Facebook Turns 5, Still Huge

FacebookCEO Mark Zuckerberg hands out free thank you gifts on Facebook, and talks about how the social network is letting people participate online using their real identities, and feeling safe about it.

The culture of the Internet has also changed pretty dramatically over the past five years. Before, most people wouldn’t consider sharing their real identities online. But Facebook has offered a safe and trusted environment for people to interact online, which has made millions of people comfortable expressing more about themselves.

He also links the Facebook retrospective, with screencaps of how the social network has evolved the last five years. Pretty interesting actually. Yes, those are the same images posted by TechCrunch and Inside Facebook to name a few.

The latter also shares the impressive figures Facebook can throw around, should any other social network get too cocky.

See Also

15 million users update their statuses at least once each day
850 million photos are uploaded to the site each month
24 million pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) are shared each month
3.5 million users become fans of Pages each day
The average user has 120 Facebook friends

Impressive. More on Techmeme, where you might especially want to check out the VentureBeat post, focusing on how Facebook changed its focus to get its users to share more via the site.

Feeling stuck in self-doubt?

Stop trying to fix yourself and start embracing who you are. Join the free 7-day self-discovery challenge and learn how to transform negative emotions into personal growth.

Join Free Now

Picture of Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren is a designer, writer, and blogger, and also the former editor of The Blog Herald. He used to be a hotshot in the gaming industry in Sweden, but sold everything and went International. Most recently he wrote a book called Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, and does loads of kickass design.

RECENT ARTICLES

TRENDING AROUND THE WEB

4 zodiac signs who become rich later in life

4 zodiac signs who become rich later in life

My Inner Creative

Men who genuinely respect women usually display these 7 subtle behaviors

Men who genuinely respect women usually display these 7 subtle behaviors

Global English Editing

6 zodiac signs that can sense a lie before you even finish your sentence

6 zodiac signs that can sense a lie before you even finish your sentence

My Inner Creative

8 subtle habits of people who are always a joy to be around, according to psychology

8 subtle habits of people who are always a joy to be around, according to psychology

Hack Spirit

6 zodiac signs who always end up in “situationships” instead of real relationships

6 zodiac signs who always end up in “situationships” instead of real relationships

Parent From Heart

If you had no one to lean on as a child, you’ve probably developed these 8 traits (according to psychology)

If you had no one to lean on as a child, you’ve probably developed these 8 traits (according to psychology)

NewsReports