Facebook is a social networking website that connects people around the world who share common interests. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 while he was a student at Harvard University. Facebook allows users to share updates, photos, and messages with friends, family and connections. It has grown tremendously and is now one of the largest social networks in the world with billions of users and revenue in the billions of dollars.

2. Facebook,
explained

3. What is Facebook?
Social networking website connecting
people across the street, country and
world
 Focuses on building and relating social
relations among people who share
common interests, activities and
experiences
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4. .
FACEBOOK FOUNDER
Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO
of Facebook, which he started in his
college dorm room in 2004 with
roomates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris
Hughes.
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Zuckerberg is responsible for setting the
overall direction and product strategy for
the company. He leads the design of
Facebook’s service and development of its
core technology and infrastructure. Mark
studied computer science at Harvard
University before moving the company to
Palo Alto, California. Earlier in life,
Zuckerberg developed a music
recommendation system called Synapse
and a peer-to-peer client called Wirehog.
However, he abandoned both to pursue

5. FACBOOK CO-FOUNDERS

6. History

7. Who uses Facebook?

8. Social Impact of Facebook
Most recognized social networking site in
the world; “The Social Network” grossed
$96M in US
 Allows continuous contact to and from
anyone in the world with an Internet
connection
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9. BOARD OF DIRECTOR

10. Facebook Organizational Structure .

11. What does the future hold
•3000 employees
•Estimated 2011 revenue: $4.2B
•Initial Public Offering rumored to raise $10B,
bringing net worth to $100B

12. FACEBOOK PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

13. Communication
Status Update: Share what you’re doing,
feeling or thinking
 Facebook Chat: Real time communication
with friends currently on the facebook
website
 Wall: Write a public message to a friend
on their wall
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14. Communication (continued)
Facebook Message: Send a private
message to a friend or someone you
would like to be friends with
 “Like”: Nothing witty to say? Give your
friend the thumbs up
 Comments: Write comments on pictures,
friend’s status updates or wall posts
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15. Revenue of facebook till now

16. Merger and acquisition takeovers

17. COMPETITORS
Google inc
Twitter inc
Pinterest inc
snapchat