Facebook at Twenty: From College Dorms to Court Cases
American History Hit
History Hit
4.3 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Where did the idea for Facebook come from? How has the site evolved? And how has it changed the world? In this episode, 20 years after the creation of the social media site, Don speaks to Steven Levy, WIRED’s editor at large.
Steven had access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg over three years for his book 'Facebook: The Inside Story'. His work chronicling the digital revolution can be found at WIRED.com.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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| 0:14.6 | were looking at that bespoke suit site yesterday. You seemed a little interested in |
| 0:19.0 | the worsted wool. Brown was it? Mm-hmm. Might be a bit pricey, but here's that furniture outlet you visited last year. |
| 0:26.1 | The drop-leaf desk in maple. Lovely. Oh, look, is that Evelyn from the gym? |
| 0:32.6 | Huh, she's been working out, but careful, you know how she can be sometimes. |
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| 0:42.3 | Everyone's talking about it. |
| 0:43.6 | So many likes. |
| 0:45.3 | And that Don Wildman, you really ought to tune him in. |
| 0:48.0 | You won't regret it. |
| 0:49.8 | Hey, look, it's everybody. |
| 0:51.6 | Look at that. |
| 0:52.1 | All your school friends far and wide. And that couple you worked with last year got married. |
| 0:57.0 | The chef from last week's restaurant, what do you think of that place? Five stars? Nice. We've got movies. We've got movie stars. |
| 1:05.0 | Video games, shows at the school, sporting events at the stadium. It's your whole life on the menu, your whole world. |
| 1:12.0 | People you know, people you love, people you wish you could love. |
| 1:15.0 | Oh, and there's a recipe for vegan clam chowder, minus the clams. |
| 1:19.0 | One sweet and foamy latte, here you go,ing hot. You're going to want to settle in. Have a good long scroll. |
| 1:26.6 | If we've done our job today, you'll never want to leave. Here at the cafe, everyone's talking about |
| 1:48.8 | the one we call Facebook. Hi everybody. Welcome to American History Hit. Don Wildman here. Nice to have you. My grandmother, Ella Nuski, born in Philadelphia in 1899, witnessed everything from the Model T to men on the moon. |
| 1:56.0 | But nothing changed her personal life more than the telephone. |
| 2:00.0 | It is remarkable how, more than a century ago ago that single invention altered human culture so dramatically, |
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