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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

    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

    (Facebook 2017)

  • Video calling in Messenger launched

    (Facebook 2017)

  • 6 Million active FB users

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Facebook mobile launched

    Facebook mobile launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Newsfeed launch

    Newsfeed launch

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Facebooks opens to everyone

    Facebooks opens to everyone

    (Facebook 2017)

  • 12 Million active FB users

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB Video launches

    FB Video launches

    (Facebook 2017)

  • 58 Million active FB users

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB Chat launched

    FB Chat launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • "Like" Button is added

    "Like" Button is added

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB moves to California's Silicon Valley

    FB moves to California's Silicon Valley

    (Facebook 2017)

  • 360 Million active FB users

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB "Places" launched

    FB "Places" launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • New Groups launched

    New Groups launched

    (Facebook 2017)

  • 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

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Video calling launched

    Video calling launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Timeline introduced

    Timeline introduced

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Yahoo sues FB for patent infringement

    Yahoo sues FB for patent infringement

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB acquires instagram

    FB acquires instagram

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB Goes Public - IPO

    FB Goes Public - IPO

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Pew releases study on role of News on FB

    Pew releases study on role of News on FB

    http://www.journalism.org/2013/10/24/the-role-of-news-on-facebook/
  • Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion

    Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion

    http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-whatsapp/

  • 1 billion users in a single day

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Reactions launched globally

    Reactions launched globally

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB Marketplace launched

    FB Marketplace launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • FB Events launched

    FB Events launched

    (Facebook 2017)
  • Mark Zuckerberg named world's 5th richest man

    Mark Zuckerberg named world's 5th richest man

    (Dolan 2017)