1. Why did Mark create "Facesmash"?
To compare two different girls at once and rate which one is hotter.
2. Do you believe that this website could lead to young women feeling insecure about their appearance? Based on our discussions in class, how do you think most of these women would react to their ratings.
Probably most of the women would feel anger or depression because other people can leave bad ratings and leave anonymous comments that can say bad things about them.
3. Do you think Mark was a cyberbully? Please elaborate?
I don't think he was because when he said all of those mean things about the people online he was drunk.
4. When does Mark decide to expand the site to other schools? What role did Erica have in this decision?
When enough people joined the site he thought of expanding and Erica helped by doing something.
5. “I was your only friend - you had one friend,” Eduardo tells Mark across the deposition table. What is Mark and Eduardo's friendship like? Why did it break down?
I think their relationship was based strictly on money, fame and power. But when Mark got too greedy and didn't give Eduardo enough credit. Eduardo got really mad at all the greediness Mark had so they stopped being friends.
6. How did Mark get the idea to include relationship status on Facebook profiles? What explanation does he give to Eduardo for including this on Facebook?
He got the idea from when a guy asked him if this girl was single and then that gave Mark an idea to add relationship status to let people know if you're single or not.
7. “As if every thought that tumbles through your head was so clever it would be a crime for it not to be shared,” Mark's ex Erica snaps at Mark. Why are people drawn to the idea of broadcasting their personal lives on the internet?
I think they like to broadcast it because they don't have to be face to face to the person(s) and they can get sympathy from everyone.
8. “The internet's not written in pencil, Mark. It's written in ink,' states Erica, seething at the comments he blogged about her. Why is the typed word so powerful? Why is it tempting to misuse this power online? What positive things can social-networking sites achieve when used to their full potential?
I think it was powerful because you can erase pencil writing but you can't erase ink, it's always there. Also social-networking sites can bring a lot of people together and you can make keep connected with other friends.
9. In what ways does Facebook encourage us to define ourselves? How does this affect our identity and self-image?
It affects your identity because a lot of people try to take better pictures of themselves and edit the photo's so you like a supermodel and a lot of people like to lie on Facebook so it creates a certain image of yourself.
10. How are the themes of 'coolness' and money played out through the film? How do you think users of Facebook will react to knowing that, by sharing their lives publicly, they are allowing someone else to make billions from their personal information?
I think that money and coolness broke down peoples friendships and made Mark get greedy. I also think people would get mad that their personal lives are making someone else money but not making themselves money.
11. Facebook has around 500 million members worldwide. What impact has it had on our culture?
A lot of people spend all day on Facebook and it can cause a lot of drama between people. Also a lot of people talk about what happened on Facebook during their actual lives.
To compare two different girls at once and rate which one is hotter.
2. Do you believe that this website could lead to young women feeling insecure about their appearance? Based on our discussions in class, how do you think most of these women would react to their ratings.
Probably most of the women would feel anger or depression because other people can leave bad ratings and leave anonymous comments that can say bad things about them.
3. Do you think Mark was a cyberbully? Please elaborate?
I don't think he was because when he said all of those mean things about the people online he was drunk.
4. When does Mark decide to expand the site to other schools? What role did Erica have in this decision?
When enough people joined the site he thought of expanding and Erica helped by doing something.
5. “I was your only friend - you had one friend,” Eduardo tells Mark across the deposition table. What is Mark and Eduardo's friendship like? Why did it break down?
I think their relationship was based strictly on money, fame and power. But when Mark got too greedy and didn't give Eduardo enough credit. Eduardo got really mad at all the greediness Mark had so they stopped being friends.
6. How did Mark get the idea to include relationship status on Facebook profiles? What explanation does he give to Eduardo for including this on Facebook?
He got the idea from when a guy asked him if this girl was single and then that gave Mark an idea to add relationship status to let people know if you're single or not.
7. “As if every thought that tumbles through your head was so clever it would be a crime for it not to be shared,” Mark's ex Erica snaps at Mark. Why are people drawn to the idea of broadcasting their personal lives on the internet?
I think they like to broadcast it because they don't have to be face to face to the person(s) and they can get sympathy from everyone.
8. “The internet's not written in pencil, Mark. It's written in ink,' states Erica, seething at the comments he blogged about her. Why is the typed word so powerful? Why is it tempting to misuse this power online? What positive things can social-networking sites achieve when used to their full potential?
I think it was powerful because you can erase pencil writing but you can't erase ink, it's always there. Also social-networking sites can bring a lot of people together and you can make keep connected with other friends.
9. In what ways does Facebook encourage us to define ourselves? How does this affect our identity and self-image?
It affects your identity because a lot of people try to take better pictures of themselves and edit the photo's so you like a supermodel and a lot of people like to lie on Facebook so it creates a certain image of yourself.
10. How are the themes of 'coolness' and money played out through the film? How do you think users of Facebook will react to knowing that, by sharing their lives publicly, they are allowing someone else to make billions from their personal information?
I think that money and coolness broke down peoples friendships and made Mark get greedy. I also think people would get mad that their personal lives are making someone else money but not making themselves money.
11. Facebook has around 500 million members worldwide. What impact has it had on our culture?
A lot of people spend all day on Facebook and it can cause a lot of drama between people. Also a lot of people talk about what happened on Facebook during their actual lives.
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