{"id":40796,"date":"2022-07-30T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40796"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:38:27","slug":"the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook","title":{"rendered":"The Three Biggest Milestones in the History of 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-6a06a9ed7acf0\" 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-6a06a9ed7acf0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a06a9ed7acf0\" ><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\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#The_Three_Biggest_Milestones_in_the_History_of_Facebook\" title=\"The Three Biggest Milestones in the History of Facebook\">The Three Biggest Milestones in the History of Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#Mark_Zuckerberg_founded_Facebook_in_his_Harvard_dorm_room\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room\">Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his 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\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_was_a_student_directory\" title=\"It was a student directory\">It was a student directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_was_a_flirtation_machine\" title=\"It was a flirtation machine\">It was a flirtation machine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_became_a_social_media_platform\" title=\"It became a social media platform\">It became a social media platform<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_has_a_client_layer_and_a_backend_layer\" title=\"It has a client layer and a backend layer\">It has a client layer and a backend layer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_has_a_news_feed\" title=\"It has a news feed\">It has a news feed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_has_a_Messenger_app\" title=\"It has a Messenger app\">It has a Messenger app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-three-biggest-milestones-in-the-history-of-facebook\/#It_has_an_Alexa_voice_assistant\" title=\"It has an Alexa voice assistant\">It has an Alexa voice assistant<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Three_Biggest_Milestones_in_the_History_of_Facebook\"><\/span>The Three Biggest Milestones in the History of Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eUh92Ph.jpg\" align=\"right\" style=\"height:auto; max-width:39% max-height:267px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px;\" alt=\"when facebook launched\">  <\/p>\n<p>Remember when Facebook first launched? The dorm room where Mark Zuckerberg founded the social networking platform was no different. It was an online directory and a flirtation machine before it turned into the largest social network in the world. In this article, we&#8217;ll take a look at how the site grew from that point on. Read on to discover the biggest milestones in the history of Facebook. Here are three of the most important milestones:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerberg_founded_Facebook_in_his_Harvard_dorm_room\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During his undergraduate years, Zuckerberg began developing social networking websites on his Harvard dorm room computer. He was fascinated by computers and created an early version of Pandora. While still in school, several companies expressed an interest in hiring him and buying his company, Synapse. In 2005, he decided to drop the &#8216;the&#8217; from the site&#8217;s name and opened it up to people from other universities as well. By 2006, Facebook was open to all people over 13 years of age, and the company was a huge success. The Facebook company was a hit, and by December 2015, it had over one billion daily active users.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_was_a_student_directory\"><\/span>It was a student directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook launched, it was a student directories website. Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard student, launched TheFacebook in 2004 as a way to connect students. Harvard students had created directories to make their college lives easier, but they also claimed Zuckerberg had copied their idea. Harvard seniors filed a lawsuit, but the case was settled out of court. Today, the site has over 1 billion users, and is a popular social networking tool.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_was_a_flirtation_machine\"><\/span>It was a flirtation machine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook first launched, it was a flirtation machine. As a result, the first stories people tell about the site revolve around flirting, perfect blue oases, thirsty people, and deciphering mental statuses and AOL statuses. Then came the &#8220;Poke&#8221; feature, which was a way to flirt with people. This feature is now included in the News Feed and Apps section of the site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_became_a_social_media_platform\"><\/span>It became a social media platform<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook launched, it was an online community open to anyone over the age of thirteen. The company quickly grew in popularity and became one of the most influential institutions of the early 21st century. A generation of people used Facebook to communicate with their friends, but there were problems along the way. The site allowed misinformation to spread, and lacked the security needed to protect user data. In February 2014, Facebook celebrated its tenth anniversary.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_has_a_client_layer_and_a_backend_layer\"><\/span>It has a client layer and a backend layer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook launched, it had a client layer and backend. Unlike most websites, Facebook leverages many open-source technologies, including Apache Hadoop, HBase, Hive, and PrestoDB for its data storage. Facebook also uses Apache Thrift for its analytics, Beringei and Gorilla for high-performance time-series storage, and LogDevice to handle its logs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_has_a_news_feed\"><\/span>It has a news feed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook first launched, it had a news feed. Today, you can use this feed to see posts from friends or even select the specific friends you want to see them. The updates Facebook made in December 2007 included changes to the news feed&#8217;s layout and the ability to share specific content with certain people. But, it still has many critics. The most recent change affects the number of posts you see in your News Feed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_has_a_Messenger_app\"><\/span>It has a Messenger app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Facebook launched its Messenger app in 2010, it was initially called Facebook Chat. But with the advent of standalone applications, the messaging service evolved into a standalone app. The company also released hardware to enable Messenger calling in 2018.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_has_an_Alexa_voice_assistant\"><\/span>It has an Alexa voice assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In early 2018, Facebook confirmed it was developing a voice assistant that would compete with Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri. The company plans to incorporate the voice assistant into its future products and services, including its Portal video calling device and Oculus VR headsets. The company likely sees voice functions as essential hardware and software components in order to stay relevant in consumers&#8217; lives. 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