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Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a part of millions of people’s lives all around the world. Facebook is a privately-held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
Press Releases
April 6, 2008
Announcement: Facebook Launches Facebook Chat
March 18, 2008
Announcement: Facebook Updates Privacy Controls
March 2, 2008
Facebook Releases Site in German
Facebook Blog
May 1, 2008
People You May Know
Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed an additional home page box that features "People You May Know". We built this feature with the… Read
April 23, 2008
No Phishing
We take spam prevention seriously here at Facebook, but unfortunately, there is spam on the site. As an example, you may have seen Wall posts advertising… Read