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| nombre = Facebook
{{Infobox Dotcom company
| company_name = Facebook, Inc.
| logotipo = [[Archivo:Facebook.svg]]
| captura =
| company_logo = [[Image:Facebook.svg|200px]]
| piedefoto = Logotipo de Facebook
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
| url = http://www.facebook.com/
| foundation = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], USA (February 4, 2004)<ref name="Growth"/>
| comercial =
| location = [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], [[California]]<br />[[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (international headquarters for Europe, Africa, Middle East)<br />[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] (international headquarters for Asia)
| tipo = [[Servicios de red social]]
| key_people = [[Mark Zuckerberg]], [[Entrepreneur|Founder]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]<br />[[Dustin Moskovitz]], Co-founder<br />[[Sheryl Sandberg]], [[Chief operating officer|COO]] <br /> [[Matt Cohler]], VP of [[Product Management]]<br />[[Chris Hughes (Facebook)|Chris Hughes]], Co-founder
| registro = requerido
| revenue = {{profit}} 300 million [[United States dollar|USD]] (2008 est.)<ref name="Estimated annual sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/16/billionaire-bachelors-single-lists-cx_mm_0916bachelor_slide_11.html?thisSpeed=30000|title= By The Numbers: Billionaire Bachelors|accessdate=2008-09-20 |publisher=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>
| net_income =
| idioma =
| propietario =
| num_employees = 900+ <ref name="pressinfo">[http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php "Press Info"], Facebook. Retrieved August 31, 2009.</ref>
| creador = [[Mark Zuckerberg]]
| url = [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook.com]
| website_type = [[Social network service]]
| fechalanzamiento = [[Febrero]] de [[2004]]
| estadoactual = activo
| language = [[Afrikaans]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Azeri language|Azeri]], [[Basque language|Basque]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ([[Simplified Chinese character|simplified]]), Chinese ([[Hong Kong Cantonese|Hong Kong]]), Chinese ([[Taiwanese Mandarin|Taiwan]]), [[Croatian language|Croatian]], [[Czech language|Czech]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], English ([[British English|UK]]), English ([[American English|US]]), English (Pirate), [[Esperanto]], [[Estonian language|Estonian]], [[Faroese language|Faroese]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[French language|French]] ([[Quebec French|Canada]]), French ([[Languages of France|France]]), [[Galician language|Galician]], [[Georgian language|Georgian]], [[German language|German]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Hindi]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Latin]], [[Latvian language|Latvian]] [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Malay language|Malay]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Maltese language|Maltese]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] ([[Bokmål]]), Norwegian ([[Nynorsk]]), [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ([[Brazilian Portuguese|Brazil]]), Portuguese ([[European Portuguese|Europe]]), [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Slovene language|Slovene]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], Spanish ([[Castilian Spanish|Castile]]), [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Thai language|Thai]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]]

| advertising = [[Banner ads]], [[referral marketing]]
| registration = Required
| launch_date = February 2004
| alexa = 2<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/facebook.com| title=facebook.com - Traffic Details from Alexa| publisher=[[Alexa Internet]], Inc| accessdate=2009-10-17 }}</ref>
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'''Facebook''' es un [[sitio web]] gratuito de [[redes sociales]] creado por [[Mark Zuckerberg]]. Originalmente era un sitio para estudiantes de la [[Universidad de Harvard]], pero actualmente está abierto a cualquier persona que tenga una cuenta de correo electrónico. Los usuarios pueden participar en una o más redes sociales, en relación con su situación académica, su lugar de trabajo o región geográfica.
'''Facebook''' is a global [[social network service|social networking]] website that is operated and [[privately held company|privately owned]] by Facebook, Inc.<ref name="Growth">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-12-19|url=http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/18/2008-growth-puts-facebook-in-better-position-to-make-money/|title=2008 Growth Puts Facebook In Better Position to Make Money |work=VentureBeat|date=2008-12-18|author=Eldon, Eric. }}</ref> Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region. The website's name stems from the colloquial name of books given at the start of the [[academic year]] by university administrations with the intention of helping students get to know each other better.


Ha recibido mucha atención en la [[blogosfera]] y en los medios de comunicación al convertirse en una plataforma sobre la que terceros pueden desarrollar aplicaciones y hacer negocio a partir de la red social. A pesar de ello, existe la preocupación acerca de su posible modelo de negocio, dado que los resultados en publicidad se han revelado como muy pobres.{{cita requerida}}
[[Mark Zuckerberg]] founded Facebook with his college [[roommate]]s and fellow [[computer science]] students [[Eduardo Saverin]], [[Dustin Moskovitz]] and [[Chris Hughes (Facebook)|Chris Hughes]] while he was a student at [[Harvard University]].<ref name="companybios">[http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?founderbios= "Founder Bios"], Facebook. Retrieved July 31, 2009.</ref>
The website's membership was initially limited to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the [[Boston]] area, the [[Ivy League]], and [[Stanford University]]. It later expanded further to include any university student, then high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over. The website currently has more than 300 million active users worldwide.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics "Facebook Statistics"]. Retrieved September 18, 2009.</ref>


A mediados de [[2007]] lanzó su versión en francés, alemán y español para impulsar su expansión fuera de [[Estados Unidos]], ya que sus usuarios se concentran en Estados Unidos, [[Canadá]] y [[Gran Bretaña]].
Facebook has met with some [[Criticism of Facebook|controversy]]. It has been blocked intermittently in several countries including [[Syria]],<ref>[http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11792330 "Red lines that cannot be crossed"], The Economist, July 24, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.</ref> [[People's Republic of China|China]]<ref name="chinablock">{{cite web |title= China's Facebook Status: Blocked|url= http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/07/chinas-facebook-status-blocked.html|date= July 8, 2009|work= |publisher= ABC News|accessdate=13 July 2009}}</ref>
and [[Iran]].<ref>Shahi, Afshin. [http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15313 "Iran's Digital War"], Daily News Egypt, July 27, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.</ref>
It has also been banned at many places of work to discourage employees from wasting time using the service.<ref>Benzie, Robert.[http://www.thestar.com/News/article/210014 "Facebook banned for Ontario staffers"], TheStar.com, May 3, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2008.</ref>
[[Criticism of Facebook#Privacy concerns|Privacy]] has also been an issue, and it has been compromised several times. Facebook settled a lawsuit regarding claims over source code and intellectual property.<ref>[http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/facebook-to-settle-thorny-lawsuit-over-its-origins/ "Facebook to Settle Thorny Lawsuit Over Its Origins"], The New York Times, April 7, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2009.</ref>


