A book by technology journalist Steven Levy provides insights into the fears of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook employees had to blow-dry Zuckerberg's armpit hair! – The most important thing at the beginning:

In a new book you can read about the rise of the social media network, but also find anecdotes “behind the scenes”. Among other things, the story about draining Zuckerberg's armpits.

“Facebook: The Inside Story”

Steven Levy's book "Facebook: The Inside Story" describes the rise of the online network and also gives insights behind the scenes, including Mark Zuckerberg's fears.

Mark Zuckerberg is said to be very nervous before big performances and prone to breaking out in a sweat. To ensure that these do not appear as stains on clothing, members of the Facebook press team often had to use a hairdryer and blow dry Zuckerberg's armpits.

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Steven Levy's book is coming out these days and you can read such anecdotes here. He also discusses how the rapid pursuit of market share promoted negative topics such as fake news and hate postings and even election manipulation.

Facebook's press department doubts its veracity

Facebook spokeswoman Liz Bourgeois said in an interview with Business Insider that she doubted the Föhn story. You can imagine that this happened at the suggestion of the press staff. Because anyone who likes to wear gray shirts knows how quickly sweat stains appear, she said, alluding to Zuckerberg's preferred clothing.

Genius and robot robber baron

In early reviews you can read that Mark Zuckerberg - like his co-director Sheryl Sandberg - is obsessed with a public image.

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In Levy's book, Zuckerberg is portrayed as a mixture between a naive genius and a robot robber baron, as can be read in a report by Bloomberg .

Source: futurezone.at
Article image: Shutterstock / By Frederic Legrand – COMEO


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