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Facebook is born
Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes create thefacebook.com, now known as just Facebook. The site was first created only for the students attending Harvard University -
Facebook extends
Facebook now allows students from other universities and colleges to use their website -
High school students can sign up for Facebook
High school students are now able to sign up for a Facebook account -
Facebook is now fully open to the public
Everyone over the age of 13 is now allowed access to Facebook -
Facebook becomes known as one of the most popular social websites in the world
Facebook is officialy declared as one of the most popular social websites in the world, replacing Myspace