In a recent “Fireside Hangout”, President Obama said, “Look at Mark Zuckerberg. I was sitting next to him at dinner a couple of years ago, and he said he taught himself programming primarily because he was interested in games.

“If we set programs in high schools that engage kids because they get it, they won’t be just sitting there slouching in back of rooms while someone is lecturing.

“Given how pervasive computers and the internet is now, how integral it is in our economy, and how fascinated kids are with it, I want to make sure they actually know how to produce stuff and not simply consume stuff.”

The President had previously called for research and studies on whether violent video games influence real life crimes when addressing the spate of shootings that occurred in the country.

Source: GamerCenterOnline

Mark Zuckerberg must be a pleased man after all the website he created has more than 1 billion users. That’s not a small amount obviously because 1 billion out of a total of 6 billion is gigantic.

Facebook also passed Google in traffic and is now the no. 1 website in the world. It’s a monumental achievement by a website to retain all those users.

Here’s what he had to say: “This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you,” he wrote on his profile page.

“Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life. I am committed to working every day to make Facebook better for you, and hopefully together one day we will be able to connect the rest of the world too.”

You can check out the cool video below that they released.