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Myspace Launches
Official site launch of MySpace -
Facebook Launch
Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook from their Harvard dorm room -
Mysapce 1 Million Members
Myspace hits 1 million members -
Facebook Expands
Facebook expands from Harvard to Stanford, Columbia and Yale -
Facebook Moves
Facebook moves its base of operation to Palo Alto, CA -
Myspace 5 Million
Myspace hits 5 Million Members -
Facebook - 1 Million Users
Facebook reachers nearly 1 million users -
Facebook Grows
Facebook grows to support more than 800 college networks -
Facebook Name Change
The company officially changes its name to Facebook from thefacebook.com -
Facebook Expands
Facebook expands to add high school networks -
Facebook Goes International
Facebook begins to add international school networks -
Myspace Acquired by News Corporation
$580 million acquisition by News Corporation -
Facebook Reaches 5.5 Million
Facebook reaches more than 5.5 million active users -
Facebook Gets More Money
Facebook raises $27.5 million from Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and others -
Myspace Hemanshu Nigam
Hemanshu Nigam hired as CSO -
Myspace Privacy
MySpace announces it will block adults from contacting 14- and 15-year-olds without knowing their e-mail address or full name, make privacy settings available for all users, and block alcohol and tobacco ads for underage users -
Myspace 80 Million Members
Myspace hits 80 Million Members -
Facebook + Microsoft
Facebook and Microsoft form strategic relationship for banner ad syndication -
Myspace 100 Million Members
Myspace hits more than 100 million members -
Facebook Shares the Love
Facebook expands registration so anyone can join -
Myspace Sex Offenders
Wired reports that hundreds of registered sex offenders have created MySpace pages using their own names -
Facebook 12 Million
Facebook reaches more than 12 million active users -
Myspace's December Troubles
Worm using QuickTime exploit spreads through MySpace MySpace announces a plan for blocking convicted sex offenders from the siteWorm using QuickTime exploit spreads through MySpace -
Facebook goes Canadian (and British)
Facebook reaches over 2 million active Canadian users and 1 million active UK users -
Facebook 20 Million and Gets a Face-lift
Facebook reaches 20 million active users
Facebook updates site design and adds network portals -
Facebook 50 Million and Get Together with Microsoft
Facebook reaches over 50 million active users
Facebook and Microsoft expand advertising deal to cover international markets; Microsoft takes a $240 million equity stake in Facebook -
Facebook Translates
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Facebook Updates Privacy
Facebook updates privacy controls to include Friend List privacy -
Facebook Translates
Facebook launches in German -
Facebook Translates
Facebook releases Translation application to 21 additional languages -
Facebook 100 Million
Facebook reaches over 100 million active users -
Facebook 150 Million
Facebook reaches over 150 million active users -
Facebook 175 Million
Facebook reaches over 175 million active users -
Digital Sky Technologies Invests in Facebook
Digital Sky Technologies makes a $200 million investment for preferred stock at a $10 billion valuation -
Facebook 300 Million
Facebook reaches over 300 million active users -
Facebook 305 Million
Facebook reaches over 350 million active users -
Facebook 400 Million
Facebook reaches over 400 million active users -
Facebook 200 Million
Facebook reaches over 200 million active users -
Facebook 500 Million
Facebook reaches over 500 million active users