Facebook

Guide Note

Facebook is a social web site that connects people with friends, much like Friendster and MySpace. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard University student, in 2004 and quickly grew in popularity. It is now one of the top social networking sites in the world.

Fast Facts

1. Launched: February 4, 2004
2. Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
3. Limit: 5,000 friends
4. Employees: 500
5. Users: Over 69 million
6. Languages available: English, Spanish, Bokmal, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Polish

History

Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook from his dorm room at Harvard in 2004. It was first available only to Harvard students. Over the next two years, he opened it up first to other Ivy League colleges, then to a broader base of colleges, and then to the general public.

Founding controversy

Founders of another social networking site founded by Harvard students, ConnectU, have argued in court that Zuckerberg stole their code after working for them briefly as a programmer. They have sued twice in court. Facebook has sued ConnectU as well, accusing ConnectU of hacking into the site and email harvesting.

Facebook Safety Control

On May 8, 2008 Facebook agreed to provide additional safety measures for its site. The agreement between 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia attorneys general with Facebook will increase efforts to protect its young members from sexual predators.

• Also try: Facebook IM | Hottest Girls on Facebook

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Facebook | About
2. Wikipedia: Facebook
3. Facebook: The Facebook Blog
4. Technical information: Facebook Developers Site
5. Reuters: Facebook, 49 U.S. States Agree on Web Safety Steps (May 8, 2008)
6. CBS News: "Facebook Under Fire For New Feature" (September 7, 2006)
7. Telegraph: Facebook: How to Prevent Online Exposure (September 6, 2007)  

Facebook Company Information

• Facebook: Press Releases
• Mashable: "Facebook - The Complete Biography" (August 25, 2006)
• Facebook: About | Site Tour
• Yahoo! Finance: Facebook Company Profile
• Startupulse: Facebook

Staff

• Founder and CEO
  • Mark Zuckerberg
• Co-founder and VP Engineering
  • Dustin Moskovitz

Facebook Tools

• Facebook Share Bookmarklet
• Ignore All Facebook Requests Button
• CNET News: Waste your workday away with Facebook Platform apps (June 15, 2007)

Facebook News and Articles

• Topix: Facebook
• Google News: Facebook
• Reuters: Microsoft sends out feelers to Facebook: report (May 7, 2008)
• Washington Post: Friends Indeed? (April 20, 2008)
• The New York Times: Facebook Plans New Privacy Controls (March 19, 2008)
• Beta News: Facebook to launch Web-based instant messaging service (March 14, 2008)
• The New York Times: Facebook Is Extending Its Network to Blood Donations (March 10, 2008)
• Chicago Tribune: Facebook sites face scrutiny for NCAA March Madness pools -- Services and Shopping, NCAA Tournament, Federal Bureau of Investigation (March 14, 2008)
• TechCrunch: Facebook To Launch Instant Messaging Service (March 14, 2008)
• USA Today: Movie clips available on Facebook (March 9, 2008)  
• New York Times: Facebook Hires a Google Executive as No. 2 (March 5, 2008)
• Times Online: What's the Penalty for Creating a Fake Facebook Page? (February 25, 2008)
• BBC NEWS: Facebook - back to the kids? (February 22, 2008)
• The Motley Fool: How Much is Facebook Really Worth? (February 14, 2008)
  • "Given the buzz surrounding privately held social-networking site Facebook, the market's stirred up possible valuations as lofty as $15 billion. How much is the company really worth? I posed this question to three familiar Fool faces: Anders Bylund, Rick Aristotle Munarriz, and Tim Beyers."
• The New York Times: How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free (February 11, 2008)
  • "Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network’s use of personal data."
• BBC NEWS: Facebook translated into Spanish (February 8, 2008)
  • "It said this was the first of several languages besides English that the site plans to offer, with French and German versions expected soon."
• TechCrunch: Facebook Now Supports LinkedIn Style Friend Suggestions (February 5, 2008)
• Silicon Alley Insider: Facebook Growth Slower Than Thought, Not "The Next Google" (February 1, 2008)
• BizReport: MySpace leads, Facebook follows (January 19, 2008)
• BBC News: Facebook faces privacy questions (January 18, 2008)
• The Hoya: "Facebook Affects More Than Just Your Social Life" (January 18, 2008)
• BBC: Facebook asked to pull Scrabulous (January 16, 2008)
• New York Times: "Staying Private on Facebook" (January 17, 2008)  
• CBS News: The Face Behind Facebook, Tells 60 Minutes "Beacon" Needs Work, 2008 IPO Highly Unlikely (January 10, 2008)
• TechCrunch: Facebook Stirring Up Anger For Disabling Accounts (December 11, 2007)
• Economist.com: Face value | Book value (July 19, 2007)
• TIME: Is Facebook Overrated? (November 28, 2007)
• CNET News: ABC News reaching out to Facebook users? Good luck, guys (November 26, 2007)
• InformationWeek: How Your Creepy Ex-Co-Workers Will Kill Facebook (November 26, 2007)
• The Wall Street Journal: Facebook Settles Probe by Cuomo Into Site's Safety Measures (October 17, 2007)
• The New York Times: Brawl Over Islam on Facebook (September 10, 2007)
• Times Online: "Privacy fears as Facebook puts users’ details on search engines" (September 6, 2007)
• BBC News: Facebook Opens Profiles to Public (September 6, 2007)
• FastCompany: "Hacker. Dropout. CEO." (May 2007)  
• BBC News: "Yahoo! to Buy Facebook for $1Bn'" (September 21, 2006)
• CNET News: "Microsoft Lands Facebook Ad Deal" (August 22, 2006)
• BBC News: "If your Face Fits" (June 27, 2006)

