{"id":26846,"date":"2022-07-21T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=26846"},"modified":"2022-07-21T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:47:27","slug":"four-surprising-facts-about-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook","title":{"rendered":"Four Surprising Facts About Facebook"},"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-69f9fb2e4ba15\" 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-69f9fb2e4ba15\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9fb2e4ba15\" ><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\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook\/#Four_Surprising_Facts_About_Facebook\" title=\"Four Surprising Facts About Facebook\">Four Surprising Facts About Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook\/#Mark_Zuckerberg\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook\/#Dustin_Moskovitz\" title=\"Dustin Moskovitz\">Dustin Moskovitz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook\/#Chris_Hughes\" title=\"Chris Hughes\">Chris Hughes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/four-surprising-facts-about-facebook\/#Eduardo_Saverin\" title=\"Eduardo Saverin\">Eduardo Saverin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_Surprising_Facts_About_Facebook\"><\/span>Four Surprising Facts About Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:34% width:auto; height:auto; max-height:312px; margin:0px 10px;\" alt=\"What was Facebook originally called\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eC3YHw3.png\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg launched a website called &#8220;The Facebook&#8221; in 2004, with the intention of connecting Harvard students. What started as a social networking website quickly grew into one of the largest companies in the world. Facebook boasts over two billion monthly users and is one of the most valuable companies in the world. To find out more, read our interview with Mark Zuckerberg. Here are four surprising facts about the company. Also read our interview with Dustin Moskovitz.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerberg\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg is an American media magnate, philanthropist, and internet entrepreneur. He co-founded the social networking website Facebook. He is also the chairman and controlling shareholder of Meta Platforms. The Facebook story is an enthralling one, combining a passion for technology, the Internet, and social networking. Read on for an in-depth look at his life and career.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook six years ago, in his college dorm room, and it has since grown to 500 million members. It&#8217;s a global directory of people, where private citizens can create public identities. Facebook users post information about themselves, some of which is private and can only be seen by friends. Other information is available to anyone. In other words, Facebook is a social network for everyone. It allows people to communicate and share ideas with their friends.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress on the company&#8217;s Libra digital currency and defended its content moderation practices. The company also spent $19 billion on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. With over 3 billion people using the company&#8217;s apps every month, Facebook is one of the most lucrative companies in the world. However, its growth has also made Mark Zuckerberg a target for congressional scrutiny. In October, he testified to the House Financial Service Committee. His testimony received harsh criticism, as lawmakers cited the Cambridge Analytica scandal.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dustin_Moskovitz\"><\/span>Dustin Moskovitz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After co-founding Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz became one of its richest men. In 2011, his stake in the social network reached almost $8 billion. He is only eight days younger than its co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Initially called &#8220;facebook,&#8221; the company has undergone numerous name changes, and the founder is no longer associated with the site&#8217;s name. However, his name is still very much associated with the company, as he&#8217;s also a board member of Asana.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the social networking site comes from a colloquial term for a university directory. When the company was first launched, it was restricted to Harvard students. Soon afterward, it was opened to students from other Ivy League schools and eventually, to the general public. Eventually, Facebook&#8217;s membership was expanded to include high-school students, as well as those 13 and older.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chris_Hughes\"><\/span>Chris Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes spent more than five years cultivating the site. He was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s presidential campaign, and was even seen as a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2008. But his success was short-lived. Facebook became so influential that its founders realized they had a major problem: It posed a threat to democracy and society. Hughes has since withdrawn from public life, but he remains active in his community.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hughes has a long list of philanthropic endeavors, including organizing fundraiser concerts for worthy causes. Aside from co-founding Facebook, he has also served as publisher of The New Republic. He later sold the publication for $20 million to a publishing company. Since then, Hughes has remained active in the anti-Facebook movement, and is a patron of the Economic Security Project.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eduardo_Saverin\"><\/span>Eduardo Saverin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eduardo Saverin, what was Facebook initially called? Eduardo Saverin is a Harvard University classmate of Mark Zuckerberg. He was responsible for developing advertiser relationships and product development before moving to Palo Alto in 2004. In return for his contributions, Saverin was given a 30% stake in Facebook. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saverin attended Harvard University. He and Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in 2004, and they were granted a total of $28 million for the venture.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, Facebook was preparing to accept a $US500 investment from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. They needed a new Delaware LLC to accept the investment. In the interim, Facebook acquired the former Florida corporation. In exchange for this investment, Saverin lost his 34% stake in Facebook and had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. 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