Trivia: Thursday, June 30

Justin Timberlake’s real-life investment in MySpace got me thinking back to a scene in “The Social Network.”

Question: In “The Social Network” what name change does Sean Fanning suggest for Mark Zuckerberg’s website?

“Drop the “the”“

Guess by Emily on June 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm.
Removing “The” from The Facebook

Guess by Rich McPherson on June 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm.
From The Facebook to Facebook

Guess by Katie on June 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm.
Drop “the” from the name of the website…“The Facebook” to just “Facebook”.

Guess by Kayla Wilson on June 30, 2011 at 12:34 pm.
He suggested changing the name from the facebook to simply, facebook.

Guess by Margaret on June 30, 2011 at 12:34 pm.
Facebook. He suggested Zuckerberg take out “the”

Guess by Maria Loving on June 30, 2011 at 12:37 pm.
It was Facebook and his name was Sean Parker, Fanning was the other Napster Founder.

Guess by Steve on June 30, 2011 at 12:42 pm.
“Lose the ‘the’”

Guess by Liz Minot on June 30, 2011 at 1:06 pm.
Drop the “The” - just Facebook. It’s much cleaner.

Guess by Ray George on June 30, 2011 at 1:55 pm.
Facemash

Guess by Lisa Chamoff on June 30, 2011 at 2:06 pm.
“Drop the ‘the’.”

Guess by Arthur on June 30, 2011 at 3:38 pm.
Drop the “the” make it just Facebook.

Guess by Meribeth Britt on June 30, 2011 at 4:42 pm.
facebook instead of “the facebook”

Guess by Gretchen on July 1, 2011 at 10:24 am.

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