En Septiembre de [[2009]] alcanzaron 300.000.000 miembros, y traducidos a 68 idiomas.
A January 2009 [[Compete.com]] study ranked Facebook as the most used social network by worldwide monthly active users, followed by [[MySpace]].<ref name=Kazeniac>{{cite news|author=Kazeniac, Andy|title=Social Networks: Facebook Takes Over Top Spot, Twitter Climbs|url=http://blog.compete.com/2009/02/09/facebook-myspace-twitter-social-network/|date=2009-02-09|publisher=Compete.com|accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref>


== Historia de la empresa ==
==History==
El creador de Facebook es [[Mark Zuckerberg]], estudiante de la [[Universidad de Harvard]]. La compañía tiene sus oficinas centrales en [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].
[[File:MarkZuckerberg.jpg|thumb|[[Mark Zuckerberg]] created Facebook in his [[Harvard University|Harvard]] dorm room.]]
===Facemash===
The advent of Facebook came about as a spin-off of a [[Harvard University]] version of [[Hot or Not]] called Facemash.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050403215543/www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=357292 |title=Hundreds Register for New Facebook Website |first=Alan J. |last=Tabak |date=February 9, 2004 |publisher=Harvard Crimson |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref> [[Mark Zuckerberg]], while attending Harvard as a [[sophomore]], concocted Facemash on October 28, 2003. That night, Zuckerberg was blogging about a girl who had dumped him and trying to think of something to do to get her off his mind:<ref name="Hoffman, Claire">{{cite web|accessdate=2009-02-05|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/21129674/the_battle_for_facebook/|title=The Battle for Facebook|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=2008-06-28|author=Hoffman, Claire}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Bari | last=Schwartz | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Hot or Not? Website Briefly Judges Looks | date=2003-11-04 | publisher= | url =http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=349808 | work =Harvard Crimson | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-26 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| accessdate=2009-02-05| url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/13/facemash-returns-as-what-else-a-facebook-app-uliken/| title=Facemash Returns As (What Else?) A Facebook App Called ULiken| publisher=Tech Crunch| date=2008-05-13}}</ref>


La idea de crear una [[comunidad]] basada en la [[Web]] en que la gente compartiera sus gustos y sentimientos no es nueva. Ya David Bohnett, creador de [[Geocities]], la había incubado a fines de los [[años 1980]]. [[Geocities]] tuvo éxito en los 1990, en 1998 fue el tercer sitio más visto en la Web,{{cita requerida}} pero no logró consolidarse después de que fuera adquirido por [[Yahoo!]].
{{quote|I'm a little intoxicated, not gonna lie. So what if it's not even 10 p.m. and it's a Tuesday night? What? The Kirkland [dorm] facebook is open on my desktop and some of these people have pretty horrendous facebook pics. I almost want to put some of these faces next to pictures of farm animals and have people vote on which is more attractive.|9:48 pm}}


Facebook compite por abrirse espacio entre empresas de éxito como [[Google]] y [[MySpace]], por lo que se enfrenta a grandes desafíos para lograr crecer y desarrollarse. Una de las estrategias de Zuckerberg ha sido abrir la [[plataforma]] Facebook a otros desarrolladores.
{{quote|Yea, it's on. I'm not exactly sure how the farm animals are going to fit into this whole thing (you can't really ever be sure with farm animals . . .), but I like the idea of comparing two people together.|11:09 pm}}


La fortaleza de la red social ''Facebook'' radica en los 300 millones de usuarios que ha creado,<ref name="statistics">{{Cita web |url=http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics |título=Statistics |fechaacceso=2008-01-14 |editorial=Facebook }}</ref> basada en conexiones de gente real.
{{quote|Let the hacking begin.|12:58 am}}</code>
Actualmente,<!-- ¿Cuándo? --> se ha puesto en marcha Facebook en español, extendiéndose a los países de Latinoamérica. Casi cualquier persona con conocimientos informáticos básicos puede tener acceso a todo este mundo de comunidades virtuales.


== Recepción ==
According to ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', Facemash "used photos compiled from the online facebooks of nine Houses, placing two next to each other at a time and asking users to choose the 'hotter' person." To accomplish this, Zuckerberg hacked into the protected areas of Harvard's computer network and copied the houses' private dormitory ID images. "Perhaps Harvard will squelch it for legal reasons without realizing its value as a venture that could possibly be expanded to other schools (maybe even ones with good-looking people ... )," Zuckerberg wrote in his personal blog. "But one thing is certain, and it’s that I’m a jerk for making this site. Oh well. Someone had to do it eventually ... "<ref name=02138Mag>{{cite news | first=Luke | last=O'Brien |url=http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1724.html| title=Poking Facebook | work=[[02138]] | date=November/December 2007| pages = 66| accessdate=2008-06-26}}</ref> The site was quickly forwarded to several campus group list-servers but was shut down a few days later by the Harvard administration. Zuckerberg was charged by the administration with [[hacking|breach of security]], violating copyrights and violating individual privacy and faced [[expulsion]], but ultimately the charges were dropped.<ref name="facemash survives">{{cite web|accessdate=2009-02-05|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=350143|title=Facemash Creator Survives Ad Board |publisher=[[The Harvard Crimson]]|date=2003-11-19|author=Kaplan, Katherine}}</ref>
Facebook tiene más de 300 millones de usuarios activos alrededor de todo el mundo.<ref name=lanacion/> De acuerdo a [[Alexa|Alexa.com]], la página subió del lugar número 60 de las más visitadas al número 7 en un año. Actualmente se encuentra en la posición 2.<ref name="alexatrafficrank">{{Cita web |título=Related info for: facebook.com/ |editorial=[[Alexa Internet]] | url = http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/facebook.com?q=facebook|fechaacceso=2008-03-08}}</ref> Quantcast la pone en el lugar número 16,<ref>{{Cita web|fechaacceso=2008-05-07|url=http://www.quantcast.com/facebook.com|título=facebook.com Web Site Audience Profile|editorial=Quantcast }}</ref> y Compete.com en el 20.<ref>{{Cita web|fechaacceso=2008-05-07|url=http://siteanalytics.compete.com/facebook.com/?metric=uv|título=Snapshot of facebook.com |editorial=Compete.com }}</ref> La página es la más popular para subir fotos, con estadísticas de más de 14 millones de fotos subidas a diario.<ref name="statistics" /> El [[3 de noviembre]] del [[2007]], había siete mil (7000) aplicaciones creadas, cien creadas cada día.<ref>{{Cita noticia|fechaacceso=2008-05-07|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110201894_pf.html|título=Widgets Become Coins of the Social Realm |obra=[[The Washington Post]]|fecha=2007-11-03|autor=Rampell, Catherine|página=D01 }}</ref>


== Impacto internacional ==
Zuckerberg expanded on this initial project that same semester by creating a social study tool ahead of an art history final by uploading 500 Augustan images to a website, with one image per page along with a comment section.<ref>McGirt, Ellen. [http://http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/115/open_features-hacker-dropout-ceo.html "Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Hacker. Dropout. CEO. "], Fast Company, May 1, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2009.</ref> He opened the site up to his classmates and people started sharing their notes. "The professor said it had the best grades of any final he’d ever given. This was my first social hack. With Facebook, I wanted to make something that would make Harvard (and more open that) more open," Zuckerberg said in a TechCrunch interview.


