{"id":10814,"date":"2022-07-14T05:50:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10814"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:50:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:50:17","slug":"when-was-facebook-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched","title":{"rendered":"When Was Facebook Launched?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e185369f085\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e185369f085\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e185369f085\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched\/#When_Was_Facebook_Launched\" title=\"When Was Facebook Launched?\">When Was Facebook Launched?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched\/#Facebooks_first_real_user_was_Chris_Hughes\" title=\"Facebook&#8217;s first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes\">Facebook&#8217;s first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched\/#Its_first_real_user_was_Mark_Zuckerberg\" title=\"Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Mark Zuckerberg\">Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Mark Zuckerberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched\/#Its_first_real_user_was_Oculus_VR\" title=\"Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Oculus VR\">Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Oculus VR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-launched\/#Its_first_real_user_was_Chris_Hughes\" title=\"Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes\">Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Was_Facebook_Launched\"><\/span>When Was Facebook Launched?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"when was facebook launched\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/KHMZ2ZE.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>When was Facebook launched? What were the early days of the company? Who was the first &#8220;real&#8221; Facebook user? Was Chris Hughes the first &#8220;real&#8221; user of Facebook? What is the significance of the &#8220;real&#8221; user? In this article, we&#8217;ll cover these questions and more. In the meantime, learn about the history of Facebook and what makes it so popular. Plus, get to know the first &#8220;real&#8221; user of Facebook and Oculus VR, two of the newest developments in the world of social networking.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebooks_first_real_user_was_Chris_Hughes\"><\/span>Facebook&#8217;s first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the summer of 2004, Chris Hughes, a student from small town in North Carolina, came to Harvard on a scholarship and took a few humanities courses. While attending Harvard, he met Mark Zuckerberg and later became his roommate. During his time at Harvard, Hughes didn&#8217;t write any software code, but he was a natural when it came to connecting people and sharing stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook&#8217;s early members included Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, and Dustin Moskovitz. Hughes and the others who helped to create Facebook made it available to students at Harvard University. Within a month, more than half of the Harvard&#8217;s undergraduate population had an account. Mark Zuckerberg soon added assistants and expanded Facebook to other universities, including Stanford, Columbia, and Yale. Then, by September 2006, Facebook was open to all university students.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_first_real_user_was_Mark_Zuckerberg\"><\/span>Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Mark Zuckerberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During his high school years, Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard student, became fascinated with the concept of social media. After rejecting offers from Microsoft and AOL, he decided to pursue a major in psychology instead. Though the choice may seem odd, it makes sense when you consider the nature of Facebook. Facebook draws users in to share personal information and seek interactions, and this requires a strong understanding of human psychology.<\/p>\n<p>The first ten users of Facebook were friends of Mark Zuckerberg, and the subsequent dozen accounts were likely those of his friends. Once the site was widely publicized, it spread to students throughout the campus, the nation, and the world. Then, on October 23, 2007, the first &#8220;real&#8221; user was identified &#8211; Sarah Goodin. She had the ID number 33. In fact, she was the first woman to join the social networking site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_first_real_user_was_Oculus_VR\"><\/span>Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Oculus VR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2014, Facebook acquired virtual reality startup Oculus. Its branch was operated independently but became a part of the Facebook ecosystem. Users of Oculus VR headsets could log in to Facebook using their Oculus ID. In the beginning, linking accounts wasn&#8217;t necessary but later became mandatory. Oculus VR headsets were the first VR devices to offer six degrees of freedom (DOF).<\/p>\n<p>When Facebook bought Oculus, it announced that it would require Oculus VR users to use their Facebook account. Users must log in with Facebook by 2022. Facebook later pushed the company&#8217;s CEO out of the company over political differences. However, Luckey, who had a high profile as an Oculus CEO, acted on behalf of the company. Despite the company&#8217;s new policies, Oculus users could still use their existing Oculus account for two years.<\/p>\n<p>To make Facebook VR compatible with Oculus headsets, the company spent years on research. Facebook worked on new inside-out tracking, which monitors the VR headset&#8217;s position in relation to the environment. In addition, Facebook wrote new algorithms to improve the experience without draining the headset&#8217;s battery. The company has already received more than 100 million Facebook users. Despite the fact that Oculus&#8217;s initial&#8217;real&#8217; user was Oculus VR, it&#8217;s likely that Facebook VR will have many more &#8220;real&#8221; users as time goes by.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_first_real_user_was_Chris_Hughes\"><\/span>Its first &#8220;real&#8221; user was Chris Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of Facebook&#8217;s first &#8220;real&#8221; users was a college student named Chris Hughes. Hughes came to Harvard on a scholarship and took some humanities courses. While at Harvard, he met Mark Zuckerberg and became his roommate. Hughes&#8217; role at the company grew over the years, from working on the user experience to press coverage. After graduating in 2008, Hughes made $500 million after Facebook went public.<\/p>\n<p>In his early days at Facebook, Hughes fought for a unified network for college students and argued that this would break down the sense of community. In response, Facebook embraced groups, which he said were essential for ensuring privacy. Despite the controversy, Hughes has remained a neutral user during the primary. However, he is a prominent anti-monopoly activist. He has even worked with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has already rolled out an anti-monopoly plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Was Facebook Launched? When was Facebook launched? What were the early days of the company? 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