{"id":11682,"date":"2022-07-14T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11682"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:30:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:36","slug":"when-did-facebook-become-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-did-facebook-become-popular","title":{"rendered":"When Did Facebook Become Popular?"},"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-6a7081d4905f0\" 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-6a7081d4905f0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7081d4905f0\" ><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-did-facebook-become-popular\/#When_Did_Facebook_Become_Popular\" title=\"When Did Facebook Become Popular?\">When Did Facebook Become Popular?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-did-facebook-become-popular\/#Mark_Zuckerberg_founded_Facebook_in_a_Harvard_dorm_room\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in a Harvard dorm room\">Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in a Harvard dorm room<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-did-facebook-become-popular\/#It_became_popular_in_2007\" title=\"It became popular in 2007\">It became popular in 2007<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Did_Facebook_Become_Popular\"><\/span>When Did Facebook Become Popular?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pa0MjEi.jpg\" alt=\"when did facebook become popular\">  <\/p>\n<p>When did Facebook become popular? Mark Zuckerberg started the company while he was a student at Harvard. Facebook quickly became popular, making it easier for investors to fund the business. In 2007, Facebook begins letting anyone over 13 join and introduces the News Feed, which collects posts from friends&#8217; Walls. Privacy complaints ensue, but News Feed becomes one of Facebook&#8217;s most popular features. In May 2007, Facebook introduces the Platform system, which enables outside developers to build tools for its users. This feature creates a Facebook economy, which spurs the creation of companies like Zynga Inc., and other developers. In 2007, Facebook sells a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft for $240 million and forges a strategic partnership with the Microsoft Corporation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerberg_founded_Facebook_in_a_Harvard_dorm_room\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in a Harvard dorm room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In his first major public appearance since creating Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg will give a commencement speech to his fellow Harvard students. He will receive an honorary degree and tell the story of how he founded the social networking website. The birth of Facebook was immortalized in the 2010 film, The Social Network. Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg grew up in a small town near Dobbs Ferry, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Mark Zuckerberg is a billionaire and the founder of a billion dollar company, but his humble dorm room is barely commemorated. The room isn&#8217;t even adorned with a plaque or any other kind of memorial. Even so, it&#8217;s still worth mentioning because the social media giant Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout, founded Facebook in his dorm room while he was a student.<\/p>\n<p>His university days were filled with adventure, as he excelled in literature and was captain of the fencing team. He even developed a game called Facemash, in which college students could rate other students&#8217; looks. This prank soon became popular, and Zuckerberg tried to shut it down. When it went viral, Harvard threatened to cut off internet access in the entire dorm. Zuckerberg had other plans in mind, though, and he soon dropped out to focus on The Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_became_popular_in_2007\"><\/span>It became popular in 2007<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the original concept for Facebook was born in 2004, the social networking site quickly evolved into a highly mobile service in 2007. The geo-localisation of mobile units allowed users to connect with other Facebook users via their location. A new feature, &#8220;checking in,&#8221; enabled users to share their locations with friends and see where they&#8217;d been. In October, Facebook introduced a new feature called &#8220;tagging,&#8221; which allows users to identify friends in photos and link them back to their profile pages.<\/p>\n<p>The site became popular with a free mobile app and increased the number of users to more than 20 million. It also began allowing anyone over 13 to join. The news feed, which collects friends&#8217; Wall posts, became a popular feature, leading to many privacy complaints. The company continues to expand its services and monetize them by selling ads to businesses. In July, Facebook launched a mobile app for iOS. It also added support for Chat and Pages. In February, Facebook introduced its new &#8220;Like&#8221; button. The service now has more than 1 billion registered users.<\/p>\n<p>The first Facebook application was made available for American university students. In September 2005, the service became available to upper-secondary students. Its name was changed to Facebook. As the company continues to evolve, it has become a powerful political tool. In 2008, the company became a political force, with 1,000 groups forming in support of Barack Obama and John McCain. In 2011, activists in Colombia used Facebook to rally hundreds of thousands of people in a protest against the FARC guerrilla rebellion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Did Facebook Become Popular? When did Facebook become popular? Mark Zuckerberg started the company while he was a student at Harvard. Facebook quickly became popular, making it easier for investors to fund the business. In 2007, Facebook begins letting anyone over 13 join and introduces the News Feed, which collects posts from friends&#8217; Walls. 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