 1984, Zuckerberg developed an interest in computer programming at an early age. When he was just 12 years old, he had developed a working messaging system that his father Edward used in his dental office. Zuckerberg had many friends who were artists, and they would come by and draw pictures for Mark. He would then design a computer game based on the characters drawn. In high school, Zuckerberg developed a music software program that drew interest from several large companies. He enrolled into Harvard University in 2002, where he developed his first social networking site for students only. The site was very popular, but it was shut down by the school for being inappropriate.
During his sophomore year at Harvard, Zuckerberg began working on Facebook, a site that allowed its users to create a profile, share photos, and communicate with other members. He dropped out his sophomore year to dedicate his work to his site. He moved his operation to Palo Alto, California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had had more than 1,000,000 members.
Zuckerberg's rise to the top has not been without controversy. Some of his Harvard peers claimed he stole their ideas, and filed suit against Zuckerberg. The case was settled, but it continues to be an issue. Facebook generates more than $1.5 billion in net revenues today.
社會(huì)革命家-馬克扎克伯格
下一次當(dāng)你決定查看你的臉譜網(wǎng)，看看你是否有新的留言，點(diǎn)贊，或者只是看看你的朋友在做什么，你可以感謝馬克·扎克伯格。扎克伯格就是那個(gè)改變了人們聯(lián)系彼此方式的人。他真的改變了世界。
1984年5月14日出生于懷特普萊恩斯，紐約，扎克伯格從小就對計(jì)算機(jī)編程感興趣。當(dāng)他只有12歲的時(shí)候，他開發(fā)了一個(gè)他父親愛德華在他的牙科診所使用工作信息系統(tǒng)扎克伯格有很多朋友，他們都是藝術(shù)家，他們會(huì)來給馬克畫畫。然后，他會(huì)設(shè)計(jì)基于畫作的電腦游戲。在高中時(shí)，扎克伯格開發(fā)了一個(gè)音樂軟件程序，吸引了幾家大公司的興趣。他于2002進(jìn)入哈佛大學(xué)，在那里他為學(xué)生建立了第一個(gè)社交網(wǎng)站。這個(gè)網(wǎng)站很受歡迎，但因?yàn)樾７揭驗(yàn)橛X得不合適而關(guān)閉了它。
在哈佛大學(xué)二年級(jí)時(shí)，扎克伯格開始研發(fā)在臉譜網(wǎng)，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站允許用戶創(chuàng)建個(gè)人資料、分享照片以及與其他成員交流。他大學(xué)二年級(jí)輟學(xué)，全力打造他網(wǎng)站。他后來再洛阿爾托，加利福尼亞經(jīng)營。到2004年底，臉譜網(wǎng)已經(jīng)擁有超過1000000名成員。
扎克伯格的崛起并不是沒有爭議的。他的一些哈佛同伴聲稱他偷了他們的主意，向扎克伯格提起訴訟。這個(gè)案子已經(jīng)解決了，但它仍然是個(gè)問題。臉譜網(wǎng)如今凈收入已超過15億美元。
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