Luego de su traducción a idiomas diferentes del inglés, Facebook no sólo ha crecido en usuarios, sino que ha transformado la forma en la que las personas utilizan el internet. En Chile, por ejemplo, se han realizado estudios respaldados por universidades que afirman que el 73% de los jóvenes chilenos entre 18 y 29 años son usuarios de Facebook.<ref>Diario La Tercera, 18 de octubre de 2009, Chile. ''[http://www.latercera.com/contenido/659_192936_9.shtml Encuesta de la U. Diego Portales y Feedback muestra que el 73% de los jóvenes entre 18 y 29 años tiene cuentas en esta red social.”]''.</ref>
===The Facebook===
[[Image:Thefacebook.png|thumb|left|250px|The Facebook on February 12, 2004]]
The following semester, Zuckerberg began writing code for a new website in January 2004. He was inspired, he said, by an editorial in ''The Harvard Crimson'' about the Facemash incident. "It is clear that the technology needed to create a centralized Website is readily available," the paper observed. "The benefits are many."<ref name="Hoffman, Claire"/> On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched '''The Facebook''', originally located at thefacebook.com.<ref name="skepticism">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118539991204578084.html?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Judge Expresses Skepticism About Facebook Lawsuit |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2007-07-25|author=Seward, Zachary M. }}</ref>
“Everyone’s been talking a lot about a universal face book within Harvard,” Zuckerberg told The Harvard Crimson. “I think it’s kind of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to get around to it. I can do it better than they can, and I can do it in a week.”<ref name="Hundreds register">{{cite web|accessdate=2009-02-05|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=357292|title=Hundreds Register for New Facebook Website |publisher=[[The Harvard Crimson]]|date=2004-02-09|author=Tabak, Alan |date=February 9, 2004 |publisher=Harvard Crimson |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>
"When Mark finished the site, he told a couple of friends. And then one of them suggested putting it on the Kirkland House online mailing list, which was, like, three hundred people," according to roommate [[Dustin Moskovitz]]. "And, once they did that, several dozen people joined, and then they were telling people at the other houses. By the end of the night, we were, like, actively watching the registration process. Within twenty-four hours, we had somewhere between twelve hundred and fifteen hundred registrants."<ref>{{cite news | first=John | last=Cassidy | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Me Media | date=2006-05-13 | publisher= | url =http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/05/15/060515fa_fact_cassidy | work =[[The New Yorker]] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-20 | language = }}</ref>


== Críticas ==
Membership was initially restricted to students of [[Harvard College]], and within the first month, more than half the [[undergraduate]] population at Harvard was registered on the service.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-07|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia|title=A brief history of Facebook |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2007-07-25|author=Phillips, Sarah }}</ref> [[Eduardo Saverin]] (business aspects), [[Dustin Moskovitz]] (programmer), Andrew McCollum (graphic artist), and [[Chris Hughes (Facebook)|Chris Hughes]] soon joined Zuckerberg to help promote the website. In March 2004, Facebook expanded to [[Stanford University|Stanford]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]], and [[Yale University|Yale]].<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?timeline|title=Press Room |publisher=Facebook|date=2007-01-01 }}</ref> This expansion continued when it opened to all [[Ivy League]] and Boston area schools, and gradually most universities in Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-13|url=http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/11/facebook-opens-up-cx_rr_0911facebook.html|title=Open Facebook |publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2006-09-11|author=Rosmarin, Rachel }}</ref> Facebook incorporated in the summer of 2004 and the entrepreneur [[Sean Parker]], who had been informally advising Zuckerberg, became the company's president.<ref name="NYT_260505">{{cite news | author = Rosen, Ellen | title = Student's Start-Up Draws Attention and $13 Million | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/26/business/26sbiz.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=thefacebook+parker&st=nyt | publisher = ''[[The New York Times]]'' | year = 2005 | date = 2005-05-26 | accessdate = 2009-05-18 }}</ref> In June 2004, Facebook moved its base of operations to [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref name="timeline" /> The company dropped ''The'' from its name after purchasing the [[domain name]] facebook.com in 2005 for $200,000.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-13|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/01/facebook_domain_dispute/| title=Facebook wins Manx battle for face-book.com |publisher=The Register|date=2007-10-01|author=Williams, Chris }}|</ref>
Facebook ha recibido todo tipo de críticas desde que alcanzó difusión global. Especialmente debido al alcance que está teniendo entre menores, sus efectos psicologicos y sus alarmantes políticas de privacidad.<ref>{{Cita noticia|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/cara/oculta/Facebook/elpepisoc/20080127elpepisoc_5/|título=La cara oculta de Facebook|obra= El País|fecha=2008-01-08|autor=Manetto, Francesco}}</ref>


En el momento de aceptar el contrato de términos de uso de la comunidad, el usuario cede la propiedad exclusiva y perpetua de toda la información e imágenes que agregue, a la misma.<ref>{{Cita noticia|url=http://www.antena3noticias.com/PortalA3N/promocion/Facebook-queda-con-los-derechos-autor-nuestras-fotos/3290171_21|título=Facebook se queda con los derechos de autor de nuestras fotos|obra=[[Antena 3 noticias]]|fecha=2009-03-03|autor=Buenavista, Ignacio|página=D01}}</ref> Y aunque el director ejecutivo Mark Zuckerberg, declaró, para tranquilizar a los usuarios, que "nunca se utilizará esta información fuera del servicio facebook", la red social obtiene facultad de utilizar esta información como desee.<ref> {{Cita noticia|url=http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/internet/noticias/1042909/02/09/Facebook-corrige-su-clausula-de-contenidos-tras-la-polemica-de-derecho-perpetuo-sobre-ellos.html|título=Facebook corrige su cláusula sobre derechos de contenidos tras la polémica|obra=EcoDiario|fecha=2009-02-18}}</ref>
Facebook launched a high school version in September 2005, which Zuckerberg called the next logical step.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook is the go-to Web site for students looking to hook up|work=[[Dayton Daily News]]|date=2006-08-03|author=Dempsey, Laura}}</ref> At that time, high school networks required an invitation to join.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-13|url=http://www.forbes.com/security/2007/01/25/myspace-security-identity-tech-security-cx_ll_0124myspaceage.html|title=Why MySpace Doesn't Card |publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2007-01-25|author=Lerer, Lisa }}</ref> Facebook later expanded membership eligibility to employees of several companies, including [[Apple Inc.]] and [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-09|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060912_682123.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology|title=Facebook: Opening the Doors Wider |work=[[BusinessWeek]]|date=2006-09-12|author=Lacy, Sarah }}</ref> Facebook was then opened on September 26, 2006 to everyone of ages 13 and older with a valid [[e-mail address]].<ref name="welcome">{{cite news | first=Carolyn | last=Abram | url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2210227130|accessdate=2008-03-08|publisher=Facebook | title=Welcome to Facebook, everyone | date=2006-09-26}}</ref><ref name="tos">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://www.facebook.com/terms.php|title=Terms of Use|publisher=Facebook|date=2007-11-15}}</ref> In October 2008, Facebook announced that it was to set up its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-11-30|url=http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=59042|title=Press Releases|publisher=Facebook|date=2008-11-30}}</ref>


