3. Facebook is a social networking service and website
launched in February 2004, operated and privately
owned by Facebook Inc. As of February 2012, Facebook
has more than 845 million active users.
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5. The name of the service stems from the colloquial
name for the book given to students at the start of the
academic year by some university administrations in
the United States to help students get to know each
other. Facebook allows any users who declare
themselves to be at least 13 years old to become
registered users of the site.
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9. Facebook "Timeline" profile shown in March 2012
Facebook profile shown in 2007
Profile shown on Thefacebook in 2005
Facebook mobile graphical user interface
Users can create profiles with photos, lists of personal
interests, contact information, and other personal
information. Users can communicate with friends and
other users through private or public messages and a
chat feature.
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