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December 8, 2017
Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post.
Facebook’s mission reads: “Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.” True to mission, they do create community. People can post photos of loved ones,
July 8, 2016
Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post.
Facebook began as “The Facebook”. At that time, it was a borrowed phrase from the papers given to Harvard freshmen which profiled other students and staff. A book of faces that one is likely to meet, or may need to know. These sheets of paper were likely useful in preparation for careers. And from there, the developers grew the idea into an online portal which could function in the same way.