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The social networking platform, Facebook, turned 10 on 4th February, 2014. In this decade old journey, Facebook created disruptions in the field of information sharing. Started from a humble dorm-room of prestigious Harvard University, Facebook now has a massively huge office space in Menlo Park, California. Cheers to the spirit of the Facebook team, whose members made sure people can stay connected with their friends and celebrate every moment of their lives online.
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#FacebookTurns10-------A look back into how the social media giant evolved over the
years------
2004 -------The Harvard Project------
Launched on 4th February 2004 as thefacebook.com. At that time only
students of Harvard university could access it.
Popularity increased, and soon the whole student community of Boston
was hooked on to the website. 1 Million Users
2005 -------facebook.com-------
August 2005
Thefacebook.com becomes facebook.com
September 2005
Facebook.com reaches high school students
October 2005Photo sharing application launched
5.5 million users
2006 -------Facebook goes mobile-------
April 2006
Facebook debuts on mobile phones
August 2006
Facebook launches notes application, partners with Microsoft for Facebook Ads
September 2006Facebook News Feed Launched
12 million users
2007 -------Microsoft invests big in Facebook-------
May 2007
Facebook Platform launched, giving access to outside programmers
October 2007
Facebook sells 1.6% stake to Microsoft for $240 million
November 2007
Facebook Ads launched, users complained about Beacon program
50 million users
2008 -------Privacy feature introduced-------
March 2008
Facebook introduced Privacy control feature to the friend list
Sheryl Sandberg, a high profile executive from Google joins Facebook
April 2008
Facebook Chat feature launched
100 million users
2009 -------Facebook “Like” button introduced-------
February 2009
Facebook introduced Like feature, which became a revolution instantly.
June 2009
Facebook Usernames Launched
October 2009
Facebook changes its privacy policy
350 million users
2010 -------Location feature launched------
August 2010
Facebook launched location feature, enabling people to share where they are with their friends
October 2010
Facebook’s branding reaches all time high, when “The Social Network” a movie based on Mark Zuckerberg, which won 3
academy awards.
600 million users
2011 -------Facebook Introduces Timeline------
June 2011
The Winklevoss twins end their legal battle over the idea behind Facebook, after they settled for $65 million in 2008
September 2011
The legendary “Timeline” introduced – One big move by Facebook
November 2011
Facebook allows independent auditors to review its privacy practices
850 million users
2012 -------Facebook files for IPO-------
February 2012
Facebook filed for Initial Public Offering;
Allows advertisers to mix ads with status updates and photos
September 2012
Facebook buys Instagram
1 billion active users
2013 -------Graph Search rolled out -------
January 2013
Facebook rolled out Graph Search and gave a whole new meaning to social search
August 2013
Facebook announces internet.org along with other tech giants
1.1 billion users
2014 -------Trending Topics Feature-------
January 2014
Facebook launched trending topics feature
February 2014
Facebook Paper App launched
1.23 billion users and still counting…
What has Facebook
achieved till now!!
350 millionphotos
uploaded everyday
6 billion likes per day
$2.14 Average
revenue earned per user
7.75 hoursduration spent by the average
user
1.23 billion active
monthly users
1 out of 6 people
worldwide use Facebook
US, Brazil , India are top 3
countries in Facebook
usage
6 out of 10 users visit
Facebook every day
Half of Facebook users have more than
200 friends
Current annual revenue of $2.5 billion
Here’s wishing Facebook many more joyful moments in the
future…
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