| Cover | |
| Author | David Kirkpatrick |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Technology |
| Published | June 8th 2010 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 1-439-10211-2 |
The Facebook Effect is a book by David Kirkpatrick and published by Simon & Schuster. It describes the history of Facebook and its social implications. [1]
The book was shortlisted for the 2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.[ non-primary source needed ]
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.[ non-primary source needed ]