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To mark the occassion of completing 10 years journey of Facebook and to make it a memorable one Facebook team launched a new 'lookback' feature. This Lookback feature enables users to see their best facebook moments in one go. This feature consists of a video that plays with a background music. The video highlights users most important moments on Facebook such as most-liked posts and photos. At centre you will see your profile photo. You will also see a special thank you note from Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook Team.

You can try it out. Just log in your facebook account and go to facebook.com/lookback . The video is automatically generated for you when you hit this special web address - facebook.com/lookback . 

Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Facebook expressed his feelings about his 10 years journey with a post in his timeline. "It's been an amazing journey so far, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. It's rare to be able to touch so many people's lives, and I try to remind myself to make the most of every day and have the biggest impact I can."

He also thanked all Facebook users. "I'm so grateful to be able to help build these tools for you. I feel a deep responsibility to make the most of my time here and serve you the best I can.
Thank you for letting me be a part of this journey."

Telecom service provider Aircel has launched a service - Facebook for All – that provides free access to the social media platform for its customers. Under the service, Aircel enables its customers to network and be socially active on Facebook in nine different languages. Customers can have free access to Facebook Application, Facebook Messenger and Mobile version on their existing or new connections.

“Aircel has positioned itself as a data leader by constantly innovating products and services aimed at redefining user experience, especially the youth.

Under the offer, Aircel will provide free 50 MB per month data on Facebook for a period of 60days after activation. Existing customers will get free 50 MB data for 30 days and post 50 MB usage, the subscribers will have the option of using Facebook on their phones at Rs 0.02 per 10 KB.

The customers also have the option of benefiting from the special tariff packs for Facebook which will be as low as  Rs 0.50 per day.

The service is available in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra The operator will launch the service in the rest of the circles shortly.

The world's biggest social networking company Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn (£11.4bn) in cash and shares. It is Facebook's biggest acquisition to date and bigger than any that Microsoft, Google or Apple have ever done. The purchase includes $12 billion in Facebook shares, $4 billion cash and an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to begranted to WhatsApp founders and employees that will vest over four years.

Whatsapp which allows people to send texts, audio and video over the Internet was founded five years ago by Jan Koum and Brian Acton and now has subscriber base of more than 450 million users. Mark Zuckerberg termed the services of Whatsapp as incredibly valuable. Whatsapp CEO, Jan Koum stated that the tie-up will give WhatsApp the flexibility to grow and expand.

Google's biggest deal was Motorola Mobility which stood at $12.5 billion, while Microsoft's largest was Skype at $8.5 billion. Apple has never done a deal above $1 billion. Facebook's previous biggest acquisition was Instagram, which it bought for $1bn in 2012.