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Facebook Obsession -- This is the real story behind the rise of the largest social-media site in the world, told through the company's founders, friends and foes.

"The Facebook Obsession" is the real story behind the rise of the largest social-media site in the world, told through the company's founders, friends and foes. Correspondent Lester Holt delivers a comprehensive look at how this Internet phenomenon, with half a billion users, is affecting society in ways most people are unaware of. 

From a girl who is reunited with her birth mother with the help of Facebook, to a woman who lost her job because of her online postings, "The Facebook Obsession" examines how the site is fundamentally altering American life for better or worse; even the White House and many police departments have their own Facebook pages. Holt explores the intense privacy debate that Facebook has provoked, and explains the business model that has turned a dorm-room venture into a multi-billion dollar enterprise.


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Program Highlights
Founding Facebook
The site that now boasts over 500 million users started with three kids in a Harvard dorm room. This is the story of Facebook’s controversial beginning.

Photo Credit: Getty Images


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A Family Reunited
Kari Tridle's quest to meet her biological mother had been fraught with dead ends—until it was brought to life through Facebook.
Privacy in the Age of Facebook
People share much of their lives on Facebook, but is that information safe? CNBC looks at the effects the company’s changing privacy policies are having on its users.


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Lester Holt -- Co-Anchor, Weekend "TODAY". Anchor, "NBC Nightly News", Weekend Edition
Lester Holt
Co-Anchor, Weekend "TODAY"
Anchor, "NBC Nightly News" Weekend Edition

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