MTV's 'Diary Of Facebook' To Go Behind The Scenes At Facebook

MTV will be airing a "behind-the-scenes" look at the "faces of Facebook" in a show called "Diary of Facebook" airing March 30th.

The 30-minute special will include interviews with a Facebook engineer, a consumer marketing staffer, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while also documenting one of Facebook's 24-hour "hackathons."

"Facebook...You think you know, but you have no idea – until Wednesday, March 30th at 11pm ET/PT on MTV," MTV wrote in a pitch for the show: "From employees’ experiences working on site protection and being challenged to innovate via unorthodox methods to gaining the 'Facebook 30,' the audience will walk away with an intimate look at the personalities and day-to-day dealings of one of the world’s most talked about companies and social platforms."

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[Stacey Cretekos]

09:36 AM on 03/31/2011

Who among us has not known, probably well, someone with ALS? This disease has left my three children with out a father. Do not tell me it is extremely rare. Find treatments now!

[Marcie Margotti]

05:44 AM on 03/31/2011

IN September 2005 we got the nightmare news- my dad had ALS. I remember sitting in the tiny exam room- the doctor telling us that it was indeed ALS. I looked at my dad, who just nodded as if he had already accepted this. I wanted to run out of that room so bad & scream but my legs would not move. only one year and 2 months later, at 2:00a.m. on November 16, 2006, he left us. Even worse, Nov. 15th was my son's 16th birthday- they were EXTREMELY CLOSE. Dad never missed his football games, even "worked the chains" on the sideline for years. it was as if dad had held on to not leave on Chris' birthday. worse, the kid was taking his drivers test that morning. So we went home- pretended like we were just getting him up to go to his test= and we would tell him later. Dad would've wanted that. I'll never forget him walking toward us smiling but the second he saw my face, he knew. He just broke down right there in his high school hallway. Its been over four years since we lost him, but not a day goes by that we dont miss him. I only wish that I had been on Facebook while I was going through all of this- But now I love my ALS Facebook Army/Family- I hope people will actually take the time to read our stories. There are far too many.

[Sandra Michelle Farr]

05:32 AM on 03/31/2011

Want to help @Facebook and @MTV ENDALS? Join the lab that WE built to do just that. Visit www.als.net/getinvolved

[ENV]

03:28 AM on 03/31/2011

There is no respite from the daily inexorable horror that is ALS.

Facebook does give us the opportunity to interact with the world on a nearly equal footing as the healthy. Moreover, people with ALS (PALS) have congregated on Facebook and formed a global family and a force for advocacy. Already this global family have mobilized to save two of their own.

But we continue to die every day. Please support ALS-TDI (http://www.als.net) for research and ALSGA (http://alsguardianangels.com) for patient services.

[Chuck Hummer]

05:12 PM on 03/31/2011

What ENV and several more of the persons with ALS fail to mention is they no longer have the use of arms and hands. We all end up like them using our eyes to communicate; that is if respiratory failure doesn't kill us first. For me I'm not sure what I wish for.

[Juanita Wise Chambers]

12:16 AM on 03/31/2011

My Husband has had ALS for 8+ years he was 45 when he got the Dx. of Als hes 53 this April, Since 2005 he has been on a ventilator and completely paralyzed, He has lost every movement & everything due to this Beast of a Disease called ALS My latest problem is he can't blink his eyes at all. So I have to blink them for him. And we need a cure before its too late for my husband of 35 years & best friend who has fought this beast Als like a "True Warrior" Please help us Raise Awareness & much needed Funding for ALS TDI & ALS GUARDIAN ANGELS..... Thank you

[SingingSexCoach]

11:43 PM on 03/30/2011

My boyfriend has ALS and has been fighting this disease for 21 years. I truly hope that we can one day find a cure but feel strongly that the medical community needs to offer PALS and their families something other than death NOW....Jason is still very full of life, love, and beauty which he continues to share with the world. Even though it is not easy and he is limited, he manages to make the most of every day, continues to create beautiful music, and shares his hopes, dreams, and struggles with the world. He has an unyielding sense of purpose which enables him to stay positive even through the toughest of times. I am grateful for what he adds to my life and those around me and hope that others don't give up simply because they have been given this diagnosis. I would like to remind them and those who care for them that we all have something to offer the world up until we take our last breath. I would like to see the medical world take this view and remind patients that they are more than their diagnosis. I commend those who have taken this approach and encourage others to keep fighting. This world is definitely a better place because of Jason's presence in it and I am honored to be the one with his hand in mine.