Si se quiere dar de baja una cuenta, el proceso es muy largo, debido a que Facebook la mantiene activa "en caso de que el usuario decida reactivar su cuenta", y así mismo mantiene copias de esa información indefinidamente. Y en caso de defunción del usuario, su cuenta es mantenida "activa bajo un estado memorial especial por un periodo de tiempo determinado por nosotros para permitir a otros usuarios publicar y ver comentarios".<ref>{{Cita noticia|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/does-facebook-own-you-for_b_86115.html|título=Does Facebook Own You Forever?|obra= The Huffington Post|fecha=2008-02-11|autor=Melber, Ari}}</ref>
==Financials==
[[Image:1601californiaavelobby.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to Facebook's current headquarters in the [[Stanford Research Park]], [[Palo Alto, California]]]]
[[Image:Windowsat1601californiaave.jpg|thumb|right|Another view of Facebook's current headquarters]]
Facebook received its first investment of [[United States dollar|US$]]500,000 in June 2004 from [[PayPal]] co-founder [[Peter Thiel]].<ref name="beware">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/beware-facebook/2008/01/18/1200620184398.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2|title=Why you should beware of Facebook |work=[[The Age]]|date=2008-01-20 }}</ref> This was followed a year later by $12.7&nbsp;million in [[venture capital]] from [[Accel Partners]], and then $27.5&nbsp;million more from [[Greylock]] Partners.<ref name="beware" /><ref name=25mil>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-08 | first=Sam | last=Teller | url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503336| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070818200839/http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503336 | title=Investors Add $25M to Facebook’s Coffers |work=[[The Harvard Crimson]] | date=2006-04-25|archivedate=2006-04-25}}</ref> A leaked [[cash flow statement]] showed that during the 2005 [[fiscal year]], Facebook had a net loss of $3.63&nbsp;million.<ref name="cash flows">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.02138mag.com/asset/1138.html|title=Statement of Cash Flows |work=[[02138]] }}</ref>


En el caso de Nipon Das, director de una consultoría de biotecnología en Estados Unidos, logró eliminar la mayor parte de la información de su perfil, cuando se comunicó por correo con representantes del servicio de atención al cliente, amenazando con tomar acción legal. Aunque aún después de esto un reportero encontró el perfil completo de Das.<ref>{{Cita noticia|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/does-facebook-own-you-for_b_86115.html|título=Does Facebook Own You Forever?|obra= The Huffington Post|fecha=2008-02-11|autor=Melber, Ari}}</ref>
With the sale of [[social network]]ing website [[MySpace]] to [[News Corporation|News Corp]] on July 19, 2005, rumors surfaced about the possible sale of Facebook to a larger media company.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-07|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4695495.stm|title=News Corp in $580&nbsp;m internet buy|publisher=BBC News|date=2005-07-19 }}</ref> Zuckerberg had already said he did not want to sell the company, and denied rumors to the contrary.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2208601394&topic=1841&start=500#post5339 | title=Free Flow of Information on the Internet discussions | accessdate=2006-09-13 | author=Zuckerberg, Mark | last=Zuckerberg | first=Mark | publisher=Facebook |date=2006-09-08}}</ref> On March 28, 2006, ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' reported that a potential acquisition of Facebook was under negotiation. Facebook reportedly declined an offer of $750&nbsp;million from an unknown bidder, and it was rumored the asking price rose as high as $2&nbsp;billion.<ref name=2bil>{{cite news | first=Steve | last=Rosenbush | url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060327_215976.htm | title=Facebook's on the Block | work=[[BusinessWeek]] | date=2006-03-28 | accessdate=2006-04-03}}</ref>


Desde instituciones públicas,<ref>ver [http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070503/facebook_ontario_070503?hub=TorontoHome artículo]</ref> hasta colegios<ref>ver [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=511758 artículo]</ref>pasando por blogs<ref>ver [http://jorgehierro.blogspot.com/2009/02/la-red-social-facebook-escucha-los_24.html entrada blog]</ref> y otros sitios web vinculados a redes sociales<ref>ver [http://www.plugtodo.com/login.jsp sitio web]</ref> han criticado diferentes aspectos de Facebook en los últimos meses.
In September 2006, serious talks between Facebook and [[Yahoo!]] took place concerning acquisition of Facebook, with prices reaching as high as $1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news| last = Delaney| first = Kevin| title = Facebook, Riding a Web Trend, Flirts With a Big-Money Deal| page = 1| publisher = [[Dow Jones]]| date = 2006-09-21| accessdate = 2006-09-21 }}</ref> Thiel, by then a board member of Facebook, indicated that Facebook's internal valuation was around $8&nbsp;billion based on their projected revenues of $1&nbsp;billion by 2015, comparable to Viacom's [[MTV]] brand, a company with a shared target demographic audience.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aqwoCAVu._zA|title=Facebook, Courted By Yahoo, Won't Sell, Director Says (Update3) |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|date=2006-12-15|author=Sullivan, Brian }}</ref>


