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WWW.TAMAR.COM A Tamar #DIGITALHISTORY SERIES TAMAR 2014 THE STORY OF facebook DECEMBER USER + BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED AT STANFORD COLUMBIA YALE 1 MILLION USERS LAUNCHEO AT HARVARD USER FUNCIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER DCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY AUGUST 2005 ACQUIRED wwW.FACEBOOK.COM EXPANDED TO HIGH SCHOOLS FOR $200K LAUNCHED PHOTOS FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY DECEMBER 2005 6 MILLION USERS UPDATED PRIVACY CONTROLS LAUNCHED NEWS FEED & MINI-FEED EXPANDED TO SCHOOLS & COLLEGES REDESIGNED GROUPS S EVENTS LAUNCHEN MY MESSAGES LAUNCHED MOBILE UPLOADS LAUNCHED GLOBAL GROUPS & EVENTS UPDATED NEWS FEED LAUNCHED NOTES FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST SEPIEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED DEV PLATFORM LAUNCHEO WORK NETWORKS LAUNCHED SHARE BUTTON SMS LAUNCHED SMS STATUSES REDESIGNED MY PRIVACY LAUNCHED PHOTO ORGANISING LAUNCHED VIDEO LAUNCHED WALL ATTACHMENTS LAUNCHED IPHONE SITE LAUNCHED FRIEND LISTS LAUNCHED INBOX USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY JULY 2007 LAUNCHED NETWORK PAGES LAUNCHED BUSINESS PAGES UPDATED BEACON OPT-IN LAUNCHED VIRTUAL GIFTS 30 MILLION USERS LAUNCHED PUBLIC SEARCH LISTINGS LAUNCHED MARKET PLACE LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2007 LAUNCHED SOCIAL ADS TABS 100K BUSINESS PAGES You Tube LAUNCHED CONTENT IMPORT LAUNCHED THE WALL LAUNCHED BEACON OFFSITE SHARING AUGUST 2008 LAUNCHED "PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW 100 MILLION USERS LAUNCHED EXTENDED PROFILE UPDATED PRIVACY LAUNCHED FACEBOOK LAUNCHED INBOX SEARCH LAUNCHED IPHONE APP CHAT USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCIOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED SPANISH VERSION LAUNCHED MAJOR LANGUAGE EXPANSION LAUNCHED MICROSOFT LIVE SEARCH INTEGRATION LAUNCHED FACEBOOK CONNECT LAUNCHED GIFT CREDITS JANUARY 2009 AUGUST 2009 150 MILLION USERS FRIENDFEED ACQUIRED LAUNCHED USERNAMES UPDATED PRIVACY APRIL 2009 LAUNCHED REAL-TIME NEWS FEED REMOVED REGIONAL NETWORKS 200 MILLION LAUNCHED BIRTHDAY REMINDERS LAUNCHED LAUNCHED FRIEND TAGGING UPDATED LAUNCHED UPDATED FEED NEWS/LIVE LAUNCHED URL INTEGRATION SHORTENER TERMS OF IISERS "LITE VERSION XBOX USE USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED UPDATED MARKET PLACE APP DIRECTORY LAUNCHED WEBSITE FAN BOX UPDATED SEARCH UPDATED MUSIC IN GIFT SHOP SEPTEMBER 2009 300 MILLION USERS LAUNCHED BRAND PROFILES LAUNCHED PRIVACY FOR APPS UPDATED PHOTO TAGGING REMOVED "LITE LAUNCHED TOP + LEFT MENU UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY LAUNCHED COMMUNITY PAGES UPDATED PRIVACY CONTROLS LAUNCHED "LIKE' FOR COMMENTS LAUNCHED FACEBOOK QUESTIONS UPDATED PHOTOS LAUNCHED SKYPE INTEGRATION UPDATED PROFILES USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED APP + GAME DASHBOARD LAUNCHED APP PRIVACY DASHBOARD JULY 2010 REMOVED GIFT SHOP FEBRUARY 2010 LAUNCHEO "BECOME A FAN LAUNCHED DEALS 500 MILLION 400 MILLION USERS LAUNCHED INSTANT SEARCH LAUNCHED OPEN GRAPH PROTOCOL LAUNCHED PLACES LAUNCHED BING SOCIAL SEARCH UPDATED RELATIONSHIP "CIVIL UNION STATUS LAUNCHED VIDEO CHAT WITH SKYPE UPDATED SHARING CONTROLS LAUNCHED SUBSCRIBE TO NON- FRIENDS LAUNCHED TIMELINE ON MOBILES LAUNCHED IPAD USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY 2011 LAUNCHED SUBSCRIBE BUTTON MAY 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 UPOATED DEALS LAUNCHED GOOGLE CREDITS LAUNCHED TIMELINE PROFILES 600 MILLION USERS 700 MILLION USERS 800 MILLION USERS LAUNCHED SPONSORED STORIES MAY 2012 FACEBOOK IPO LAUNCHED POKE FOR MOBILE OCTOBER 2012 1 BILLION USERS APRIL 2012 INSTAGRAM ACQUIRED LAUNCHED VERIFIED ACCOUNTS LAUNCHED "WHO SAW THIS? UPDATED PRIVACY CONTROLS REMOVED CREDITS USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED LAUNCHED APP CENTER APP CENTER FOR MORE RE-LAUNCHED LAUNCHED TIMELINE FOR APPS LAUNCHED TIMELINE FOR PAGES LAUNCHED ITUNES GIFTS GIFTS COUNTRIES LAUNCHED SCHOOL GROUPS LAUNCHED CELEBRITY VERIFICATION LAUNCHED EMBEDDEO POSTS LAUNCHED SOCIAL SHARING ON HOME UPDATED LAUNCHED HASHTAGS TIMELINE USER FUNCTIONALITY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL AUGUST SEPTEMBER DCIOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRAND FUNCTIONALITY LAUNCHED GRAPH SEARCH UPDATED DIGITAL GIFTS ONLY REMOVED SPONSORED STORIES SOURCE: GODGLE.COM BLOG. FACEBOOK.COM NEWSROOM.FB.COM WIKIPEDIA.ORG WwW.TAMAR COM Tamar #DIGITALHISTORY SERIES O LAMAR 2014 2011 2013 2009 2007 2005 2010 2012 2006 1L 2004