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The Creation.
While studying at Harvard University as a sophmore Mark Zuckerberg and his friend who is also the co-founder for the site, Dustin Moscovitz, begin writing basic software to create Facebook. -
Official Launching.
The Facebook social networking site offically launches. -
Branching.
Facebook becomes avalible to other colleges...
Initially Facebook was intended to serve as a networking tool to Harvard University students, but it expanded to other campuses. These colleges included Stanford, Yale and Dartmouth -
Relocation.
Facebook moves its headquarters to Palo Alto, California where Peter Thiel, the reknown American entrepreneur and hedge fund manager, invests 500,000 in the site. -
Whats on Your Mind?
Facebook introduces "The Wall", this allows people to share their personal thoughts and status updates. This section was originally known for its tag "User is..", but was changed to "What's on your mind?" -
Lawsuit.
Every brilliant idea comes with backlash of peple claiming the idea as their own.
Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss file a lawsuit against Zuckerberg and the site's other founders for allegedly stealing the network idea from them. -
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High School Students.
Facebook includes high school students in being able to access the site along with adding two new features; the News Feed and Mini-Feed. -
Restrictions Lifted.
Anyone over the age 13 can join the site. -
Facebook Platform.
Facebook introduces Platform, a system at the time that was comprised of 65 developers and over 85 applications. This let outside programmers launch tools for sharing photos, taking quizzes and playing games. -
Record and Play.
Facebook introduces the video upload feature. -
App Release.
Facebook released its first app for iPhone. -
"Like Us"
Facebook introduces the "Like" slogan and button, creating a trend that allowed people to flatter other people's posts -
Surpassing the Competetion.
Facebook is recognized as he leading online social network in the U.S. and exceeds Myspace in popularity. -
The Location Feature.
People can share their location with their friends through a post. -
The Movie.
"The Social Network," the movie crediting Zuckerberg, his site and his legal battles over Facebook's founding is released in theaters nationally.
It wins 3 of the 8 Academy Award nominations. -
Time Person of The Year.
TIME magizine featured Mark Zuckerberg as the 2010 "TIME Person of the Year" commending him on being the founder and CEO of the multi-billion dollar company. -
Lawsuit Officialy Settled.
Although the Winklevoss twins settled with Facebook for $65 million in 2008, they had still sought more money for their lawsuit behind the idea of Facebook.
It wasn't until here where they officially end their lawsuit. -
The Timeline.
Facebook introduces the "Timeline", a new version of the profile page. It shows the person's entire life rather than recent posts as it previously had done. -
Instagram?
Facebook sets in stone its plans to buy out Instagram for 1 billion dollars in a combination of cash and stocks. -
Plan Reigns a Success.
Facebook is successful with its plans to buy Instagram. -
Site Users.
Facebook announces it has merely 1 billion users who were actively using it. -
Hashtag.
Facebook catches on to the hashtag trend. -
Trending.
"Trending Topics" is added to the site to allow users to see the most popular news links. -
Over a Decade.
Facebook celebrates the 11 year anniversary of the site.
