Author Ben Mezrich, in his works, chronicles various phenomena that shape pop culture, and in some cases American society. His 2009 book, The Accidental Billionaires, is quite possibly the quintessance of his work: Mezrich aptly depicts a cultural event that has revolutionized the ways in which we interact with our friends, acquaintances, and yes, our family. Eventually, this book was adapted into a movie that shed light on the production of Facebook, and the friends and enemies that resulted from it. If I had the opportunity to share dialogue with Mezrich, there are five key questions that I feel would address the substantiality of his work, and the nature of the topic he writes on. They are as follows:
1. The ways that Facebook has changed online interaction are indeed evident and axiomatic, but how has Facebook changed the ways we communicate offline; that is, how has Facebook changed, regressed, or facilitated the nature of communication in the offline sphere?
2. The reason Facebook is so popular is because it filled a need in a way that no one attempted to satisfy before. When do you see Facebook no longer filling the void it does, and what will emerge that will render it obsolete?
3. What type of mindset must one possess to approach Facebook? Is there a way that users should enter Facebook's forum that will optimize its purposes?
4. Who do you see as the biggest adversary to Facebook's continuation of development now, if there's anyone?
5. What facets of Facebook made it so successful? What about their nature made them popular with users? Are there any features of Facebook that hinder its development?
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