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The Story of Facebook, by Sara Gilbert, discusses the phenomenal story of today's social networking giant, Facebook. It is published as a part of the Creative Companies – Jaico Young Readers Series. Summary of the Book The Story of Facebook is the tale of one man, one company, one idea, and how it brought an astounding revolution in social networking area that has taken over today's internet world. Sara Gilbert delves deep into this exceptional phenomenon, and goes all the way back to the humble beginnings of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout genius with an extraordinary vision of connecting the world takes the centre stage in this book. His simple, but a brilliantly executed idea of bringing his fellow Harvard friends onto one online platform, has evolved into a billion dollar company with an unbelievable count of almost 1.5 billion users as of today. It is a tale that has taken its place in the annals of history. This title reveals several layers of Facebook as a company – its incredible growth over the years to what it is today. It tries to explain in detail how various factors contributed to its remarkable success. It also deals with the accompanying controversies in terms of security and privacy of humongous personal data that Facebook has of more than a billion people. Sara has managed to weave the tale of Facebook in a way that assuredly inspires budding entrepreneurs. About Sara Gilbert Sara Gilbert is the creator, executive producer, and the co-host of CBS’s Emmy-nominated show, The Talk. She had, long before, become a household name in the United States, through her role as Darlene Conner in the long-running hit series called Roseanne, for which she had had two Emmy nominations. Sara has also appeared in movies and quite frequently on several TV shows, including, The Big Bang Theory, ER, and 24.