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The Evolution of Facebook
Courtesy of Andrew Feinberg
Written by Kayla Dubnick, Online Features Editor
From humble beginnings in a simple Harvard dorm room, what started as an average student directory would soon grow into an internationally known household name. Mark Zuckerberg, the mastermind behind it all had concocted the site out of boredom and honestly, a mistake.
His roommates and he had decided to connect to other Ivy League schools such as Yale, Columbia, and Dartmouth. His online college database spread like wildfire. Unbeknownst to him, the idea would, in time, explode into a raging phenomenon that people of all ages and races will become utterly addicted to. To those who have not yet already read between the lines, the extraordinary sensation in reference is Facebook.
In the infancy of its creation, Facebook had been simply for the means of communication and the sharing of information with friends. Embarking in the year 2004, it had been geared towards those entering college who wished to keep in touch with their high school peers. At the time, it was considered MySpace’s complete opposite, for that site was directed towards the younger set. Facebook possessed a simplistic layout coupled with a few basic goals. The new website was taking the first baby steps of a journey that would erupt into an integral portion of people’s everyday lives.
Fast forwarding now to the year 2010, Facebook has now transformed into a multi-dimensional website that has now acquired several hundred million viewers. It’s the obsessive addiction paired with our immediate gratification that draw individuals towards Facebook. Whether a person is planning on composing a message, chatting with friends, or even writing on another’s wall, people are constantly communicating through various social networks that have been combined on one convenient site. Over time, the age barrier has been broken, for young adults are not the only ones who have hopped on the technological train. As the younger and older generations become more familiarized with ever-evolving technology, they too have found their place among the masses. However, Facebook is no longer just a way of communication for individuals, but a venue for local businesses and booming corporations worldwide. Junior Kalie Marsch comments, “Facebook provides an efficient way for businesses to communicate with the public, while achieving great successes through advertisements as well.” Whether they decide to create a group or fan club for their variety of services, they are guaranteed to lure viewers. In addition, most local or even global businesses are given the opportunity to sell their products directly on site.
While Facebook continues to swoon millions worldwide, people are incessantly involved in the world it has created. Its continuous evolution has not only brought about larger communication availabilities but business success as well. For a website that had started out as a sheer annual college directory, it has flourished into the air that some individuals breathe. As the new saying goes, “One small step for Facebook, one giant leap for the globalization of communication.”
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