Facebook was first created by Mark Zuckerberg in his dorm at Harvard University, and the site was officially launched in February 2004. Zuckerberg had originally planned to only allow students from Harvard to access the site, but later it expanded to the Boston area. Not even a day after the site was launched, 1,200 Harvard students were members of the network, and not long after, most of the undergraduate population had a profile on the site. By September 2006, anyone over the age of 13 with a valid email address could join Facebook.
Facebook first started out as a website where students from Harvard could compare two other students pictures and decide who was "hot" and who was "not". It was called facemash. In order to get the students pictures, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvards security network and copied the students ID pictures. A few days, the website was shut down and he was faced with several charges, including breach of security and violating copyrights and was expelled from Harvard. On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg decided to start over with a new site. He launched "The facebook", however, not even 6 days later he was accused of stealing the idea from other Harvard students. The Harvard students even went as far a filing a lawsuit against Zuckerberg, but it was declined.
In 2004, Zuckerberg came across an investor, Sean Parker, who had a big impact on the company. Zuckerberg changed the name to "Facebook" and bought the domain name "facebook.com" for $200,000. All of the trouble that Zuckerberg had to face sure payed off later when his company made him the world's youngest multi-billionaire, but hasn't kept all the money to himself. He has donated money to organizations all around the world, including over $100,000 to public schools in New Jersey to help build their community.
Facebook is the biggest and most popular social network among anybody around the world. It allows users to message other users, post pictures, share stories, comment and like other posts, and even play games and search up information. Today, Facebook has over 1.1 billion users from around the world, with over $5 billion in revenue! It doesn't surprise me at all that Facebook is number 1; every single person I know has a Facebook profile, even my grandparents! I especially use the site to communicate with friends and family that I don't see everyday. I have family members that live in the United States, and Facebook is a great way to keep in touch!
Do you know anybody who doesn't have a Facebook account? Does it surprise you that Facebook is the most popular social network? Comment below and let me know what you think!!
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Facebook.htm
http://www.statisticbrain.com/facebook-statistics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Facebook
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia
In 2004, Zuckerberg came across an investor, Sean Parker, who had a big impact on the company. Zuckerberg changed the name to "Facebook" and bought the domain name "facebook.com" for $200,000. All of the trouble that Zuckerberg had to face sure payed off later when his company made him the world's youngest multi-billionaire, but hasn't kept all the money to himself. He has donated money to organizations all around the world, including over $100,000 to public schools in New Jersey to help build their community.
Facebook is the biggest and most popular social network among anybody around the world. It allows users to message other users, post pictures, share stories, comment and like other posts, and even play games and search up information. Today, Facebook has over 1.1 billion users from around the world, with over $5 billion in revenue! It doesn't surprise me at all that Facebook is number 1; every single person I know has a Facebook profile, even my grandparents! I especially use the site to communicate with friends and family that I don't see everyday. I have family members that live in the United States, and Facebook is a great way to keep in touch!
Do you know anybody who doesn't have a Facebook account? Does it surprise you that Facebook is the most popular social network? Comment below and let me know what you think!!
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Facebook.htm
http://www.statisticbrain.com/facebook-statistics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Facebook
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia
It’s very interesting that Zuckerberg is a multi-billionaire at such a young age. It’s the first time I hear the story behind facebook and it’s fascinating! I remember I used to love facebook, and I was on it almost all day that I barely did my homework. Then I realized that I’ve become addicted and it wasted too much of my time, so I deactivated my account. Later on I made another account, but I kept it only for family. I don’t use it as much as I used to and it’s better for me. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI kind of already knew the story behind Facebook from watching the movie The Social Network, but I feel like they showcased Zuckerberg as an unpleasant character in the movie, which was surprising since the movie was based on his life and his invention. I believe Facebook is indeed the most popular social networking site, but it might soon be replaced because there aren’t many people that use the site anymore, that I know of. Now, we have all these other sites (ex: Twitter to post tweets, Instagram to post pictures/videos, and Vine to post videos) that have become a huge success and will soon take the place of Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your post about Zuckerberg's success, it really fascinated me! This post makes me want to watch The Social Network and learn more. I also just realized that the title Facebook, is connected with the original purpose he launched this website, to vote who is "hot" and who is "not", by hacking into the system and getting a picture of each student's face. I do agree that Facebook is the most popular website, but sometimes I wonder why! I don't have a Facebook account anymore, it has been deactivated for 2 years for several reasons. I honestly believe it could be a waste of time and distraction; however, it also has its benefits such as connecting with family and friends whom we do not see often. Really interesting post Meighan!
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