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Mark Zuckerberg
The well famous Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was born on May 14th, 1984. He had developed a interest for computers at an early time in his life, around the age of 12. So much so that his parents hired a private computer tutor, David Newman, to come to their house once a week to work with their son. https://www.biography.com/people/mark-zuckerberg-507402 -
The first facebook account
The first three facebook accounts were just used for testing, with the ID numbers 1-3 and were later deleted. Mark Zuckerberg had the fourth account with the Id number 4. The next couple accounts were held by cofounders, "Chris Hughes" and "Dustin Moskovitz." https://www.quora.com/Who-created-the-first-Facebook-account
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The beginning of Facebook
Facebook was created and it was originally called, "The facebook" in February of 2004. Mark had created "The facebook" while he was a sophomore at Harvard University. Within a days time, over one thousand Harvard students has signed up, and following that, Facebook then began to spread worldwide. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia -
The Wall
When you go on Facebook, you can post on something called a wall. In September of 2004, "The Wall" was created by facebook to allow people to connect more over the internet. Later on, a lawsuit was filed by co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss because they thought Facebook stole the idea of "The wall" from their company. http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/milestones-in-facebooks-history-20120517-1yuab.html -
100 million
In August, 2008, there were 100 million users on facebook. This means a lot to facebook because this means that people trust the app. They spend all of their time trying to make a good way to stay connected to others. https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook/our-first-100-million/28111272130/ -
Instagram
In 2012, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram for 1 billion dollars. Of that, 300 million in cash and the rest in Facebook stock. The Instagram logo was changed after this acquisition. http://www.businessinsider.com/its-been-1-year-since-facebook-bought-instagram-for-1-billion-heres-how-co-founder-kevin-systrom-spent-it-2013-5 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/11/instagram-is-changing-its-iconic-logo--heres-why/ -
Marriage
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan got married on May 19, 2012. Most guests were surprised because most didn't know it was a wedding, but in fact a graduation party for Chan. The couple tied the knot after being together for over 11 years. http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chans-12-year-relationship-in-photos-2015-7 -
One billion users
On October 4th, 2012, Facebook had finally reached one billion users, making it the most popular site in the world. In 2014, over 750 million users accessed the site on a daily basis. Of that 750 million, 556 million, 73%, were mobile users. https://memeburn.com/2014/02/10-of-the-most-important-dates-in-facebooks-10-year-history/ -
Facebook Live
Facebook updated their Facebook Live feature in 2015. This feature now allows you to stream live on your mobile device instead of just online. It was slow to start up but it eventually trumped the competition. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/05/facebook-live-social-media-live-streaming -
Emojis
Facebook recently added emojis by the like button on photo and videos. Some are Love, Haha, and Wow. Many users begged for a dislike button but the founders saw a negative connotation, so they decided to offer 6 playful emojis. One idea was the "Yay" emoji, but it didn't make the cut for the global release. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/whats-purple-flower-emoji-facebook-13036947 https://qz.com/620804/its-official-facebook-debuts-five-new-emoji-reactions-to-supplement-its-like-button/
