existential there: Existential there introduces a new person into the story.
There is a girl in your art history class. Her name is Stephanie Attis.The Social Network · 2010 — Chapter 8 of 23 · 3'12" · B2
Facebook Launches Relationship Status, Explained: bounce around
Mark adds two features that turn The Facebook into a social map: "Relationship Status" and "Interested In." He argues that this is what college life actually runs on, and launches the site that night by mailing the Phoenix list. "The site's live," someone reports, and the product is officially out.
What happens
Late at night, Mark keeps building The Facebook and adds "Relationship Status" and "Interested In," arguing that romance and social standing are what college really runs on. He borrows Eduardo's Phoenix mailing list to launch the site, and it goes live that night.
Listen for
log onbounce aroundhappen to knowwhat drives life at college
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Now
Phrase of the scene
bounce around
Spread around among people
Eduardo 担心只发给朋友会 it's just gonna bounce around Dworkin，在熟人圈里打转。
The memo bounced around the office all week.
Also in this scene
- log on
Sign in to a system
- happen to know
Know by chance
- what drives life at college
The real engine of campus life
Everything marked in this scene
25 notes across 50 lines
Know by chance
Do you happen to know if she has a boyfriend?And, if not, do you happen to know if she's looking to go out with anyone?People don't walk around with a sign on them that says...Shit, that looks good. That looks really good.Shit, that looks good. That looks really good.It's clean and simple.The real engine of campus life
This is what drives life at college. "Are you having sex or aren't you?"It's why people take certain classes and sit where they sit and do what they do.why-clause: The why-clause names the cause of everything listed before.
It's why people take certain classes and sit where they sit and do what they do.And at its center, you know, that's what The Facebook is gonna be about.Sign in to a system
People are gonna log on because after all the cake and watermelon,because-clause: The because-clause holds the real reason behind the noise.
People are gonna log on because after all the cake and watermelon,- Gonna get laid. ...meet a girl. Yes.elision
- Gonna get laid. ...meet a girl. Yes.- Gonna get laid. ...meet a girl. Yes.And that was it.You have no idea what that's gonna mean to my father.So when's it going live?liaison
So when's it going live?Yeah, I'm not sure if it's gonna be cool with them that I spam their e-mails.Spread around among people
If we send it to our friends, it's just gonna bounce around Dworkin.The site's live.elision
The site's live.You know, let's go get a drink and celebrate.Facebook Launches Relationship Status, explained
What's really going on
Two new fields, "Relationship Status" and "Interested In," turn a dorm-room tool into a theory of people. The idea is that college runs on wanting to be wanted, and the product's appeal is that it says this out loud. The line, "This is what drives life at college," is not really bragging; it is the thesis, and the site is built to prove it. The launch also shows what the founders are willing to do to win: borrowing a partner's contacts and mailing the Phoenix list, over his worry about how it will look. The launch is small — "The site's live" — but the idea behind it is huge, and it will cost everyone in the room something sooner or later.
Theme
AmbitionMark turns a dorm project into a launch, using a friend's contacts and his own idea to force his way forward.
IdentityThe new features show the film's thesis: the site is built on how people want to be seen and desired.
Listen for
- Gonna get laid — elision
- So when's it going live — liaison
- The site's live — elision
This is what drives life at college. "Are you having sex or aren't you?"Mark's blunt theory of campus life, and the business insight behind the new features: everyone is measuring status and desire.
People don't walk around with a sign on them that says...A line about missing information. The site exists to supply what people cannot see about one another at a glance.
It's why people take certain classes and sit where they sit and do what they do.The general claim behind the product: small choices are really social strategy, and the site can map them.
You have no idea what that's gonna mean to my father.A rare moment of pride and family pressure, spoken by a partner who cares about the title on the masthead.
Questions about this scene
What two features does Mark add to The Facebook?
"Relationship Status" and "Interested In." Both are about romance and social standing, which Mark argues is what college life is really organized around.
Why does Mark want the Phoenix mailing list?
Because those students know people, and Mark wants the new site to spread beyond his own friends. He asks to use Eduardo's account to send the launch to them.
Why is Eduardo uneasy about the launch?
He worries that mailing the Phoenix members will reflect badly on him, since the contacts are his. He goes along with it, but the discomfort is already there.
What does "happen to know" mean here?
It is a polite way to ask whether someone knows something. Asking a classmate "Do you happen to know if she has a boyfriend?" is softer than a direct question.
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Chapter 1speak in codeErica Dumps Mark at the Bar
Chapter 2take my mind offMark Builds Facemash
Chapter 3an awful lot ofMark Crashes Harvard's Network
Chapter 4make an example out ofZuckerberg Faces the Ad Board
Chapter 5a no-brainerWinklevoss Twins Pitch Their Site
Chapter 6in a stampedeMark Pitches the Facebook Idea
Chapter 7off the recordEduardo's Deposition Turns on Emails
Watching · Chapter 8bounce aroundFacebook Launches Relationship Status
Chapter 9give someone the fingerThe Winklevosses Debate Suing Mark
Chapter 10Facebook meEduardo Recalls Facebook's Launch
Chapter 11monetizeMark and Eduardo Argue About Money
Chapter 12the minimum amountMark Answers with Minimum Attention
Chapter 13written in inkErica Confronts Mark Over the Internet
Chapter 14the shoe's on the other footSean Parker Wakes Up at Stanford
Chapter 15make that callThe Winklevosses Meet President Summers
Chapter 16a dog in this fightSean Parker Wins Over Mark
Chapter 17stir the potEduardo's Chicken Deposition Story
Chapter 18once-in-a-generationSean Parker Meets Mark in Palo Alto
Chapter 19at our disposalThe Winklevosses Decide to Sue Mark
Chapter 20get left behindEduardo Confronts Mark Over Sean
Chapter 21let bygones be bygonesEduardo Freezes the Company Account
Chapter 22in all honestyEduardo Signs Away His Shares
Chapter 23lawyer upMark Dismantles Eduardo at FacebookChapter 8 of 23 · about 48 min to go