What is Facebook?
Facebook is a social media site that allows people to create a free profile online. This site will enable people to post videos, talk to friends, share pictures, share music, share articles and share thoughts and opinions of their own to different people around the world. There is an option on the site for people to have a private account. They can use the account to keep in contact with their friends close to home and worldwide without anyone they don’t know seeing your post. On the other hand, accounts can be made public, meaning that anyone can see and engage with your posts no matter who they are.
Facebook is a great site not just for personal use but also for businesses. Businesses use this site to share awareness of their business and encourage customers to have more personal engagements with the company. Facebook is a great app to keep people updated on what is going on in your life and any random thought you may have.
Why was Facebook Created?
Harvard University Widener Library Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Initially, Facebook was meant to be an internal app for those who attended Harvard school. It was a way for students to communicate with each other in a safe, monitored way. This idea was incredibly popular; in as little as 24 hours, roughly 1,200 students had joined the site. Due to the high demand at Harvard, they decided to expand. Facebook slowly developed a way to connect different colleges. This was so students could connect with the other neighbouring colleges. It started as a platform for US colleges; however, its popularity spread and even those colleges in the UK joined the site.
Who were the first people to have a Facebook account?
Mark Zuckerberg Credit: Wikimedia Commons
When Facebook began, it gave each profile an id number. The first three are thought to of been used as test profiles while the site was being created. Id 4 was Mark Zucker’s profile, and Id 5 was Chris Huges, who were the creators of Facebook. After them, the following accounts were made by the other boys at Harvard who were friends with Mark and Chris.
Key dates/moments in Facebook History
February 2004 – Facebook was created.
September 2004 – The news feed was created.
It was called the wall at the time, and today it is the wall or the newsfeed. It is the main page of Facebook, where you can see all the people you follow posts.
December 2004 – Facebook hit the one million user mark. This was the quickest site to achieve this goal.
September 2006 – Facebook was no longer just for colleges/universities. It was made public to anyone over the age of 13.
February 2009 – Facebook introduced its very own ‘like’ button. 
This was the first time on Facebook that you could react to a picture without leaving a comment.
April 2009 – Facebook joined with Instagram. Due to other sites joining, Facebook decided that they needed to do the same if they wanted to stay on top. Therefore, they brought Instagram so that it couldn’t join other sites and top Facebook.
October 2012 – Facebook hit 1 billion users. This proved it was the most popular site around.
February 2014 – Once again, Facebook was worried about being overruled. Therefore, they decided to join with WhatsApp, one of the top messaging apps.
October 2016 – The option to sell on Facebook was introduced.
Facebook Market place was implemented, enabling people to put up products and buy and sell from each other.
From this point on, Facebook has only grown. It has been buying new companies and improving the site. We now have the option to not just like but love and various other reactions to posts.
Conclusion
Facebook is ever evolving, however it remains true to its roots and its purpose. To connect people together.
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