Today the idea sounds old-fashioned, but in 2003 it was revolutionary: a private online profile to present oneself, enabling virtual networking with pictures, notes and contacts. This is still the core of Facebook, the billion-dollar tech company founded by former computer science student Mark Zuckerberg. What do you know about it? Start the Facebook quiz!
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Facebook was originally developed as an internet yearbook, which was first used by students at US universities from 2004. However, Mark Zuckerberg quickly expanded the platform into a globally operating network. Today, Facebook is one of the most visited websites in the world and a company with almost unprecedented market power.
In addition to social interaction between private individuals, the network primarily offers marketing tools. As an ad-financed messaging channel, Facebook enables companies or artists to present themselves and redirect users to external products. Facebook went public in 2012 and bought the messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. Mark Zuckerberg’s estimated fortune amounts to 125 billion US dollars! Are you surprised about these immensive numbers? Then have a quick look at our Facebook quiz!
In 2010, director David Fincher made the film “The Social Network” about the creation of Facebook and many an inglorious episode in the life of its inventor. After all, Facebook is often criticized for inadequate data and youth protection practices, for influencing elections through fake news or other attempts at manipulation.
Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg is in the process of scaling the next evolutionary stage of his company. Facebook is to be transformed into a so-called metaverse, an immersive virtual space that extends physical reality. This seems to be the new era of the Internet seems to have begun.
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04. February 26, 18:00 – Isabell Slisz
