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In this assignment, you will review an example of barriers to effective communication. Read Facebook Falters, pages 2-3 in Hamilton, C. (2014). Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook while studying psychology at Harvard University. As a brilliant computer programmer, Mr. Zuckerberg had already developed a number of social-networking websites for fellow students, including Coursematch, which allowed users to view people taking their degree, and Facemash, where one could rate people's attractiveness. In February 2004, Zuckerberg launched "The facebook", as it was originally known; the name taken from the sheets of paper distributed to freshmen, profiling students and staff. Within 24 hours, 1,200 Harvard students had signed up, and after one month, over half of the undergraduate population had a profile. In 300-500 words explain what caused so many people to react so quickly to Facebook. Discuss at which point in the communication model the misunderstanding occurred and provide suggestions on how this misunderstanding could have been prevented.