definition of facebook

The merged company FacebookFacebook, Inc.URL facebook.com
 Commercial? Yes
 Location Type Social Network Service 
Registration is requiredLanguage (s) available English - French - German - Spanish - English and many other languagesOwner of FacebookCreated by Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer.Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder and vice president of engineering site.Chris Hughes, co-founderLaunch date in February 2004Return ▲ 300 million (established 2008) [1]
Facebook (in English: Facebook) Web site for social networking can be accessed free of charge and operated by "Facebook" limited liability private property to them. [2]; Valmstkhaddmon can join networks organized by city or employer, school or region, and that of for communication and interaction with others. Also, users can add friends to a list of friends and send them messages, and also update their profiles and the definition of friends themselves. The name of the site refers to the images directory provided by colleges and preparatory schools in the United States of America to the faculty and new students, which includes a description of the members of the campus as a way to get to know them.He has Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in conjunction with all of Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, who specialized in the study of computer science and they comrade Zuckerberg in housing the university when he was a student at Harvard University. [3] was a membership site is limited initially to students at Harvard University, but then extended to include other colleges in the city of Boston and the University of Ivy League and Stanford University. Then circle the site has expanded to include any university student, then high school students, and finally any person aged 13 years and above. The site currently has more than 350 million users worldwide. [4]Has raised a lot of controversy about Facebook over the past few years. Has been banned the use of the site in many countries during different periods, as happened in Syria [5] and Iran. [6] was also prohibit the use of the site in many parts of the work to discourage employees from wasting their time in the use of that service. [7] as well, Privacy represented one of the problems faced by the pioneers of the site, and often this matter was settled between the parties to the conflict. He also faces Facebook several lawsuits from a number of former comrades Zuckerberg who claim that Facebook is built on theft code on their main and some other intellectual property.Date SiteLaunched Facebook as a product is expected from the site "Facebook MASH" (in English: Face Match) of Harvard University, a site of type Hot or Not depends on the publication of photographs of a group of people then choose pioneers location of the person most attractive. [8] has Mark Zuckerberg has created Elvis Mash on 28 October 2003, when he was attend Harvard University as a student in the second year. In the meantime, Zuckerberg creates a blog about one of the girls and trying to think of doing something may dissuaded from thinking about this girl. [9]

Mark ZuckerbergAccording to published newspaper Harvard Crimson, the site "Facebook MASH" "used photos compiled from evidence images available on the Internet and private nine students from the university city with a two next to each other and invite users to choose the person" most attractive ". Dry able Zuckerberg of founding site, it resorted to penetrate protected areas in the computer network at Harvard University, and the copy images for students in university housing. "Initiative at Harvard University to take a countermeasure to the act may be due to legal reasons without realizing the true value of the violation, which may occur for many colleges other ", it was reported that the San Zuckerberg in his personal blog. Zuckerberg goes on saying:" But there is one certainty, which I made a blunder when he embarked on the establishment of that site. After all that anyone else was going so in the end ... ". [10] and was soon directing the site to many of the units of service on campus, but was closed a few days later by the Department of Harvard University. The Department University accused Zuckerberg violating protection and violation of copyright as well as the violation of the privacy of individuals, which tend to expel from the university; but was dropped all charges against him in the end. [11] In the second half of the academic year itself, the Zuckerberg founded the site "Facebook "thefacebook.com scale and specifically in the 4 November 2004. [12] The Zuckerberg made a statement to the Harvard Crimson newspaper, saying," Everyone has been talking about global directory of images taken at the University of Harvard. "" I think it's absurd to take the university two years to do this kind of work. I can do about it as the best of them much in Edon just one week. "[13] was a membership site limited initially to students Harvard College oldest colleges, Harvard University, and during the first month of availability site to use, more than half of the students who did not graduate after the university register to this service. [14] and shortly after, he joined both Eduardo Savrin (CEO) and Dustin Moskovitz (programmer), Andrew McCollum (painter Graphic) and Chris Hughes to Zuckerberg to help him develop the site. In March In 2004, open Facebook is open to Stanford, Columbia and Yale. [15] Thereafter, expanded site more and open its doors to all the faculties of Boston University Ivy League, and slowly became available to many universities in Canada and the United States. [16] In June of 2004, the headquarters was moved Facebook to the city of Palo Alto in California. [15] The company has dropped word the name after purchasing the domain name facebook.com in 2005 match the amount of U.S. $ 200,000. [17] has also Facebook issued a copy of the secondary schools in September 2005, which referred to Zuckerberg step next logical. [18] During this period, the networks secondary schools need to invite to join the site. [19] Thereafter, allowed site subscription staff Many companies, including Apple Inc. merged and Microsoft Corporation. [20] On 26 September 2006, the site opens its doors to all individuals aged thirteen years and older who have e-mail address correctly. [21] [22] In October in 2008, organizers announced on Facebook management to take the city of Dublin, capital of Ireland international headquarters him. [23]Financial aspectsReceived Facebook first introduced an investment of $ 500,000 USD in June 2004 from Peter Thiel a co-founder of "PayPal". [24] and then followed up investment last year after one was $ 12.7 