History of Facebook

Facebook is a social networking service originally launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004, before changing its name to simply Facebook in August 2005.^[1] It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students, in particular Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.^[2] The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League,^[3] and gradually most universities in the United States and Canada,^[4]^[5] corporations,^[6] and by September 2006, to everyone with a valid email address along with an age requirement of being 13 or older.^[7]^[8]

^ Phillips, Sarah (July 25, 2007). "A brief history of Facebook". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
^ Carlson, Nicholas (March 5, 2010). "At Last — The Full Story Of How Facebook Was Founded". Business Insider. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
^ "Company Timeline" (Press release). Facebook. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
^ Rosmarin, Rachel (September 11, 2006). "Open Facebook". Forbes. New York. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
^ Nguyen, Lananh (April 12, 2004). "Online network created by Harvard students flourishes". The Tufts Daily. Medford, MA. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ Lacy, Sarah (September 12, 2006). "Facebook: Opening the Doors Wider". BusinessWeek. New York. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
^ Abram, Carolyn (September 26, 2006). "Welcome to Fb, everyone". The Facebook Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
^ "Terms of Use". Facebook. November 15, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2008.

[1] Phillips, Sarah (July 25, 2007). "A brief history of Facebook". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.

[2] Carlson, Nicholas (March 5, 2010). "At Last — The Full Story Of How Facebook Was Founded". Business Insider. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

[timeline-3] "Company Timeline" (Press release). Facebook. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.

[4] Rosmarin, Rachel (September 11, 2006). "Open Facebook". Forbes. New York. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

[5] Nguyen, Lananh (April 12, 2004). "Online network created by Harvard students flourishes". The Tufts Daily. Medford, MA. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

[6] Lacy, Sarah (September 12, 2006). "Facebook: Opening the Doors Wider". BusinessWeek. New York. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2008.

[Ankit-7] Abram, Carolyn (September 26, 2006). "Welcome to Fb, everyone". The Facebook Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2008.

[ankit-8] "Terms of Use". Facebook. November 15, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2008.

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