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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    Key dates in the history of Facebook, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in February

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    January 2004

    Mark Zuckerberg, a 19-year-old computer whiz at Harvard University, begins working out of his dormitory room on an online network aimed initially at connecting Harvard students

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    February 2004

    Thefacebook.com is launched by Zuckerberg and three Harvard roommates and classmates: Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    May 2004

    Zuckerberg moves to Silicon Valley and decides not to return to Harvard for the fall semester

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    July 2004

    The new company receives its first investment: $500,000 from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    September 2004

    "The Wall" is added to user profiles

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    April 2005

    Second major round of funding: $12.7 million from Accel Partners

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    August 2005

    Thefacebook.com officially changes its name to Facebook

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    February 2006

    Viacom offers to buy Facebook for $1.5 billion but is turned down

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    September 2006

    Yahoo also makes an unsuccessful $1 billion bid for the social network. Facebook adds the "News Feed" and opens up to anyone over the age of 13.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    October 2007

    Microsoft takes a $240 million stake in Facebook, which has 50 million members

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    February 2008

    A $65 million settlement is reached with twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss over allegations that Zuckerberg stole their idea for Facebook while at Harvard. Facebook launches a Spanish site.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    April 2008

    Facebook dethrones MySpace to become the world's most popular social networking website

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    August 2008

    Facebook membership hits 100 million

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    March 2009

    Facebook launches the first mobile application for the site.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    April 2009

    Membership hits 200 million

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    September 2009

    Membership hits 300 million. Zuckerberg says the social network has become "cash flow positive," meaning it is earning enough to cover operating costs

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    December 2009

    In one of many privacy flaps, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy and others ask the US Federal Trade Commission to look into Facebook privacy policies, claiming it had deceived users over protection of their personal data.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    July 2010

    Membership hits 500 million. Lady Gaga becomes the first person with 10 million fans on Facebook, breaking the barrier a few days ahead of US President Barack Obama

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    October 2010

    "The Social Network," director David Fincher's movie about the origins of Facebook, hits movie theaters. The film written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jesse Eisenberg and pop star Justin Timberlake is a box office hit. Nominated for eight Oscars, it takes three: best adapted screenplay, original score and film editing

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    December 2010

    Time magazine names Zuckerberg Person of the Year for "transforming the way we live our lives every day."
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    February 2011

    Facebook announces plans to move from Palo Alto to a sprawling campus once home to Sun Microsystems in nearby Menlo Park.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    April 2011

    Obama visits Facebook headquarters, taking questions from Zuckerberg, employees and an online audience

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    September 2011

    Timeline pages are introduced that let Facebook users turn their profiles into interactive digital scrap books that tell the stories of their lives.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    November 2011

    Facebook agrees to tighten privacy policies and submit to external audits in a settlement with US regulators

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    January 2012

    Facebook files for an initial public offering.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    May 2012

    Some $16 billion raised in the richest technology IPO, giving the company a market value of $104 billion. A hoodie-clad Zuckerberg remotely rings the Nasdaq bell from Facebook's California headquarters on the first trading day. Membership hits 900 million

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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    August 2012

    Facebook closes its deal to buy the popular photo-sharing app Instagram. The purchase price was $1 billion when announced, but less at the closing because of a slump in Facebook's share price.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    October 2012

    Facebook membership tops one billion.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    January 2013

    Facebook launches a "social graph" search engine to find posts on the network, in collaboration with Microsoft.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    April 2013

    Zuckerberg forms a political lobby group called FWD.us to press for reforms in immigration and education policy. The "Facebook Home" software suite platform for smartphones is announced.
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    Facebook at 10: From Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

    November 2013

    According to media reports, Facebook makes an unsuccessful $3 billion offer for the Snapchat messaging platform.
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    January 2014

    Facebook shares hit a record high ahead of the company's 10th anniversary, giving the group a market value above $150 billion. Profit reported for 2013 jumps to $1.5 billion on revenue of $7.9 billion.
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