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Timeline:KeydatesinFacebook's10-yearhistory4February2014,byTheAssociatedPressInthisMonday,Nov.
6,2007,filephoto,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergspeakstopressandadvertisingpartnersataFacebookannouncementinNewYork.
OnFeb.
4,2014,Facebookcelebrates10yearssinceMarkZuckerbergcreatedawebsitecalledThefacebook.
comtolethisclassmatesfindtheirfriendsonline.
(APPhoto/CraigRuttle,File)Facebookturned10yearsoldonTuesday.
Inthattime,ithasgrownfromasocialnetworkmeantonlyforHarvardstudentstoacompanywiththemissionofconnectingeveryoneintheworld.
AsFacebookentersitsseconddecade,hereisalookatsomekeydevelopmentsovertheyears:February2004:MarkZuckerbergstartsFacebookasasophomoreatHarvardUniversity.
March2004:Facebookbeginsallowingpeoplefromothercollegesanduniversitiestojoin.
June2004:FacebookmovesitsheadquarterstoPaloAlto,California.
September2004:FacebookintroducestheWall,whichallowspeopletowritepersonalmusingsandothertidbitsonprofilepages.
FacebookbecomesthetargetofalawsuitclaimingthatZuckerbergstoletheideaforthesocialnetworkfromacompanyco-foundedbytwinsCameronandTylerWinklevossandathirdpersonatHarvard.
September2005:Facebookexpandstoincludehighschools.
May2006:Facebookintroducesadditionalnetworks,allowingpeoplewithcorporateemailaddressestojoin.
September2006:Facebookbeginslettinganyoneover13join.
ItalsointroducesNewsFeed,whichcollectsfriends'Wallpostsinoneplace.
Althoughitleadstocomplaintsaboutprivacy,NewsFeedwouldbecomeoneofFacebook'smostpopularfeatures.
May2007:FacebooklaunchesPlatform,asystemforlettingoutsideprogrammersdeveloptoolsforsharingphotos,takingquizzesandplayinggames.
ThesystemgivesrisetoaFacebookeconomyandallowscompaniessuchasgamemakerZyngaInc.
tothrive.
October2007:Facebookagreestosella1.
6percentstaketoMicrosoftfor$240millionandforgesanadvertisingpartnership.
November2007:FacebookunveilsitsBeaconprogram,afeaturethatbroadcastspeople'sactivitiesondozensofoutsidesites.
YetanotherprivacybacklashleadsFacebooktogivepeoplemorecontroloverBeacon,beforethecompanyultimatelyscrapsitaspartofalegalsettlement.
March2008:FacebookhiresSherylSandbergaschiefoperatingofficer,snatchingthesavvy,high-profileexecutivefromGoogleInc.
April2008:FacebookintroducesChat.
1/3InthisSunday,June16,2013,filephoto,InternetusersbrowsetheirFacebookwebsitesinanundergroundstationinHongKong.
OnFeb.
4,2014,Facebookcelebrates10yearssinceMarkZuckerbergcreatedawebsitecalledThefacebook.
comtolethisclassmatesfindtheirfriendsonline.
(APPhoto/KinCheung,File)February2009:FacebookintroducesLike,allowingpeopletoendorseotherpeople'sposts.
June2009:FacebooksurpassesNewsCorp.
'sMyspaceastheleadingonlinesocialnetworkintheU.
S.
August2010:Facebooklauncheslocationfeature,allowingpeopletosharewheretheyarewiththeirfriends.
October2010:"TheSocialNetwork,"amovieaboutZuckerbergandthelegalbattlesoverFacebook'sfounding,isreleased.
ItreceiveseightAcademyAwardsnominationsandwinsthree.
June2011:GooglelaunchesrivalsocialnetworkcalledPlus.
TheWinklevosstwinsendtheirlegalbattleovertheideabehindFacebook.
TheyhadsettledwithFacebookfor$65millionin2008,butlatersoughtmoremoney.
September2011:FacebookintroducesTimeline,anewversionoftheprofilepage.
It'smeanttoshowhighlightsfromaperson'sentireliferatherthanrecentposts.
November2011:Facebookagreestosettlefederalchargesthatitviolatedusers'privacybygettingpeopletosharemoreinformationthantheyagreedtowhentheysigneduptothesite.
Aspartofasettlement,Facebookagreestoallowindependentauditorstoreviewitsprivacypracticesfortwoyears.
Italsoagreestogetapprovalfromusersbeforechanginghowthecompanyhandlestheirdata.
December2011:FacebookcompletesamovetoMenloPark,California.
.
Itsaddressis1HackerWay.
February2012:Facebookfilesforaninitialpublicofferingofstock.
Afewweekslater,itunveilsnewadvertisingopportunitiesforbrands,allowingadstomixinwithFacebookstatusupdatesandphotos.
April2012:FacebookannouncesplanstobuyInstagram,aphoto-sharingsocialnetwork,for$1billionincashandstock.
ItalsodisclosesitplanstolistitsstockontheNasdaqunderthetickersymbol"FB.
"May2012:Facebooksetsapricerangeof$28to$35foritsIPO,thenincreasesitto$34to$38.
OnMay17,FacebookpricesitsIPOat$38pershare,andthestockbeginstradingthenextday.
Thefollowingweek,thestockpricestartsdroppingamidconcernsaboutFacebook'sabilitytokeepgrowingrevenueandselladsonmobiledevices.
August2012:FacebookupdatesitsappforiPhonesandiPadstomakeitlessclunky.
TheU.
S.
governmentclearsFacebook'sInstagramdeal.
September2012:FacebookclosesitspurchaseofInstagram.
WithFacebook'sstockpricelower,thedealisnowvaluedatabout$740million.
October2012:Facebooksaysithas1billionactiveusers.
December2012:FacebookrollsoutamessagingappcalledPoketolukewarmreviews.
January2013:Facebookunveilsasearchfeaturethatletsusersquicklysiftthroughtheirsocialconnectionsforinformationaboutpeople,interests,2/3photosandplaces.
March2013:Sandberg,thechiefoperatingofficer,publishesbookurgingwomentopursueleadershiproles.
April2013:FacebookunveilsanewexperienceforAndroidphones.
TheideabehindthenewHomeserviceistobringFacebook'scontenttothephone'shomescreen,ratherthanrequireuserstocheckappsonthedevice.
It'saflop.
January2014:Facebookstartstorollout"trendingtopics,"showingusersthemostpopulartopicsatanygivenmoment.
February2014:FacebooklaunchesanewsappcalledPaperwithplansformoreapplicationsoutsideofitsown.
Itcelebrates10-yearanniversarywithZuckerbergdeclaringheis"evenmoreexcitedaboutthenexttenyearsthanthelast.
Thefirsttenyearswereaboutbootstrappingthisnetwork.
Nowwehavetheresourcestohelppeopleacrosstheworldsolveevenbiggerandmoreimportantproblems.
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