Facebook Blogs and Commentaries

• AllFacebook.com: The Unofficial Facebook Blog
• FaceReviews: Facebook News, Application Reviews and Social Networks
• Lifehacker: Facebook Tip: Facebook Adds Privacy Controls (March 19, 2008)
• WashingtonPost.com: When Mom or Dad Asks To Be a Facebook 'Friend' (March 9, 2008)  
• Consumerist: Privacy: Joining Facebook Is Like Joining The Mafia. Just Try To Leave. (February 11, 2008)
• Mashable: Facebook Launches in Spanish (February 8, 2008)
• Download Squad: Facebook Apps to Begin Feedback Based Notifications (February 7, 2008)
• ReadWriteWeb: Facebook to Punish Stupid Applications, Reward Good Ones (February 6, 2008)
• ReadWriteWeb: Is Facebook Your "Permanent Record?" (February 4, 2008)
• Webware: Report: Facebook raises '08 revenue projection (February 1, 2008)
• Scobleizer: The Shy Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook (January 26, 2008)
• Blog Maverick: My New Facebook Strategy and the FB Power Level (December 18, 2007)
• Mashable: Breaking: Facebook Announces Ad Network Plans (November 6, 2007)
• Webware: MySpace vs. Facebook (the video) (May 31, 2007)

Facebook Interviews

• Yopo: "Dustin Moskovitz, Co-founder of Facebook" (January 25, 2006)
• Minority Rapport: "A Chat With Facebook's 'Pressguy' Chris Hughes" (September 2, 2005)

Facebook Criticism

• Fractals of Change: "Facebook Proves a Point" (March 27, 2007)
• MSNBC: Facebook Feature Draws Privacy Concerns (September 8, 2006)
• YouTube: Facebook Vs. MySpace (Time: 4:42)

Facebook Videos

• YouTube & Google Video: Facebook
• Google Video: "Leveraging Social Networks for Progressive Organizing" (Time: 58:47)
• Google Video: Mark Zuckerberg Answers Question About Free Internet Content (Time: 0:16)
• YouTube: Facebook Movie (Time: 11:29)
• YouTube: Facebook Song (Time: 2:51)
• YouTube: Facebook Infomercial Parody (Time: 3:34)  
• YouTube: Facebook Anthem (Time: 1:49)
• CollegeHumor: Real Life Facebook (Time 2:47)

Facebook Culture

• Mahalo's Guide to 30 Reasons Girls Should Call It A Night
• Mahalo's Guide to: Fbchicks.com
• The Daily Princetonian: "Your Mom is on Facebook.com" (March 29, 2007)

Facebook Parody and Satire

• College Humor: Video: Facebook News Network (Time: 1:32)

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