million of risk capital of the company " Axel Partners ", then another $ 27.5 million from the company" Geraylock Partners ". [25] In a cash flow statements that have been leaked, it was found that during the 2005 fiscal year, incurring Facebook net loss of $ 3.63 million. [26]However sale of social networking site famous "MySpace" to the company "News Corp" on July 19, 2005, spread some rumors circulating to the possibility of selling Facebook to one media companies large. [27] has told Zuckerberg that he did not intend it, and denied the validity of the rumors. [28] On 28 March 2006, published the magazine "Business Week" that negotiations were under way on buying Facebook. In response, Facebook turned down an offer to sell an estimated $ 750 million from the bidder not to be named, and rumors spread further increase the price offer until it reached 2 billion dollars. [29]In September, 2006, was held serious talks between the administrators of the company "Facebook" and "Yahoo" on the purchase of Facebook for a billion dollars. [30] has said Thiel, who was a member of the Board of Directors of Facebook at the time, that the evaluation Internal site has reached about $ 8 billion based on projected income until the year 2015 at the rate of 1 billion dollars a year, compared to buying a company, "Viacom" MTV network, a company addresses the target group of the public in accordance with the characteristics of the population. [31]In July, 2007, said Zuckerberg that the sale of Facebook is featured at all because it wishes to preserve the independence of the company, where he stated: "We do not seek to sell the company ... and we do not think about the IPO year at any time soon. to this matter, not only represents our main goal at the moment. "[32]In September, 2007, the company "Microsoft" wide Facebook to buy about 5% of the company's shares worth about $ 300 to $ 500 million. [33] In the same month, showed many companies, including the company "Google" , interested in acquiring a stake in Facebook. [34]In October 24, 2007, the company announced | Microsoft | it has bought a stake in Facebook amounted to 1.6%, or $ 240 million, with estimated total implied value of the site is estimated at $ 15 billion. Despite this, the "Microsoft" has purchased preferred shares includes special rights such as "liquidation rights," which means that "Microsoft" ستتقاضى dues before ordinary shareholders in the event of a sale of the company. The stock, which has "Microsoft" purchased entitles her right to publish the international declarations on Facebook. [35]In November 2007, the Li Ka-shing Hong Kong billionaire to invest $ 60 million in Facebook. [36]In August of 2008, the magazine "Business Week" to sell private by staff, as well as buying carried out by venture capital companies were still done when stock prices, which made the total value of the company ranging between 3.75 and 5 billion dollars . [35]In October of 2008, Zuckerberg said: "I do not think it can be considered to social networks as a way to win in the same way through which Internet searches ... In three years from now, we have to think in the form it should be the optimal model for the site., but can not say that it represents the first of our concerns at the moment. "[37]SiteCan Facebook users to join one or more networks that are all of the city or the employer or school or territory establishment. [38] These networks enable users to communicate with other members of the network itself. As users can also connect with friends while allowing them access to their personal files. [39]The site offers its services to users for free, and reap profits from advertising including banner ads. [40] Users can create personal files include some pictures and lists of personal interests, and can exchange messages public or private, to join groups of friends. [41] and as default, the Viewing detailed profile be limited to users of the network itself one and some other limited exceptions. [42]The "Microsoft" exclusive partner for Facebook to provide a service banner ads, [43] and the FB subtracting the ads included in the list of ads with the "Microsoft" only. According to the company, "comScore", a company specialized in marketing research on the Internet, Facebook collects as much data through patrons match the available data the company "Google and" Microsoft ", but somewhat lower than the company" Yahoo ". [44]Site attributesUsually, the media are holding comparisons between my "Facebook" and "MySpace", but it seems that the most famous differences between the two locations is the level of customization. [45] The position "MySpace" allows users to decorate their profiles using HTML and Cascading Style Sheets ( CSS), while providing the site "Facebook" the possibility of using plain text only. [46]Facebook includes a number of features that allow users to communicate with each other. Among these features feature Wall or wall panel which is a space dedicated to the profile page of any user so allows friends to send messages of different to the user, [47] and feature Pokes or Alinkzh which allows users to send "Nkzh" virtual to raise attention to each other (It is a notice shall notify the user that a friend is welcome him), [48] and feature Photos or images that enables users to upload albums and photos from their computers to the site, [49] as well as feature Status or Status which allows users to inform their friends of their whereabouts and their work at this time. [50] It should be noted that you can see to the user's wall plate to anyone who can see this profile according to user privacy settings. In July of 2007, Facebook made it possible to send messages attached include anything to the wall panel, which was limited by the text-only content. [47]Over time, Facebook began to add several new features to the site. On 6 September 2006, it was announced feature News Feed or Feed that appear on the home page for all users, where you highlight some of the data, such as changes in the profile, as well as upcoming events and birthdays friends user. [51] in Initially, raised this attribute discontent among Facebook users; where some complained of poor organization and the many unwanted data, while others have expressed fears that this would lead to ease tracking others Onstthm personal (such as changes in the relationships and events various talks, which they exchange with others). [52] In response to that state of resentment, Zuckerberg apologized for the site's failure to provide the appropriate attributes can be customized manner as to preserve the privacy of individuals. Since then, users have the ability to control the type of data that can be shared with friends spontaneously. Moreover, it can prevent