Facebook

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  • Mark Zuckberg

    Mark Elliot Zuckerberg born on May 14, 1984.
    Is an American programmer and entrepreneur, known to be the creator of Facebook.
    The social network was launched on February 4, 2004 from the modest room of Mark Zuckberg. The idea was simple but revolutionary: create a new way to share the experiences of everyday life.
    Zuckberg had to face a lawsuit for stealing ideas brought by three of his university colleagues. Finally, the founder of the social network paid 65 million dollars to end the demand.

  • Photos, comments, labels ...

    Initially, Facebook was used internally among students at Harvard University but eventually it was opened to anyone with an email account.
    What was the attractiveness of this social network? Upload photos, tag your friends in them, write what happens in your day to day ...

  • Creation

    Facebook is a free social networking website.
    The social network was launched on February 4, 2004.
    Facebook was created as an online version of the "facebook" of American universities. as objective to help the students to know each other. He took this idea to the Internet, first for American students and opened its doors to anyone who has an email account.

  • the Instagram purchase

    In 2010 a new social network was born: Instagram. This tool, designed for 'smartphones' allowed to share photos simultaneously in different networks: Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter ...
    The company of Zuckberg saw in Instagram the opportunity to expand its business through the integration of other social networks of the competition. Thus, in 2012, Facebook acquired the rights to the photographic 'app'. Since then they follow their path together.

  • Facebook in the world of cinema

    Facebook in the world of cinema.
    "You do not make 500 million friends without making a few enemies." With this phrase, the movie 'The social network' was promoted in 2010. The film told the story of the founder of Facebook and the legal problems he had to face. 'The social network' managed to win three Oscars: better adapted script, better soundtrack and better editing.

  • Output to the stock market

    Facebook went on the stock market on May 18, 2012. The company starred in the best premiere of an Internet company on Wall Street.
    The social network was valued at 80,000 million euros. However, his actions began to fall for the next three days. A beginning of ups and downs that is maintained today.

  • Facebook games

    In addition to photos, comments from friends and recent voice notes, Facebook has another powerful weapon: games. Several of the entertainment applications of the 'smartphones' have their origin in Facebook.

  • Challenges for the future

    The security of the social network is one of the points that the company should bear in mind. In fact, according to data from 'Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking' (2013) more than half of users who delete their Facebook account do so for privacy reasons. On the other hand, the social network must increase the loyalty of its active users.

  • The social network conquers different languages

    Spanish, French and German were the first to join the social network around 2007.
    The translations of the web page are carried out by the users themselves in an unpaid way.