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Fashmash opens
Invented by Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes, and Dustin Moskovitz at Harvard University (Carlson 2010). Zuckerman was a sophomore in college. Facemash was made so students could compare who was "hot" and who was not. Zuckerman hacked Harvard's database to get actual photos of people and their real identities. This would be considered unethical and probably illegal today. -
Facemash shutdown by Harvard
Zuckerberg charged with violating copyrights, breach of security, and violating individual privacy. He was reviewed for expulsion. Charges were dropped (Kirkpatrick 2010). -
Facebook Launched at Harvard
Within a month FB expands to other Ivy League schools. Other school networks are added over next two years (Facebook 2017). -
1 Million active FB users
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Video calling in Messenger launched
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6 Million active FB users
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Facebook mobile launched
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Newsfeed launch
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Facebooks opens to everyone
(Facebook 2017) -
12 Million active FB users
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FB Video launches
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58 Million active FB users
(Facebook 2017) -
FB Chat launched
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"Like" Button is added
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FB moves to California's Silicon Valley
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360 Million active FB users
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FB "Places" launched
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New Groups launched
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Facemash.com auctioned for $30,201
Auctioned by Rahul Jain
[Link text] http://www.thecrimson.com/flyby/article/2010/11/19/according-facemashcom-photo-through/ -
600 Million active FB users
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Video calling launched
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Timeline introduced
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Yahoo sues FB for patent infringement
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FB acquires instagram
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FB Goes Public - IPO
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Pew releases study on role of News on FB
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Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion
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1 billion users in a single day
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Reactions launched globally
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FB Marketplace launched
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FB Events launched
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Mark Zuckerberg named world's 5th richest man
(Dolan 2017)
