facemash algorithm

Question

Anyone know the facemash algorithm that Mark Zuckerberg implemented in his facemash site? http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/19/facemash-creator-survives-ad-board-the/

Preferably in PHP & MySQL.

Thanks!

Matt

Answer 1

No not here not anywhere on the web. The Facemash source code has never been released to the public. The only one, who might still have a copy is Mark Zuckerberg himself.

Answer 2

I don't know what algorithm was actually used for the real-world site, but what they write on the window in the movie is based on the Elo rating system, which originated in the chess world and is now also used in many other games.