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Facebook. A brief history By, Alec Giovino. History. Launched on February 4, 2004. Mark Zuckerberg original founder. Dispute amongst whether Zuckerberg stole the idea of facebook from fellow students at Harvard . Originally called thefacebook.
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Facebook A brief history By, Alec Giovino
History • Launched on February 4, 2004 • Mark Zuckerberg original founder • Dispute amongst whether Zuckerberg stole the idea of facebook from fellow students at Harvard • Originally called thefacebook • Eduardo Saverin financially contributed
Usability and Purpose • Users create a profile • Upload pictures, hobbies, music, interests, personal information • Many businesses now use it to join their “group” • Heavy for advertising industry • Catching up with old friends • Apps for games, and businesses
This shows my information page showing things like where I work, education, photos and interests.
Subscriber info/ extra info • Face book targets people of all ages • Mainly those from High school and up • It was supposed to be regulated as the youngest age to be one in high school • It is pretty easy for just about anyone now to join • Free or charge • “More than 500 million active users” • “Users spend over 700 billion minutes per month” • Now mobile feature for portable devices
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