扎克伯格和Facebook的这些年
2003年 这一年,马克•扎克伯格创办了哈佛(Harvard)版的“Hot or Not”(译注:Hot or Not是美国的一家交友网站)——Facemash。该网站并列粘贴学生照片,让访客选出最具吸引力的一位,这种颇具争议的做法引发了批评。据报道,FaceMash上线第一晚便吸引了450名访客和22,000页面浏览量。 2004年 |
2003 Mark Zuckerberg launches Facemash, Harvard's version of "Hot or Not." The contentious site drew criticism for putting photos of students side-by-side and asking users to choose who was more attractive. FaceMash reportedly drew 450 visitors and 22,000 page views during its first evening online. 2004 |
2004年,扎克伯格在大学宿舍里创办了“thefacebook”1.0版,联合创办者还包括达斯汀•莫斯科维茨、克里斯•休斯和爱德华多•萨维林。同一年,Facebook的“涂鸦墙”也同时亮相,目前已近成为社交网络的主流。据称,截至2004年底,该社交网络在哈佛(Harvard)、斯坦福(Stanford)、耶鲁(Yale)和哥伦比亚大学(Columbia)的用户人数达到100万。 2005年 |
Version 1.0 of "thefacebook" goes live from Zuckerberg's college dorm room with co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Eduardo Saverin behind the launch. The Facebook "Wall," now a staple of the social network, also makes its debut. By the end of the year, the social network claimed one million users at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia. 2005 |
2005年,扎克伯格以20万美元的价格买到Facebook.com域名,并将公司名称“thefacebook”中的“the”去掉。同一年,Facebook走出大学校园,开始向高中生和国际市场扩张。截至当年5月份,它的用户人数超过550万。 2006年 Facebook社交网络开始向公众开放,用户通过电子邮件即可注册,同时推出“好友动态”服务,可以显示用户们正在忙些什么。投资家皮特•泰尔表示,Facebook的市值将达到惊人的80亿美元。此外,据称雅虎(Yahoo)开出了10亿美元的收购价,但遭到Facebook拒绝。当年用户人数:超过1,200万。 |
Zuck drops "the" from the company name after snatching the URL Facebook.com for $200,000. That same year, Facebook expands beyond colleges to high schools and goes international. Number of users as of May: over 5.5 million. 2006 The social network opens itself up to anyone with an email address and introduces the News Feed, a list highlighting what users are up to. Investor Peter Thiel pegs Facebook's worth at a whopping $8 billion, and Facebook supposedly turns down a $1 billion bid from Yahoo. Number of users: over 12 million. |