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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Jessica Rettig
Author David Kirkpatrick looks at the Web site's impact on democracy in The Facebook Effect
With extraordinary speed,
Will Mark Zuckerberg take over the world?
No. That's overly grandiose. But it's amazing, when you look at
Your book is partly a biography of Zuckerberg. Do you think he's proven capable of running something so influential?
He's grown into his job. Whether or not he can make the transition to being the ambassadorial, diplomatic leader who can represent the company as its CEO in an increasingly public and public-policy-oriented context is unknown. You might have to guess that he's probably not ideally suited for that, although, he has surprised us all. I wouldn't put it past him.
Has he been too idealistic?
Not at all. It's amazing how idealistic he has been and how much he has accomplished nonetheless. You might argue that he's the world's most successful person at realizing over an extremely short time a vision based on idealism. Maybe he's like the Beatles in that regard. The question becomes: Can idealism carry him much further, or should he become more pragmatic? And, is he willing to?
If you're upset about anything, and you want to get people riled up and join you in protesting it, no matter where you are in the world, and no matter whether it's a pothole on your block or a stolen election in your country,
How has it affected elections?
In your book, you discuss
The world has historically been a very hierarchical place in general. We've had a lot of authority figures, and ordinary people have not had that much of a chance to influence decision-making at the top, particularly in a company. While that remains the case,
You say that
Bad ideas can spread quickly on
Should government regulate the service?
No. But I think government may choose to regulate
Available at Amazon.com:
The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World
The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy
The Virtues of Mendacity: On Lying in Politics
Bush on the Home Front: Domestic Policy Triumphs and Setbacks
The Political Fix: Changing the Game of American Democracy, from the Grassroots to the White House
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