I really applaud Zuckerberg for positively embracing all the attention that's been shouldered on him, really. I think stuff like this SNL skit or him taking his core team at Facebook to watch "The Social Network" together at a movie theatre just shows tremendous inner strength and maturity on his part. It's great to see him be able to laugh it off and joke about it.<p>He's come a long way in his public speaking skills too, he was pretty natural and comedic during his talk at Startup School. I think he's only going to get better from this point on too.
I'm glad that was awkward. If he got 1600 on his SATs, started a 50bn company, and was a gifted comedic actor...I'd be pissed off. And a little sad for myself.
I liked how he totally loved his own joke about having invented poking ("I invented poking! :-D"), and after a second of silence from the audience, realized that he should be in character, and went back to trying to look serious.
Not to sound like a fanboy (thought that might be a lost cause), this reminds me of how good a showman Steve Jobs is - as seen in the 1999 Macworld Expo with Noah Wyle (in very similar circumstances - Wyle had played Jobs in 'Pirates of Silicon Valley').<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIClAanU7Os" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIClAanU7Os</a>
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So what happened to Zuckerberg receiving a bunch of PR lessons and not being so awkward? I get that this isn't his thing, but... ow.<p>I actually think Zuck should just hire Eisenberg to be him anytime he has to appear in public. And get Sorkin to write his speeches. He'd be far more entertaining that way, and he would get to stay at Facebook doing what he does best.
As much as I hate the idea of The Social Network, that was actually really f'ing funny. Good one Zuck!<p>If you haven't seen it, check out Jesse Eisenberg in Holy Rollers - IMHO his best movie.
the zuck is having trouble being a fanboy on here. i think thats where the real comedic value stems from for those of us in the valley who have met him, or at least heard him speak.