Facebook (stylized as facebook) is a for-profit corporation and online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California, United States. The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes
The founders had initially limited the website's membership to Harvard students; however, later they expanded it to higher education institutions in the Boston area, the Ivy League schools, and Stanford University. Facebook gradually added support for students at various other universities, and eventually to high school students as well. Since 2006, anyone age 13 and older has been allowed to become a registered user of Facebook, though variations exist in the minimum age requirement, depending on applicable local laws.[10] The Facebook name comes from the face book directories often given to United States university students
The founders had initially limited the website's membership to Harvard students; however, later they expanded it to higher education institutions in the Boston area, the Ivy League schools, and Stanford University. Facebook gradually added support for students at various other universities, and eventually to high school students as well. Since 2006, anyone age 13 and older has been allowed to become a registered user of Facebook, though variations exist in the minimum age requirement, depending on applicable local laws.[10] The Facebook name comes from the face book directories often given to United States university students
History
Zuckerberg wrote a program called "Facemash" on October 28, 2003 while attending Harvard University as a sophomore (second year student). According to The Harvard Crimson, the site was comparable to Hot or Not and used "photos compiled from the online facebooks of nine houses, placing two next to each other at a time and asking users to choose the 'hotter' person
2006–2012: public access, Microsoft alliance and rapid growth
On September 26, 2006, Facebook was opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address.[38][39][40]
In late 2007, Facebook had 100,000 business pages (pages which allowed companies to promote themselves and attract customers). These started as group pages, but a new concept called company pages was planned.[41] Pages began rolling out for businesses in May 2009.[42]
On October 24, 2007, Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million, giving Facebook a total implied value of around $15 billion.[43] Microsoft's purchase included rights to place international advertisements on the social networking site.
In October 2008, Facebook announced that it would set up its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Almost a year later, in September 2009, Facebook said that it had turned cash-flow positive for the first time.
A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users.Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list saying, "How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers' birthdays, bug our friends, and play a rousing game of Scrabulous before Facebook?"
Traffic to Facebook increased steadily after 2009. The company announced 500 million users in July 2010[49] making it the largest online social network in the world at the time. According to the company's data, half of the site's membership use Facebook daily, for an average of 34 minutes, while 150 million users access the site by mobile. A company representative called the milestone a "quiet revolution
2006–2012: public access, Microsoft alliance and rapid growth
On September 26, 2006, Facebook was opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address.[38][39][40]
In late 2007, Facebook had 100,000 business pages (pages which allowed companies to promote themselves and attract customers). These started as group pages, but a new concept called company pages was planned.[41] Pages began rolling out for businesses in May 2009.[42]
On October 24, 2007, Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million, giving Facebook a total implied value of around $15 billion.[43] Microsoft's purchase included rights to place international advertisements on the social networking site.
In October 2008, Facebook announced that it would set up its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Almost a year later, in September 2009, Facebook said that it had turned cash-flow positive for the first time.
A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users.Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list saying, "How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers' birthdays, bug our friends, and play a rousing game of Scrabulous before Facebook?"
Traffic to Facebook increased steadily after 2009. The company announced 500 million users in July 2010[49] making it the largest online social network in the world at the time. According to the company's data, half of the site's membership use Facebook daily, for an average of 34 minutes, while 150 million users access the site by mobile. A company representative called the milestone a "quiet revolution
Facebook, Inc.
Public profile of a user on Facebook in 2014 showing various social networking features of the site, including music preferences and favorite books
Type Public
Traded as NASDAQ: FB
NASDAQ-100 component
S&P 500 component
Founded February 4, 2004; 12 years ago
Headquarters Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37.4848°N 122.1484°WCoordinates: 37.4848°N 122.1484°W
Area served United States (2004–05)
Worldwide, except blocking countries (2005–present)
Founder(s)
Mark Zuckerberg
Eduardo Saverin
Andrew McCollum
Dustin Moskovitz
Chris Hughes
Key people Mark Zuckerberg
(Chairman and CEO)
Sheryl Sandberg
(COO)
Industry Internet
Revenue Increase US$17.928 billion (2015)[1]
Operating income Increase US$6.225 billion (2015)[1]
Net income Increase US$3.688 billion (2015)[1]
Total assets Increase US$49.407 billion (2015)[1]
Total equity Increase US$44.218 billion (2015)[1]
Owner Mark Zuckerberg (53%) [2]
Employees 14,495 (June 2016)[3]
Subsidiaries Messenger
Instagram
WhatsApp
Oculus VR
Website www.facebook.com or
www.fb.com
Written in C++, PHP (as HHVM)[4] and D language[5]
Alexa rank Steady 3 (August 2016)[6]
Type of site Social networking service
Registration Required
Users Increase 1.71 billion monthly active users (June 30, 2016)[3]
Available in Multilingual (140)
Current status Active
Type Public
Traded as NASDAQ: FB
NASDAQ-100 component
S&P 500 component
Founded February 4, 2004; 12 years ago
Headquarters Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37.4848°N 122.1484°WCoordinates: 37.4848°N 122.1484°W
Area served United States (2004–05)
Worldwide, except blocking countries (2005–present)
Founder(s)
Mark Zuckerberg
Eduardo Saverin
Andrew McCollum
Dustin Moskovitz
Chris Hughes
Key people Mark Zuckerberg
(Chairman and CEO)
Sheryl Sandberg
(COO)
Industry Internet
Revenue Increase US$17.928 billion (2015)[1]
Operating income Increase US$6.225 billion (2015)[1]
Net income Increase US$3.688 billion (2015)[1]
Total assets Increase US$49.407 billion (2015)[1]
Total equity Increase US$44.218 billion (2015)[1]
Owner Mark Zuckerberg (53%) [2]
Employees 14,495 (June 2016)[3]
Subsidiaries Messenger
Oculus VR
Website www.facebook.com or
www.fb.com
Written in C++, PHP (as HHVM)[4] and D language[5]
Alexa rank Steady 3 (August 2016)[6]
Type of site Social networking service
Registration Required
Users Increase 1.71 billion monthly active users (June 30, 2016)[3]
Available in Multilingual (140)
Current status Active
No comments:
Post a Comment