Societal Conclusions

Computing ideas often overlap, and lines are difficult to draw

• • The digital world is fast paced and changing constantly

  • Winklevoss brothers and Narendra's HarvardConnection was an idea similar to Facebook

    • They had no patents, trademarks, etc., but the evidence that Mark looked at the source code and led the group on

    • This was enough for them to file a lawsuit on the basis of intellectual property theft

  • Napster (started by Sean Parker) allowed for the illegal sharing of music media over the internet

    • The sharing of intellectual property

    • This caused billions of dollars of damage to the music industry

    • Napster inspired streaming services such as Spotify

Information is available on the internet and readily accessible

• • University students' information was easily obtainable by Mark Zuckerberg, partly due to them being posted on House Websites available to download

  • Facebook’s success in the movie hinges on its algorithmic structure, which turns social interactions into data.

  • The internet connecting people allows for the sharing of websites and media much faster than before, allowing websites to gain popularity in a short amount of time

    • Facemash's portrayal in the movie hit 22,000 hits within 24 hours