Analyse af 'The Social Network' og Facebooks succes

In Oktober 2003, Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg has the idea to create a website to rate the attractiveness of female in Harvard University after his girlfriend breaks up with him in the opening scene at a bar after a bad date. At the same night, a half drunk Mark hacks into the database, downloads pictures and names of female students and using an algorithm with help of his best friend Eduardo. He created in a few hours a website called ‘’FacesMash.com’’, where male student can choose which of two girls is more attractive. Mark is punished with six months after traffic to the site brings down parts of Harvard’s computer network.

The popularity of ‘’FaceMash’’ and the fact that he created it in one night, brings him to the attention of Winklevoss twins. As the result he gains a job working for Winklevoss twins as the programmer of their website. But Mark takes the idea to himself and created a new website called ‘’Thefacebook’’, which is an online social networking website. After Facebook grows in popularity, the twins become angrier and decides to sue Mark.

In the finale scenes Parker, along with several Facebook members, become arrested for taking cocaine during a party of Facebook 1 millionth member. Parker removes from the Facebook company.