Facebook – the most popular social network in the world, was born on February 4, 2004, in one of the Harvard dormitories. Initially, its idea was to create an electronic catalog of names, surnames, and photos of Harvard students. The founders of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes did not expect that their small startup would become the largest online project in the world in a few years.
Currently, Facebook is used by over 2 billion people, and for many, the morning check of ‘Facebook’ is more important than breakfast. Facebook is among the top five most visited websites in the world. Users spend 20 percent of all internet time on Facebook. AdmiGram.com has found a few more unexpected and interesting facts about Facebook – the social network that changed our world.
10 unexpected facts about Facebook
Facebook and the ‘Like’ button
The Facebook ‘Like’ button has become a true social phenomenon that has long gone beyond Mark Zuckerberg’s site. Despite numerous requests, threats, and petitions from Facebook users, the ‘dislike’ button has never appeared.
Facebook and the color blue
Have you ever wondered why the dominant color of Facebook is blue? The answer can be found in ‘The New Yorker’ magazine, which wrote that Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is… colorblind. “Blue is the richest color for me,” Zuckerberg said in an interview with the American magazine.
Facebook and Al Pacino
What do Facebook and Al Pacino have in common? It turns out that in the logo of the initial version of Facebook (‘thefacebook’), there was a mysterious man whom users of the network called the ‘Facebook guy.’ Years later, it turned out that this mysterious character was none other than a young Al Pacino, whom Mark Zuckerberg’s acquaintance had slightly ‘adjusted’ in a graphic editor.
Facebook and new words
‘Unfriend’ is a new word that was coined by Facebook in 2009. It means removing someone from your list of friends. The New Oxford Dictionary declared ‘unfriend’ as the word of the year in 2009.
Facebook and games
Facebook is not just a social network but a realm of games – infantile, undemanding, yet extremely popular and addictive. The most popular among them is the game ‘FarmVille’ (a farm simulator), which, at the height of its popularity, attracted around 30 million users per day.
Facebook and pirates
We’re not talking about internet pirates who roam the torrent-filled high seas. Among the dozens of languages that Facebook users could use, there was even a pirate language, specifically, English – Pirate. I wonder if Johnny Depp ever used it?
Facebook and smartphones
When Facebook started, smartphones were still considered ‘future tech.’ The majority of people registered on Facebook used desktop computers. Currently, over 87 percent of users access the social network via smartphones and tablets.
Facebook and photos
It is estimated that currently, about 80 percent of all photos taken on Earth eventually end up on Zuckerberg’s websites: Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook and NASDAQ
The Facebook IPO was the most expensive in U.S. history, with the company being valued at a whopping $104 billion. At the start of trading, one share could be purchased for $38. Did anyone manage to buy Mark’s shares?
Facebook and Iceland
After the financial crisis, Iceland began drafting a new constitution to address the lack of trust in politicians. A group of 950 people proposed ideas, and then 25 experts developed the project. The process was open for discussion on Facebook, where users made suggestions and expressed their opinions.
