Randi Zuckerberg
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Randi Jayne Zuckerberg is an American internet entrepreneur
. She is the former marketing director of Facebook
, and older sister of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
.
Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by the Hollywood Reporter in 2010, Zuckerberg organized and also was a correspondent for the ABC News
/ Facebook Democratic Party and Republican Party U.S. Presidential primaries debates in 2008 as well as the CNN/Facebook Inauguration Day Partnership in 2009 and Comcast’s Facebook Diaries. Zuckerberg also was a correspondent at both the Democratic and
Republican National Convention
s for Facebook in 2008. Remaining politically neutral, she told the Wall Street Journal that her Facebook journalist team was treated at the DNC "like rock stars." On the evening of November 2, 2010, Zuckerberg worked at a "town hall" assembled by ABC News as part of its television coverage of U.S. national midterm elections
. The full seven hours of this event were webcast
in their entirety on both ABC's website and Facebook.
She authored Spark Your Career in Advertising. Prior to Facebook, she was a panelist on Forbes on Fox
.
On August 10, 2010, Randi announced on Twitter that she will be doing a cameo in a scene in a major motion picture.
In 2011, she gave birth to a boy, Asher, with husband Brent Tworetzky.
In 2011 Zuckerberg demanded in an interview to abolish anonymity in the internet to protect children and young adults from cyber-bullying
, saying that people would hide behind their anonymity.
In August 2011 she resigned from Facebook and announced about starting new social media firm "RtoZ Media".
Internet entrepreneur
An Internet entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that applies innovation to create new businesses on the Internet.Internet entrepreneurs are part of the more general category of digital entrepreneurs...
. She is the former marketing director of Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, and older sister of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating the social networking site Facebook, of which he is chief executive and president...
.
Ranked among 50 "Digital Power Players" by the Hollywood Reporter in 2010, Zuckerberg organized and also was a correspondent for the ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
/ Facebook Democratic Party and Republican Party U.S. Presidential primaries debates in 2008 as well as the CNN/Facebook Inauguration Day Partnership in 2009 and Comcast’s Facebook Diaries. Zuckerberg also was a correspondent at both the Democratic and
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
s for Facebook in 2008. Remaining politically neutral, she told the Wall Street Journal that her Facebook journalist team was treated at the DNC "like rock stars." On the evening of November 2, 2010, Zuckerberg worked at a "town hall" assembled by ABC News as part of its television coverage of U.S. national midterm elections
United States elections, 2010
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial...
. The full seven hours of this event were webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
in their entirety on both ABC's website and Facebook.
She authored Spark Your Career in Advertising. Prior to Facebook, she was a panelist on Forbes on Fox
Forbes on Fox
Forbes on Fox is an American business analysis program, the third show of the Cost of Freedom business block, on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. ET on the Fox News Channel...
.
On August 10, 2010, Randi announced on Twitter that she will be doing a cameo in a scene in a major motion picture.
In 2011, she gave birth to a boy, Asher, with husband Brent Tworetzky.
In 2011 Zuckerberg demanded in an interview to abolish anonymity in the internet to protect children and young adults from cyber-bullying
Cyber-bullying
Cyber-bullying is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have arisen to combat it.-Definition:The term...
, saying that people would hide behind their anonymity.
In August 2011 she resigned from Facebook and announced about starting new social media firm "RtoZ Media".