History of Computers - Facebook
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Introduction
Facebook is an extremely popular social networking website that is populated by more than 750,000,000[1] people around the globe.
Overview
Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm room during early months of 2004. The website began only as a Harvard social site but within months of its creation branched out to four more colleges, and by the end of 2004, Facebook had accumulated one million users[2]. By the end of 2006 Facebook became open to anyone with a valid email address who was over the age of 13[3]. By doing this, Facebook became open to almost the entire world and new members poured in every day. As it stands right now, Facebook is the most populated site on the internet, with over 750,000,000 members and is one of the most profitable websites on the internet.
Significance
As the world becomes more and more technology heavy, Facebook has revolutionized the way people communicate and interact with each other. Although Facebook was not the first social networking website, it became the most revolutionary because of its wide spectrum of members and significant amount of community groups. Facebook has been used the recent years to organize meetings of groups worldwide, and even played a huge role in the revolutions in Egypt[4], Syria[5], and Libya[6]. Facebook has made talking to people in far off places easier than even emailing them, and has revolutionized social media.
See Also
References
- ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40929239/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?timeline
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/terms.php
- ↑ http://mashable.com/2011/02/25/facebook-egypt/
- ↑ http://www.allfacebook.com/syrians-calling-for-their-own-facebook-powered-revolution-2011-02
- ↑ http://michaeldsellers.weearth.com/2011/02/26/libya-egypt-will-this-be-remembered-as-the-facebook-revolution-of-2011/
