Origin and Growth of Facebook

social networking website Facebook has become an integral part of most Internet users today. It has a huge customer base of over 800 million users and is the second most popular site in the world after Google.

Facebook was first launched in February 2004 and was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college friends, colleagues and students of Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Facebook was first launched in middle school version of the network in 2005, Facebook expanded membership eligibility to employees of a company. Later, universities in other countries were added to the Facebook network. Finally, Facebook expanded to all persons over the age of thirteen with a valid e-mail address.

When Facebook was first launched eight years ago, only had a handful of basic features in the network. It is quite simple and plain looking in comparison to other social networks at the time such as MySpace and Friendster. Moreover, it is a social network is closed only for certain educational institutions and companies that are stored in the user base is very low in the early years compared to the top of the social networks of the time. However, many argue that it simply looks and a gradual approach has been one of the main reasons for the huge success of the social network to the current date.

Over time, several new features were added to Facebook, making it even more improved. From now on, every person above 13 years of age may join a social network of completing basic personal information such as name and e-mail. Users can also opt to update their education, relationships, hobbies, occupation and other details in your profile. They can communicate with friends, join groups, add applications, and interesting conversation with friends on Facebook too.

Another popular feature is the ability to Facebook Facebook users to upload photos. There is no limit to the number of photos a person can transmit or store in his or her account. The process of uploading photos is very simple. They can create an album and upload photos to them. Then put the album in your profile. You can see other friends who can comment on them using the feedback form. These images and messages can also be shared and spread by using the share link. Other Facebook users can also recommend a photo or column by clicking on a button.

Facebook popularity is increasing day by day. Facebook users in 2011 grew to 43 percent over the previous year. Today, all the top companies and Web sites also have their own fan page on Facebook. Many of them communicate with customers, even though support their official website. There are more than 800 million Facebook users worldwide, a number of users is only increasing with time. The United States has the largest number of registered users who follow India and Indonesia. Estimated that more than half the world's population will use it on Facebook in the coming years.