"We are all on life support." Jason Becker

[Maria Medeiros]

11:32 PM on 03/30/2011

My whole world was turned upside down in August 2006 when my husband, aged 38, was diagnosed with ALS. Three truly horrible letters. While he fought a brave battle he would succumb to the disease August 2010 at the age of 42. At the prime of our lives with two beautiful daughters our lives would forever be changed. Thanks to Facebook he was able to connect with family and friends and spend endless hours catering to his very precious farm on Farmville. I through Facebook as well was grateful to be able to reach out to others who were living the same reality or had gone through the ALS journey. Their support was crucial. Thanks to Facebook and to MTV for providing us with the opportunity to raise awareness to this devastating disease. My hope is that a cure be found so no other family will have to endure the pain and suffering my family and so many other families have endured. Help us stop ALS. Visit www.als.net

[mbnight]

11:13 PM on 03/30/2011

I have lost 8 family members to fALS (familial ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease). I have tested positive for the gene myself and each one of my kids have a 50% chance of getting ALS and dying from this horrific disease. NOT ONE DRUG, CURE or anything for the patients except DYING. That is NOT an option for me!! I refuse to go down that easily. Please support als research at www.als.net Please lets use our valuable resources, such as networking, to help cure a non curable disease....it can be cured, it's just underfunded. Big difference! Thanks Facebook for your networking site, I have deep connections in the ALS world due to networking. Thank you for telling our story.

[Kyle Ratliff]

10:39 PM on 03/30/2011

My aunt was diagnosed with ALS in 2008 and lost her battle in 2010. She was a former model and entrepreneur, had a smile that could light up a room, was incredibly giving...and ALS killed her. The one good thing, it snuffed her life out relatively quickly, less than 2 years, compared to other patients who have lived with the torment for much longer, even double digit years. This is a life sentence, fatal, no proactive action can be taken to avoid it, and everyone is a potential target. ALS steals our grandparents, our parents, brothers, sisters, our friends, our children, and there is nothing we can do today to stop it. We need help, we need funding, we need people to learn about this horrible disease. We need for the public to be outraged that such a disease, after all these years, is still marching on, claiming a victim every 90 minutes. There are literally thousands of ALS patients suffering every second, knowing that there is no viable treatment and no cure. You or someone close to you could be next. Be a part of the solution. Please help. www.als.net

[Paula Tracy Mika]

10:24 PM on 03/30/2011

My father was diagnosed with ALS in March 2003. These were three letters I hadn't heard to identify an illness before. My sisters and I scoured the internet to learn all we could ~ wanting to educate and give ourselves the tools needed to support and assist our parents with the challenges to follow. My father ~ the eternal optimist ~ ensured that we all accepted his diagnosis with the 'glass half full' attitude he lived throughout his life. My father, whose ALS was of the sporadic variety, endured the loss of muscle strength and control, ultimately making him a prisoner in his own body...all the while his mind remained in tact. My father never gave up hope for effective treatment or a cure, always living by his motto "Life is Good". The problem is that there is not enough awareness...ANYONE can get ALS....at ANY AGE. We lost my father to this evil KILLER on March 6, 2010. Our family then lost another patriarch ~ an uncle. And another ~ a cousin. These are tragic, senseless deaths. Facebook has been an amazing networking site for ALS patients and people who love and care for them. We need to END ALS now. Visit www.als.net/getinvolved ~ it is the only lab SOLELY devoted to finding treatments and a cure for ALS. Thank you!!

[Cindy Fahsel Heseltine]

09:19 PM on 03/30/2011

ALS, how those three letters have changed my life. I lost my father to ALS before I was 26 months old. I have not a single memory of my father. He was 28 when he died leaving a 25 year old wife, a 5 year old, a new, struggling business, and me. My family was unlucky enough to have ALS strike again, this time my Mom's youngest sister. Marsha passed away in 2009 at the age of 54. In the thirty years between those two cases, no significant change in the care of the disease except on the technology side of dealing with it... how frustrating! Please help. Visit www.als.net

[jessbertrand]

08:20 PM on 03/30/2011

Great clips! I am sure the episode will be great!

Thanks to Facebook many of us in the rare disease community (ALS) have been able to work together on fresh business initiatives for near term treatment development. This is a welcome departure from the historical experience of juggernaut non-profit organizations amassing administrative empires but doing very little of the aggressive work required to bring potentially effective drugs to trial.

However, two newer 501c3's that are focused on real treatment prospects for current patients are Partnership for Compassionate Use Therapies ( www.PCUT.org ) and ALS-TDI
( www.ALS.net ) .

Real Awareness is needed. ALS sufferers need treatment desperately soon. All of us can help buy visiting these two organizations and volunteering! FB, you can help these organizations in some very special ways too!

Jess Rabourn
Managing Director
PCUT

[TimeHathCome]

09:42 PM on 03/30/2011

Well said, i also want to say that it is a MUST that funds be made instantly available for ALS patients and their loved ones, and i mean instantly if there is a need, THE ONLY PERSON IN AMERICA that does this is Stu from ALSGA.

