10 Eylül 2015 Perşembe
Get Nostalgic With New Facebook Lookback Feature
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."
Facebook Buys WHATSAPP For $19 Bn
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.
Facebook Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg on 4th February 2004 from Harvard University. No body had ever imagined that a college project that started on Harvard dorm room would become a part of daily life for billions of people around the world. Now most of its users are outside of the USA and Canada. Due to its huge popularity accross the globe Facebook has become the second most popular site on the web an is only behind the search engine giant Google.
Facebook has made many changes in its features to strive in the world of networking site and has succeeded to a larger extent than its competitor. With growing Smartphone users Facebook team is trying their best in developing new fascinating Apps for Smartphones. And Facebook has succeeded immensely in pulling a great demand for its Facebook Apps among Smartphone users.
I hope Facebook will continue to keep their dominance in social networking field for years to come just like it is doing today. My best wishes to Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook Team Keep working like this.
Happy 10th Anniversary to Facebook!!!
Long Live Facebook!!!