Advancements in technology and the internet

  • Mark Zuckerberg wrote a program called Facemash

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    Mark Zuckerberg created Facemash before he came up with Facebook.
  • Facebook was officially launched

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    Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg
  • Zuckerberg launched "thefacebook", originally located at thefacebook.com

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    The name that Zuckerberg originally used for Facebook before changing it was thefacebook.com.
  • Three Harvard seniors accused Zuckerberg of intentionally misleading them into believing he would help them build a social network called HarvardConnection.com

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    Cameron Winklervoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra accused ZUckerberg of misleading them into beliveing that he would help them build a social network called HarvardConnection.com
  • Facebook expanded to the universities of Columbia, Stanford, and Yale

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    Facebook expanded to the universities of Columbia, Stanford, and Yale.
  • Sean Parker becomes the company's president

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    Sean Parker became the company's president.
  • Facebook moved it's operations base to Palo Alto, California

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    Facebook decided to move it's opeations base to Palo Alto, California.
  • The company dropped 'the' from it's name after purchasing the domain name facebook.com

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    THe company dropped the "the' from it's name originally as "thefacebook", presently known as Facebook.
  • Accel partners invest $12.7 million in Facebook

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    Accel partnered with Facebook and invested $12.7 million.
  • a high-school version of the site was launched

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    Zuckerberg launched a high-school version of Facebook.
  • Facebook expanded membership eligibilty to employees of several companies, including Apple inc. and Microsoft

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    Facebook expanded membership eligibility to employees of several companies such as Apple inc, and Microsoft.
  • Facebook was opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email addess

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    Facebook began allowing everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address to sign up for Facebook.
  • Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million

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    Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook.
  • Facebook had 100,000 business pages which allowed companies to promote themselves and attract customers

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    Facebook had 100,000 business pages which allowed companies to promote themselves and attract customers.
  • The lawsuit against Zuckerberg was settled

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    The lawsuit that was filed in 2004 was finally settled.
  • Facebook announced that it would set up it's international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland

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    Facebook announced that it would set up it's international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
  • A Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users

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    A Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social media networking service by world-wide monthly active users.
  • Facebook's value was $41 billion

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    In 2010 Facebook's value was $41 billion.
  • Facebook announced its plans to move its headquarters to the former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park, Claifornia

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    Facebook announced its plans to move to former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park, California.
  • Facebook announced Facebook Graph Search

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    Facebook Graph Search provieds users with a "precise answer" rather than a link to an answer by leveraging the data present on its site.