[Sandi Sprouse Waugerman]

08:10 PM on 03/30/2011

I've been living with ALS for 18 years and on a ventilator for 16 years. I was given a feeding tube in 2007.. While I feel bless to be alive this isn't how I wanted to spend my life. Never take for granted the things I wish I could do ie; walking, lol, combing hair, brushing teeth, talking, and telling your love ones that you love them. Please help us raise awareness for this disease called ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. Thank you, www.als.net

[TimeHathCome]

09:38 PM on 03/30/2011

Sandi to me you are a hero as are all others with ALS the most amazing people I have ever come to know of ,including my husband.

[Sarah Thimmes]

08:08 PM on 03/30/2011

I was reluctant to join Facebook, because I wasn't sure I wanted to share my private life online with people I hardly know. However, since my husband has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, I find that it helps me to connect with people who are experiencing the same things that we are. This is a horribly limiting disease that has kept us away from social activities that most people take for granted...eating out, visiting others, traveling. This is a way I can find out what friends are doing or see pictures of their kids and show them pictures of my family. I enjoy connecting with other caregivers and getting advice on how to handle the changes that are always coming with ALS. It would be wonderful if a cure for my husband could be found in the next few years...while our children are still young and my husband could pick them up and hug them and tell them how much he loves them. I have made friends on Facebook with a couple special caregivers, including a young mother like myself, who have really been supportive when we went through my husband's hospital stay a few months ago. Others don't always understand what it's like to live with this disease day in and day out, and it's nice not to feel so alone. Find out more about ALS at www.als.net

[TimeHathCome]

07:35 PM on 03/30/2011

"America's best kept secret" for over 100 years "NO CURE" ALS aka as Lou gehrig's disease, my husband was DX Jan 2011 what does this mean? , it means eventually being encased in paralyzed body only able to blink/eye gaze unable to speak, unable to breath on his own, however unlike other paralyzed or coma patients he will be aware of everything around him and will feel pain, this death will be very slow and will take years in the above state, and I am just touching the surface of what ALS disease does to people's lives.

Because ALS is America's best kept secret I feel Facebook should blow the whistle on the monster of all diseases and let the world know, FB should take the challenge where many have failed to go, I challenge FB to step up it up a knotch and do what no other large social media network has done before, are you up for the challenge FB?

[woodyrich152]

01:01 PM on 03/31/2011

"America's Best Kept Secret" = NO CURE for ALS, NO Therapeutics for ALS, NOTHING for anyone diagnosed with ALS other than a death sentence! ALS is no longer the disease that killed Lou Gehrig 70+ years ago. ALS is a rampant, ravaging, devastating journey to death. Imagine all the children being robbed of their childhood and a parent because of this disease. Young persons in their teens, 20s, 30s, 40s are now diagnosed with this disease. Healthy, athletic, contributing members to our society are being given a death sentence every 90 minutes!!! Some are so young they have yet to be able to fulfill their dreams to be "something" for our world. ALS is not about there is no cure -- ALS is about an "underfunded disease" . Many national organizations create Walks and various Fundraising events to raise dollars in the name of ALS Research. Go look in www.guidestar.org or www.charitynavigator.com and see exactly how much money those same organizations are throwing into salaries, employee benefits, travel, fundraising events, and what small % actually goes to ALS Research. Then consider that most persons who are actually doing the fundraising are the same family and friends personally impacted by the disease which is devasting each one emotionally, financially, and socially.

Raise the roof and start screaming ..... make every $$$ you give to any cause worthy of that cause.

ALS has to stop before it becomes our next AIDS, cancer, or other epidemic disease!!!

[TimeHathCome]

06:37 PM on 03/31/2011

OMG I COULD NOT HAVE SAID THIS BETTER MYSELF!!!! is there any way to contact you I tried to befriend you but could not as your profile is private, I so want to connect with people who think the same way I do and have similar passions, please add me to your friends list (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))

[laura weidenhamer]

04:35 PM on 03/31/2011

I never imagined that I would be diagnosed with an incurable disease as ALS and I never heard of it until I looked up my symptoms for 7 months.

I have met at least 400 people who are involved with my disease on Facebook. The ALS Community on Facebook consists of patients, family members, caregivers, doctors, advocates, scientists, ALS Chapters and organizations, and friends. It is a horrible disease especially because you know you will die without equipment like a ventilator and tracheotomy or a feeding tube. I have an amazing 10 year old son who wants me to live! Facebook has thousands of people in the ALS Community.

[TimeHathCome]

06:38 PM on 03/31/2011

(((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))) laura I am glad you have friends on FB I know this kind of support helps a lot.