Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg on February 4, 2004. The social networking site has turned 11 today!
January 13, 2015: The Amber Alerts include photographs and other details about the missing child, are shown on mobile and desktop. People can share the alert with friends and link directly to the National Center’s missing child poster, which always
November 30, 2012: With the PhotoSync feature, photos from your phone sync automatically to a private album on the web. When you want to share these photos, just pick and post your favorites.
December 17, 2012: The Nearby feature tab to find local spots your friends have recommended, checked into, or liked. If you’re looking for a place to eat, choose a category like restaurants to see what’s nearby. When you find a place that looks
September 27, 2012: Facebook gifts allowed its users to hoose a gift, attach a card and send. You can post your gift to your friend’s timeline or send it privately. Your friend can then unwrap a preview of the gift and it will show up on their
October 2, 2012: Previously, it was hard to know if a report you submitted on content violating the Facebook Community Standards was being addressed. Now, with the Support Dashboard, when you submit a report on content you believe violates the
October 2, 2012: The updated Help Center homepage features six major topics, including things like “See What’s New on Facebook” – which links to an overview of new features and products. Additional topics can be found along the navigation on the
November 8, 2012: Friendship pages combined posts, photos and events that you and another person have shared. Click the gear menu at the top of a friend’s timeline to see a friendship page. If you’ve listed yourself as “in a relationship” with
iTune gifts on Facebook was launched on November 26, 2012. One can instantly gift your friends iTunes digital gifts and recommend albums, movies, games, apps, and more available on the iTunes Store.
The poke feature has been a part of Facebook since 2004, was also introduced for the iPhone on December 21,2012.
Facebook for iPad was introduced on October 10, 2011: Your games, apps, groups and lists were placed on the left-hand menu, so you don’t have to dig around to find the stuff you use most. And your messages and notifications are at the top of every
December 7, 2011: The Android version for Facebook was updated.
November 6, 2007: Facebook Ads connected with users and boosted advertising. Individuals could also learn about new businesses, brands and products through the trusted referrals of their friends.