The first character introduced is Eduardo Saverin. He is an awkward, nerdy, and very intelligent guy. He is on his junior year at Harvard but he wishes he could experience more. He makes it clear that belonging to a house, club, or group is important. Everyone is judged by their social status.
The first chapter takes place at a party. Eduardo feels very intimidated by the people and is about to leave when he runs into a popular senior. Eduardo is able to win over the senior and later he will be slowly initiated into the seniors group. After that party he finds a new house and ends up meeting Mark Zuckerberg. In high school mark turned down a million dollar opportunity from Microsoft. So, obviously he is pretty smart and good with computers. Beside the fact, Mark and Eduardo begin to hang out more often. Their relationship grows fast and they become good friends.
The book is interrupted by a chapter about three guys, Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss, and Divya. They are planning on making a social network to meet girls. But, the person that was suppose to do all the technical work left. So they are looking for a replacement.
Later, Mark gets jealous of Eduardo after being turned down by a girl. So, he decides to make a social network for Harvard. He stays up all night hacking Harvard's system and finally collects everyone's picture and information.
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