users their friends to see the updates that occur on specific types of activities that they carry out such change in the profile or messages written on the wall paintings of their own and friends who have recently been added. [53]Popularity applications on Facebook application Photos, where users upload albums and photos to the site. [54] provides Facebook users with the possibility of downloading a huge amount of images to the site compared to other sites that offer hosting services images such as my "Photobucket" and " Flickr "who put up a limit to the number of images that allows the user to upload. in the past, the number of images that users can upload to the site is limited to 60 images per album. Although, it has said some users that they can create albums with a new photos have been up to 200 images. Until now, no one could determine the reason behind the possibility to download some members for up to 200 photos for the album, while others can not do so. [55] [56] [57] can be set privacy settings for albums individual, thereby reducing groups users who can see the album. For example, you can adjust the privacy settings for the album to allow the user to Friends only see the album, while privacy settings can be set in another album in a manner that allows all Facebook users view this album. Other features for Photos applications the ability to rename users in an image. For example, if one of the images include a user's friends, it can be user friendly label you see in this image, or add comments. This will lead to send an alert to this friend that he had been named, was provided with a link to view this image. [58]Feature was introduced Facebook Notes or comments FB in 22 of August of 2006, a feature related to blogging allow the addition of signs and images that can be included. Has been able to users later to import blogs from sites "Zhanga" and "Live Journal" and "Digg" and other other sites that provide blogging services. [21] During the week, approved April 7, 2008, issued a Facebook application send instant messages to networks using the Comet and called name "Chat" [59] and this application provides users with the ability to communicate with their friends, which is similar in function and instant messaging programs on the desktop.February 8, 2007, Facebook launched feature Gifts, gifts, which allows users to send virtual gifts to their friends appear on the profile for the user who receives the gift. Cost gifts $ 1.00 per gift, and you can attach a personal message out. [60] [61] On 14 May 2007, launched Facebook feature Marketplace or the market that allows users to publish Classifieds free. [62] The company has "CNET "Comparing this application with Kreczzlest site, noting that the main difference between them is that the lists published by the user using the Marketplace are viewed by users of the same network, the lists published in Kreczzlest anyone can watch them. [63]On July 20 of 2008, the FB possibility "Facebook Beta" test version of Facebook is a redesigned and innovative interfaces بمستخدميه on specific networks. Also integrated Smte "Mini-Feed" and "Wall", were separated personal files into parts with tabs, has also been an effort deep in order to reach a more structured. [64] and after it was freedom of movement to the new version available to users Initially, Facebook began to refer users to this new version as of September 2008. [65]In 11 of the month of December of 2008, it was announced that Facebook to test a new way to sign simpler. [66]Facebook operating systemThis article or section of the article might need to be updated. You can help Wikipedia make the necessary adjustments.Please remove this notice after the update.Facebook has introduced Facebook Platform operating system on 24 May 2007, and it depends on providing a framework for software developers to create applications that can interact with the main Facebook features. [67] was also provided programming language use encoding launched marks Facebook Markup Language at the same time. And is used this language in order to customize the overall shape of the applications that developers create. And using the previous application, enables Facebook to issue many new applications, such as Gifts, which allows users to send gifts default to each other, and the application of Marketplace, which allows users to publish Classifieds FREE, as well as the application of Events or events, which provides users with a way to inform friends about upcoming events occur, and finally the application of Video or Video, which provides the ability to share home videos between users. [68] [69]The application Chess and Scrabble of applications that have been created on the operating system, and these التطبيقان are opening users to play games with their friends. [70] [71] It should be noted that these games is asynchronous; sense that steps by the user are saved on the site, with provide an opportunity for the other party to take the next step in no time instead of doing it immediately after the previous step. [72]By the third month of November of 2007, had been developed about seven thousand application on Facebook Platform, as well as the development of a hundred application per day. [73] By the second annual conference for developers operating system F8 on July 23 of 2008, the number of applications had been reached 33,000, [73] while the number of registered developers 400,000. [74]Within a few months of the issuance of the operating system with Facebook, raised many of the problems on spam, which include special applications with Facebook haunt users and make them ask installed. [75] It is believed that this matter is one of the possible causes of the decline in the number of astronauts FB with the beginning of 2008, with fewer astronauts site in the period from December 2007 to January 2008, which is the first decline of the site since its enactment in 2004.Were issued site Facebook iPhone in August 2007, which offers a view especially suited your iPhone, and by July 2008, the number of users to 1.5 million people who use it on a regular basis. [76] were offered a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch called Name "Facebook for iPhone", and in July of 2008. [76] This application has reached to 100 million users per month and more than you can read the topic hereAcceptance of the site's usersAccording to the company, "comScore," is Facebook's most popular site for social networking, based on the number of new users who attend monthly, where Skip main rival MySpace in April of 2008. [77] has indicated "comScore" to Elvis Facebook has attracted 132.1 million new users in July of 2008, compared to the location "MySpace" which attracted 117.6 million users. [78]