== Referencias ==
On July 17, 2007, Zuckerberg said that selling Facebook was unlikely because he wanted to keep it independent, saying "We're not really looking to sell the company... We're not looking to [[Initial Public Offering|IPO]] anytime soon. It's just not the core focus of the company."<ref name="future">{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1644040,00.html|title=The Future of Facebook |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=2007-06-17|author=Sakuma, Paul }}</ref>
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== Enlaces externos ==
In September 2007, Microsoft approached Facebook, proposing an investment in return for a 5% stake in the company, offering an estimated $300–500&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2007-10-02-facebook-suitors_N.htm|title=Tech giants poke around Facebook |work=[[USA Today]]|date=2007-10-02|author=Swartz, Jon }}</ref> That month, other companies, including [[Google]], expressed interest in buying a portion of Facebook.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119065193646437586.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news |title=Microsoft Fires Volley At Google in Ad Battle|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2007-09-25|author=Delaney, Kevin}}</ref>
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On October 24, 2007 Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240&nbsp;million, giving Facebook a total implied value of around $15 billion.<ref name="MSPR1"> {{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-24FacebookPR.mspx |title=Facebook and Microsoft Expand Strategic Alliance |accessdate=2007-11-08 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=2007-10-24 }}</ref> However, Microsoft bought preferred stock that carried special rights, such as "liquidation preferences" that meant Microsoft would get paid before common stockholders if the company is sold. Microsoft's purchase also included rights to place international ads on Facebook.<ref name="BW-6Aug08"/>


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In November 2007, [[Hong Kong]] billionaire [[Li Ka-shing]] invested $60&nbsp;million in Facebook.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=158391|title= Li Ka-shing invests 60 million dollars in Facebook: report |work=[[Tehran Times]]|date=2007-12-03 }}</ref>
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[[Categoría:Sitios web de alojamiento de videos]]
In August 2008, ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' reported that private sales by employees, as well as purchases by venture capital firms, had and were being done at share prices that put the company's total valuation at between $3.75 billion and $5 billion.<ref name="BW-6Aug08">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_33/b4096000952343.htm?chan=rss_topEmailedStories_ssi_5|title=Facebook Stock For Sale|accessdate=2008-08-06|publisher=BusinessWeek}}</ref>
[[Categoría:Redes sociales]]

In October 2008, Zuckerberg said "I don't think social networks can be monetized in the same way that search did... In three years from now we have to figure out what the optimum model is. But that is not our primary focus today."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/zuckerberg-facebook-will-have-a-business-plan-in-three-years |work=Silicon Alley Insider |date=October 10, 2008 |title =Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Have A Business Plan In Three Years |author=Peter Kafka }}</ref>

In August 2009 Facebook acquired [[social media]] real-time [[news aggregator]] [[FriendFeed]],<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/10/facebook-acquires-friendfeed/ Facebook Acquires FriendFeed] Techcrunch</ref> a startup created by the former [[Google]] employee and [[Gmail]]'s first engineer [[Paul Buchheit]] who, while at Google, coined the phrase "[[Don't be evil]]".<ref>[http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-07-16-n55.html Paul Buchheit on Gmail, AdSense and More] Google Blogoscoped</ref><ref>[http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/03/dont-be-evil-trigger-for-ethical.html Don't Be Evil, a Trigger for Ethical Questions] Google Operating System Blog</ref><ref>[http://www.crazyengineers.com/small-talk/1-cover-story/78-small-talk-with-mr-paul-buchheit-creator-of-gmail-adsense-a-friendfeed Small Talk with Mr. Paul Buchheit – Creator of Gmail, Adsense & FriendFeed!] CrazyEngineers</ref>

In September 2009, Facebook claimed that it had turned [[cash flow]] positive for the first time.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/16/tech-facebook-300-million-users.html Facebook 'cash flow positive,' signs 300M users]</ref>

==Website==
[[Image:Facebook log in.png|right|thumb|250px|Facebook's [[homepage]] features a [[login]] form on the top right for existing users and a registration form directly underneath for new visitors.]]
Users can join and create up to 200 groups according to their interests or areas of expertise.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Groups/2361831622 Facebook.com], accessed August 17, 2009</ref> It will appear in the search results of Facebook if the group is on public.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/help/search.php?hq=What+are+the+group+privacy+options%3F&ref=hq Facebook.com], accessed August 16, 2009</ref> Users can choose fan pages according to their interests to connect and interact with other strangers.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-06-13|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/?browse|title=Fan pages |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> Users can set their profiles on private so as to prevent acquaintances from contacting them. Users can also set their profiles on public.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-06-13|url=http://www.facebook.com/privacy/?view=search|title=Search Privacy |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> This allows close friends to send messages and add the user as a friend. It lets users update their personal profiles to notify their close friends about themselves. They can also join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with their close friends.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-07|url=http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?networks|title=Facebook—My Account |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> Public profiles also allow any stranger or acquaintance to contact the user which results in lack of privacy. Public profiles can be blocked by any user but private profiles cannot.

The website is free to users and generates revenue from advertising including [[Web banner|banner ads]].<ref name="tc">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-09|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6066533.html|title=Facebook goes corporate |publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=2006-04-28|author=Barton, Zoe }}</ref> Users can create profiles including photos and lists of personal interests, exchange private or public messages, and join groups of friends.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-07|url=http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/profile.php|title=Edit Your Profile |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> By default, the viewing of detailed profile data is restricted to users from the same network and "reasonable community limitations".<ref name="Principles">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/policy.php?ref=pf|title=Facebook Principles|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref>

Microsoft is Facebook's exclusive partner for serving [[Web banner|banner advertising]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Product Overview FAQ: Facebook Ads|url=http://www.facebook.com/press/faq.php#Facebook+Ads|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=2008-03-10}}</ref> and as such Facebook only serves advertisements that exist in Microsoft's [[Advertising network|advertisement inventory]]. According to [[comScore]], an internet [[marketing research]] company, Facebook collects as much data from its visitors as Google and Microsoft, but considerably less than [[Yahoo!]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Story, Louise|title=To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/technology/10privacy.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-03-09}}</ref>

===Interface evolution===
<gallery>Image:Original-facebook.jpg|(The) Facebook profile circa 2004–2005.
Image:Facebookzuckerberg.png|Facebook profile circa 2006.
Image:Facebook2007.jpg|Facebook profile circa 2007.
Image:Facebook-lite.png|Facebook Lite circa 2009.
</gallery>

====Facebook Lite====
In August 2009, Facebook announced the rollout of a "[[lite]]" version of the site, optimized for users on slower or intermittent internet connections. Facebook Lite offered fewer services, excluded most third-party applications and required less bandwidth.<ref name="BBCLite">{{Cite news |title=Facebook slims down to Facebook Lite |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8249835.stm |date=11 September 2009 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=12 September 2009 }}</ref> A beta version of the slimmed-down interface was released first to invited testers,<ref>[http://mashable.com/2009/08/12/facebook-lite-screenshots/ Facebook Lite: The Early Details and Screenshots]</ref> before a broader rollout across users in the [[USA]], [[Canada]], and [[India]].<ref name="BBCLite"/>

