Summary: the year is ending and Eduardo is offered an internship in New York and Mark decides to stay in California for the summer with Dustin and Chris. Eduardo wasn't comfortable with them being seperated, because of course there would be a lot of people like Sean Parker wanted to get a piece of their creation; it just didn't seem like a good idea. Mark had already made up his mind, he was going to California for the summer.
With Facebook thousands of members each day, Mark, Dustin, and Chris needed more help with the programming so they decided to look for interns. A bunch of computer geeks gathered in the basement classroom to compete in a timed race to do some sort of coding, so Mark could get a good idea of their programming skills.
Meanwhile. Tyler, Divya, and Cameron were getting ready to launch their website, which the named changed to ConnectU. After two years of working on the site, no thanks to Mark Zuckerburg, it was finally ready to launch. They were still upset about all the hype Mark was getting for a web site that he practically "stole" the layout of from their own web site, but they were trying to enjoy this moment.
It turns out that the boys had moved in right next door to Sean's girlfriend's parent's house, in which he was staying at. He expressed to them that after a couple days, he was no longer going to be able to live there anymore and after that he would be homeless. It was like fate had made everything fall into place. Sean ended up staying with the boys and he would be able to help them with facebook and get it advertised out in California, maybe it'd get popular there too. since eduardo wasnt with them in California, he was pretty much out of the picture for the time being, and since he was the once paying for everything and attending meetings in NYC about facebook, that could be a problem.
Quote: "Eduardo might try to hang on- but he was already showing that he didn't have what it took. Poor kid, Sean thought to himself. What happens when the guy standing next to you catches a lightening bolt? Does it carry you up to the stratosphere along with him? Or do you simply get charred while trying to hold on?" (Mezrich 172).
Reaction: I absolutely LOVE this quote. Not only is this just a book about this history of facebook, it also uses a lot of literary devices. I love the idea of a guy (Mark) getting hit by a lightening bulb- a once in a lifetime chance and very very unlikely (Facebook becoming an overnight sensation), and someone else (Eduardo) trying to hold on and make it to the top with him, or get "charred" on the way up, meaning getting left behind while Mark rises to success. I think that this quote might be foreshadowing what is actually going to happen and it also creates suspense. it makes you wonder how this all is going to work out, and if Sean might be taking Eduardo's place, and what Seans true intentions are! This is definitely leading up the the climax :)
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