{"id":28049,"date":"2023-02-04T05:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T05:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysnews.in\/daily-updates\/?p=28049"},"modified":"2023-02-04T06:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T06:13:38","slug":"facebook-birthday-2023-history-significance-and-growth-of-the-social-media-platform-over-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaysnews.in\/daily-updates\/facebook-birthday-2023-history-significance-and-growth-of-the-social-media-platform-over-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Birthday 2023: History, Significance and Growth of the Social Media Platform over the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 4th February Facebook Birthday is observed every year. This time social platform will be celebrating its 20th birthday! From low ranking start in a Harvard dorm room to the big tech steam roller is today, this platform\u00a0 had a huge effect on how\u00a0 users communicate and interact with their friends and family.<\/p>\n<h2>History and its Growth over the Years<\/h2>\n<p>4th February\u20192004 is Facebook\u2019s Birthday. This site was founded by Mark Zuckerberg while he was a student at Harvard University. Earlier it was named as \u2018The Facebook\u2019 and only available to Harvard students.<\/p>\n<p>Within one day of its launch, its information spread to other Ivy League schools. By the end of same year, the social media platform become popular and reached around 1 million users.<\/p>\n<p>In next year 2005, any person with a valid email address had the access to use the social media to communicate with others. It also introduced \u2018new feed feature\u2019 and \u2018Like\u2019 option.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Facebooks headquarters shifted to Palo Alto, California. Indeed 2007 was a big year for Facebook. After the launch of its developer platform, started for high school students, reached 50 million users and first time introduces the option of the \u201cProfile Picture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read :-<a href=\"https:\/\/todaysnews.in\/daily-updates\/finance-minister-sitharaman-announces-new-rules-in-saving-scheme-for-individuals-senior-citizens-and-women-saving-scheme\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Finance Minister Sitharaman Announces New Rules in Saving Scheme for Individuals, Senior Citizens and Women Saving Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2008 it witness the introduction of Facebook\u2019s first ever major redesign.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009 it introduced its own messaging option, reached 200 million users, launched the \u201cLike\u201d option on various websites and introduced mini- feeds and profile boxes on 3rd \u2013 party websites.<\/p>\n<p>2010 witness the launch of Facebook places, Deals and Groups Features, also the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Facebook\">Facebook<\/a> \u201cF\u201d Logo.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011 it introduced Timeline to all profiles, video calling, group chat and @ Facebook.com email ID for its users.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Facebook purchased Instagram for $ 1billion.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, Facebook had about 1 billion users! In 2015, Facebook introduced \u201cReactions\u201d which is an extension of the \u201cLike\u201d option that permits users to express different emotions via emoji\u2019s or stickers beyond just \u2018liking\u2019 someone\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>The media platform is likely to grow in developing nations where internet use is becoming more common in coming years.<\/p>\n<p>This day is special for us. It is a day to observe how far we have reached and to remember how much Facebook means to us. This media platform connects us closer to the loved ones. Also it allows to express its users thought, felling and experiences with people worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 4th February Facebook Birthday is observed every year. This time social platform will be celebrating its 20th birthday! 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