===Features===
{{main|Facebook features}}
The media often compare Facebook to [[MySpace]], but one significant difference between the two websites is the level of customization.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-08|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/technology/25social.html|title=Facebook Expands Into MySpace’s Territory |work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Stone, Brad|date=2007-05-25 }}</ref> MySpace allows users to decorate their profiles using [[HTML]] and [[Cascading Style Sheets]] (CSS), while Facebook only allows [[plain text]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134635-c,categories/article.html|title=Is Facebook the New MySpace?|work=[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]|date=2007-07-24|author=Sullivan, Mark }}</ref>

Facebook has a number of features with which users may interact. They include the [[Facebook features#Wall|Wall]], a space on every user's profile page that allows friends to post messages for the user to see,<ref name="off">{{cite web |last=Der |first=Kevin |url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=3532972130 |title=Facebook is off-the-wall |accessdate=2007-07-30|publisher=Facebook }}</ref> [[Facebook features#Pokes|Pokes]], which allows users to send a virtual "poke" to each other (a notification then tells a user that they have been poked),<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-09|url=http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=20|title=Inbox, Messages and Pokes |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> [[Facebook features#Photos|Photos]], where users can upload albums and photos,<ref name="gifts">{{cite web|url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2406207130|accessdate=2008-03-05|title=The Facebook Gifts|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> and [[Facebook features#status|Status]], which allows users to inform their friends of their whereabouts and actions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,22822400-5014108,00.html | title=Facebook is... reconsidering the word "is" | accessdate=2008-03-08|publisher=[[News Limited]]}}</ref> A user's Wall is visible to anyone who is able to see that user's profile, depending on privacy settings. In July 2007, Facebook began allowing users to post attachments to the Wall, whereas the Wall was previously limited to textual content only.<ref name="off" />

Over time, Facebook has added several new features to its website. On September 6, 2006, a [[Facebook features#News Feed|News Feed]] was announced, which appears on every user's homepage and highlights information including profile changes, upcoming events, and birthdays of the user's friends.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2207967130|title=Facebook Gets a Facelift|accessdate=2008-02-11|last=Sanghvi|first=Ruchi|date=2006-09-06|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> Initially, the News Feed caused dissatisfaction among Facebook users; some complained it was too cluttered and full of undesired information, while others were concerned it made it too easy for other people to track down individual activities (such as changes in relationship status, events, and conversations with other users).<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-28|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060908_536553.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech|title=Facebook Learns from Its Fumble |publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]|date=2006-09-08|author=[[Sarah Lacy|Lacy, Sarah]] }}</ref> In response to this dissatisfaction, Zuckerberg issued an apology for the site's failure to include appropriate customizable privacy features. Since then, users have been able to control what types of information are shared automatically with friends. Users are now able to prevent friends from seeing updates about certain types of activities, including profile changes, Wall posts, and newly added friends.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-28|url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192700574|title=Facebook Founder Apologizes In Privacy Flap; Users Given More Control |publisher=[[InformationWeek]]|date=2006-09-08|author=Gonsalves, Antone }}</ref>

One of the most popular applications on Facebook is the [[Facebook features#Photos|Photos]] application, where users can upload albums and photos.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-28|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/24/facebook-launches-facebook-platform-they-are-the-anti-myspace/|title=Facebook Launches Facebook Platform; They are the Anti-MySpace |publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-05-24|author=[[Michael Arrington|Arrington, Michael]] }}</ref> Facebook allows users to upload an unlimited number of photos, compared with other [[image hosting service]]s such as [[Photobucket]] and [[Flickr]], which apply limits to the number of photos that a user is allowed to upload. In the past, all users were limited to 60&nbsp;photos per album. However, some users report that they are able to create albums with a new limit of 200 photos. It remains unclear why some members have a 200-photo limit while others do not.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2305272732&topic=7363 |title=Upload: 60 or 200 photos in the same album? |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2305272732&topic=4947 |title=How can I add more than 60 photos to an album? |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2003726&l=5f3c8&id=1352160452 |title=Example of album from a regular user with a 200-photo limit |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> Privacy settings can be set for individual albums, limiting the groups of users that can see an album. For example, the privacy of an album can be set so that only the user's friends can see the album, while the privacy of another album can be set so that all Facebook users can see it. Another feature of the Photos applications is the ability to "[[Tag (metadata)|tag]]", or label users in a photo. For instance, if a photo contains a user's friend, then the user can tag the friend in the photo. This sends a notification to the friend that they have been tagged, and provides them a link to see the photo.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=7|title=Photos |publisher=Facebook }}</ref>

Facebook Notes was introduced on August 22, 2006, a blogging feature that allowed tags and embeddable images. Users were later able to import blogs from [[Xanga]], [[LiveJournal]], [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]], and other blogging services.<ref name="welcome" /> During the week of April 7, 2008, Facebook released a [[Comet (programming)|Comet]]-based<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-02|url=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=14218138919&id=9445547199&index=0|title=Facebook Chat |publisher=Facebook|date=2008-05-14|author=Eugene }}</ref> [[instant messaging]] application called "Chat" to several networks,<ref>{{cite press release | title = April 6, 2008 Press Release | publisher = Facebook | date = 2008-04-06 | url = http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=27681 | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> which allows users to communicate with friends and is similar in functionality to desktop-based [[instant messengers]].

Facebook launched [[Facebook features#Gifts|Gifts]] on February 8, 2007, which allows users to send virtual gifts to their friends that appear on the recipient's profile. Gifts cost $1.00 each to purchase, and a personalized message can be attached to each gift.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2234372130|title=Give gifts on Facebook! |publisher=Facebook }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=16|title=Gifts |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> On May 14, 2007, Facebook launched [[Facebook features#Marketplace|Marketplace]], which lets users post free classified ads.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2383962130|title=The Marketplace Is Open... |publisher=Facebook }}</ref> Marketplace has been compared to [[Craigslist]] by [[CNET]], which points out that the major difference between the two is that listings posted by a user on Marketplace are only seen by users that are in the same network as that user, whereas listings posted on Craigslist can be seen by anyone.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9718779-7.html|title=Hands-on with Facebook Marketplace |publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2007-05-13|author=McCarthy, Caroline }}</ref>

On July 20, 2008, Facebook introduced "Facebook Beta", a significant redesign of its user interface on selected networks. The Mini-Feed and Wall were consolidated, profiles were separated into tabbed sections, and an effort was made to create a "cleaner" look.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4006938800025748D0064C292.html?ref=technology "Facebook Facelift Targets Aging Users and New Competitors"]. ''[[New York Times]]''. July 21, 2008.</ref> After initially giving users a choice to switch, Facebook began migrating all users to the new version beginning September, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.new.facebook.com/blog.php?post=30074837130|title=Moving to the new Facebook|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref>

