Facebook Timeline

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    Facemash realese

    Mark Zuckerberg releases Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook. It is described as a Harvard University version of Hot or Not.[1]
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    Co-founders writing facebook

    Mark Zuckerberg begins with his fellow co-founders writing Facebook
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    Harvard-only social network

    Zuckerberg launches Facebook as a Harvard-only social network
  • 4

    The first partnership

    Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin form Thefacebook.com LLC, a partnership
  • 4

    First investment for 500,000

    Facebook receives its first investment from Peter Thiel for US$500,000
  • 4

    Facebook incorporates into a new company

    Facebook incorporates into a new company,[7] and Sean Parker (early employee of Napster) becomes its president
  • 4

    launches ''wirehog''

    To compete with growing campus-only service i2hub, Zuckerberg launches Wirehog. It is a precursor to Facebook Platform applications
  • 4

    lawsuit on Zuckerberg

    ConnectU files a lawsuit against Zuckerberg and other Facebook founders.
  • 4

    One millionth registered user

    Facebook achieves its one millionth registered user.[10]
  • 5

    13 million invested into facebook

    Accel Partners invests $13 million into Facebook.[5]
  • 5

    No restriction with photo feature

    Facebook launches its photos feature with no restrictions on storage (but without the ability to tag friends)
  • 5

    A rumor on a larger media company

    News Corp acquires MySpace, spurring rumors about the possible sale of Facebook to a larger media company
  • 5

    Domain for $200,000

    Facebook acquires Facebook.com domain for $200,000.
  • 5

    First high school version

    Facebook launches a high school version of the website.
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    Expands to United kingdom Universities

    Facebook expands to UK universities.