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the beginning
In February 2004, Harvard student Mr Zuckerberg, launched "The facebook". -
The first private investment !
Facebook recieves its first private investment from Peter Thiel the founder PayPal. Peter Thiel payed $500,000 in exchange for 10.2% of the company -
launch of facebook.com
'The facebook' becomes facebook.com after the network purchases the address for $200,000. Phillips, S 2007, 'A brief history of Facebook', The Guardian, 25 july. -
facebook goes international
in october 2005 facebook.com becomes available to other english speaking countries such as england. -
Google and Yahoo show a form of interet in the company
Google and Yahoo show a form of interest, with figures going up to 2 billion dollars. Phillips S. 2007 ' A brief history of Facebook' The guardian 25, july -
exchanging gifts on facebook is now possible.
throughout 2007, facebook launched many applications, gifts and other forms of entertainment. Phillips S. 2007 ' A brief history of facebook' The guardian, 25 July -
Facebook becomes the 2nd most popular site in the world !
facebook continues to grow until it becomes the world's second most visited web property. -
facebook buys instagram
facebook buys the popular picture sharing app, Instagram for 1 billion dollars. Weber T. 2012 ' Facebook buys Instagram photo sharing network for $1bn' BBC news technology, April 10