On December 11, 2008, it was announced that Facebook is testing out a new simpler signup process.<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/11/facebook-testing-even-simpler-sign-up-closing-the-gap-with-myspace-in-the-us/ Facebook Testing Even Simpler Sign Up; Closing The Gap With MySpace In The U.S.], [[TechCrunch]]. Published December 11, 2008.</ref> On June 13, 2009, Facebook introduced a 'usernames' feature, whereby pages can be linked with simpler [[URL]]s such as <code>http://www.facebook.com/facebook</code>, as opposed to <code>http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20531316728</code>.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-06-13|url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=90316352130|title=Coming Soon: Facebook Usernames|author=DiPersia, Blaise|date=2009-06-09}}</ref>

===Platform===
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[[File:Facebook mobile.jpg|thumb|Facebook mobile [[graphical user interface]]]]
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[[Image:Facebookheadquarters.jpg|thumb|right|Facebook's former headquarters in downtown [[Palo Alto, California]]]]
Facebook launched the Facebook Platform on May 24, 2007, providing a [[software framework|framework]] for [[software developer]]s to create [[Application software|applications]] that interact with core Facebook features.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/technology/facebook.fortune/|title=Facebook's plan to hook up the world|publisher=CNN|date=2007-05-29|author=Kirkpatrick, David}}</ref><ref name=F8>{{cite news | url=http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=21 | title=Facebook Platform Launches | publisher=Facebook | date=2007-05-27 | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref> A markup language called [[Facebook features#Facebook Markup Language|Facebook Markup Language]] was introduced simultaneously; it is used to customize the "look and feel" of applications that developers create. Using the Platform, Facebook launched several new applications,<ref name="CNN" /><ref name="F8" /> including Gifts, allowing users to send virtual gifts to each other, [[Facebook features#Marketplace|Marketplace]], allowing users to post free classified ads, [[Facebook features#Events|Events]], giving users a method of informing their friends about upcoming events, and [[Facebook features#Video|Video]], letting users share homemade videos with one another.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wgtfacebook05/BNStory/Technology/|title=Facebook users embracing the Marketplace |work=[[Globe and Mail]]|date=2007-07-05|author=George-Cosh, David }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/132245-1/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws|title=Facebook Launches Video System |work=[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]|date=2007-05-25|author=Schwankert, Steven }}</ref>

Applications that have been created on the Platform include [[chess]] and [[Scrabble]], which both allow users to play games with their friends.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2427617054&ref=s|title=Chess |publisher=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119222790761657777.html|title=Networking Your Way To a Triple-Word Score |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2007-10-13|author=Brophy-Warren, Jamin }}</ref> These games are [[Asynchronous communication|asynchronous]], meaning that a user's moves are saved on the website, allowing the next move to be made at any time rather than immediately after the previous move.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/20/BU5LTFF6N.DTL&type=business|title=Mountain View startup Meebo aims to revolutionize instant messaging |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] }}</ref>

By November 3, 2007, seven thousand applications had been developed on the Facebook Platform, with another hundred created every day.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-05-07|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110201894_pf.html|title=Widgets Become Coins of the Social Realm |work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2007-11-03|author=Rampell, Catherine|page=D01 }}</ref> By the second annual f8 developers conference on July 23, 2008, the number of applications had grown to 33,000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/23/BU7C11TAES.DTL |title=Developers compete at Facebook conference |accessdate=2008-08-14 |last=Ustinova |first=Anastasia |date=2008-07-23 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> and the number of registered developers had exceeded 400,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=48242 |title=Facebook Expands Power of Platform Across the Web and Around the World |accessdate=2008-08-14 |date=2008-07-23 |publisher=Facebook |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

Within a few months of launching the Facebook Platform, issues arose regarding "application [[Spam (electronic)|spam]]", which involves Facebook applications "spamming" users to request it be installed.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/29/AR2007082900041_pf.html|title=Facebook cracks down on developer spam |work=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Application spam has been considered{{by whom}} one of the possible causes to the drop in visitors to Facebook starting from the beginning of 2008, when its growth had fallen from December 2007 to January 2008, its first drop since its launch in 2004. <!-- <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurstechnology/2008/01/25/facebook-hasbro-hallmark-ent-manage-cx_kw_0125whartonfacebook.html|title=The Rise Of The Facebook Economy |publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2008-01-25 }}</ref> -->

Facebook Connect was announced for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Nintendo DSi]] on June 1 at E3.<ref>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/e3/facebook.htm Microsoft E3 Announcement]</ref>

===iPhone App===
The Facebook iPhone website was launched August 2007 and as of July 2008 over 1.5 million people use it regularly.<ref name="facebook2">[http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=22389032130 Facebook for iPhone | Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A free application for the [[iPhone]] and [[IPod touch|iPod Touch]] named "Facebook for iPhone" was launched July 2008.<ref name="facebook2"/> Version 2.0 of this app was released in September 2008 and featured improved services such as being able to respond to friend requests and notifications.<ref>{{cite web |author="Hoffman, Harrison" |title=Facebook delivers version 2.0 of its iPhone App" |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10054221-26.html?tag=mncol |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref> Version 3.0 was released in August 2009 and added features such as events, and uploading video with a [[iPhone 3GS]].<ref>{{cite web |author="Dolcourt, Jessica" |title=Facebook 3.0 for iPhone pours on the features" |url= http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10319772-2.html?tag=mncol |date=2008-08-27 |accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref>

===Facebook on other devices===
Many new [[smartphones]] offer access to the Facebook services either through their web-browsers or applications. [[Nokia]] offers a facebook app on its [[Ovi (Nokia)|Ovi Store]] for Nokia S60 devices such as the N97 and contains most of the functionality of the full website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facebook for Nokia N97 and Nokia 5800 |url=http://www.themobileblog.in/2009/07/08/facebook-for-nokia-n97-and-nokia-5800/ |date=2009-07-08 |accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref><br />Google's [[Android (operating system)|Android]] OS does not as yet have an official Facebook application due to apparent disputes between the two companies.<ref>{{cite web |author=Arrington, Michael |title=Don't hold your breath for the Facebook Android App |url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/22/dont-hold-your-breathe-for-the-facebook-android-app/}}</ref> However, "wrapper" applications such as fBook were introduced, although these ran as an enhanced version of the mobile website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Android gets Facebook application after all |url=http://androidcommunity.com/android-gets-facebook-application-after-all-20081113/ |date=2008-11-13 |accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref> Eventually, some third party applications such as Bloo and Blabber were created. These supported Facebook natively using the Facebook API.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Bloo, Babbler Bring Native Facebook Apps to Android Phones|url=http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/07/06/bloo-babbler-bring-native-facebook-apps-to-android-phones/ |date=2009-07-06 |accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref>
<br />[[Research in Motion|RIM]] also offer a Facebook application for their [[BlackBerry]] device range. It offers a range of functions, including an ability to integrate Facebook events into the BlackBerry calendar, and using Facebook profile pictures for Caller ID.<ref>{{cite web |title=BlackBerry – Facebook for BlackBerrySmartphones|url=http://www.na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/features/social/facebook.jsp#tab_tab_overview accessdate=2009-08-28}}</ref>

===Downtime and outages===
Facebook has had a number of outages and downtime large enough to draw some media attention. A 2007 outage resulted in a security hole that enabled some users to read other users' personal mail.<ref>[http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62030242,00.htm Caroline McCarthy, "Facebook outage draws more security questions", ''CNET News.com, ZDNet Asia'', August 2, 2007.]</ref> In 2008, the site was inaccessible for about a day, from many locations in many countries.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/062608_Facebook_Outage_Hits_Some_Countries David Hamilton, "Facebook Outage Hits Some Countries", ''Web Host Industry Review'', Jun. 26, 2008.]</ref> In spite of these occurrences, a report issued by [[Pingdom]] found that Facebook had less downtime in 2008 than most social networking websites.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214501925&cid=nl_IWK_daily_H K.C. Jones, "Facebook, MySpace More Reliable Than Peers ", ''Information Week'', Feb. 19, 2009.]</ref> On September 16, 2009, Facebook started having major problems with loading when people signed in. On September 18, 2009, Facebook went down for the second time in 2009, the first time being when a group of hackers were deliberately trying to drown out a political speaker who had social networking problems from continuously speaking against the Iranian election results.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} In October 2009, an unspecified number of Facebook users were unable to access their accounts for over three weeks.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10370788-36.html</ref><ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10372417-36.html</ref><ref>http://facebooklogin.net/news/facebookaccount-unavailable/</ref><ref>http://www.pcworld.com/article/173550/facebook_outage_silences_150000_users.html</ref><ref>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139311/Facebook_deals_with_missing_accounts_150_000_angry_users</ref>

==Reception==
According to [[comScore]], Facebook is the leading social networking site based on monthly unique visitors, having overtaken main competitor MySpace in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Facebook_Largest_Fastest_Growing_Social_Network/551-92134-643.html |title=Facebook: Largest, Fastest Growing Social Network |accessdate=2008-08-14 |author=Techtree News Staff |date=2008-08-13 |work=Techtree.com |publisher=ITNation |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> ComScore reports that Facebook attracted 132.1 million unique visitors in June 2008, compared to MySpace, which attracted 117.6 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2396 |title=Social Networking Explodes Worldwide as Sites Increase their Focus on Cultural Relevance |accessdate=2008-08-14 |date=2008-08-12 |publisher=comScore |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

According to [[Alexa Internet|Alexa]], the website's ranking among all websites increased from 60th to 7th in terms of worldwide traffic, from September 2006 to September 2007, and is currently 2nd.<ref name="alexatrafficrank">{{cite web |title=Related info for: facebook.com/ |publisher=[[Alexa Internet]] | url = http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/facebook.com?q=facebook|accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref> [[Quantcast]] ranks the website 4th in the U.S. in terms of traffic,<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-08-14|url=http://www.quantcast.com/facebook.com|title=facebook.com Web Site Audience Profile|publisher=[[Quantcast]] }}</ref> and [[Compete.com]] ranks it 2nd in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-05-07|url=http://siteanalytics.compete.com/facebook.com/?metric=uv|title=Snapshot of facebook.com |publisher=[[Compete.com]] }}</ref> The website is the most popular for uploading photos, with 14&nbsp;million uploaded daily.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-28|url=http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/310272|title=Has Facebook fatigue arrived? |work=Toronto Star|date=2008-03-07|author=Sorensen, Chris }}</ref>

Facebook is the most popular social networking site in several [[List of countries where English is an official language|English-speaking countries]], including Canada<ref name="canada">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2007/05/18/facebook-says-thanks-canada.aspx|title=Facebook says 'Thanks, Canada' |work=[[National Post]]|date=2007-05-18|author=Yum, Kenny }}</ref> the United Kingdom,<ref name="uk">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/25/nface125.xml|title=Facebook is UK's biggest networking site |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2007-09-26|author=Malkin, Bonnie }}</ref> and the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Doug |last=Caverly |title=comScore: Facebook Catches MySpace in U.S. |url=http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/16/comscore-facebook-catches-myspace-in-us |work=WebProNews |publisher=iEntry Network |date=16 June 2009 |quote= |accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Facebook grows as MySpace cuts back |url=http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/06/15/daily47.html |work=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=17 June 2009 |quote=The Conference Board report on first quarter online users in the U.S. showed Facebook with an even larger lead, with 78 percent of social network participants, followed by MySpace (42 percent), LinkedIn (17 percent) and Twitter (10 percent). |accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Drew |last=Hasselback |title=Comscore says Facebook has surpassed MySpace for U.S. users |url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2009/06/17/comscore-says-facebook-has-surpassed-myspace-for-u-s-users.aspx |work=FP Posted |publisher=The National Post Company |date=17 June 2009 |quote=Comscore says Facebook surpassed MySpace among U.S. users in May, while Nielsen figures that actually happened back in January. |accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Cara |last=Wood |title=Keeping pace with mainstream social media |url=http://www.dmnews.com/keeping-pace-with-mainstream-social-media/article/147429/ |work=DMNews |publisher=Haymarket Media |page= |pages= |doi= |date=31 August 2009 |quote=The giant in the space remains Facebook, which gets 87.7 million unique viewers per month, according to ComScore. MySpace, with nearly 70 million unique monthly visitors, has seen growth stagnate over the past year. |accessdate=24 September 2009}}</ref> The website has won awards such as placement into the "Top 100 Classic Websites" by ''[[PC Magazine]]'' in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-05-09|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2169354,00.asp|title= Social Networking |work=[[PC Magazine]]|date=2007-08-13 }}</ref> and winning the "People's Voice Award" from the [[Webby Awards]] in 2008.<ref name="webby">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-05-06|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12|title=12th Annual Webby Awards Nominees |publisher=[[International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences]] }}</ref> In a 2006 study conducted by Student Monitor, a [[New Jersey]]-based company specializing in research concerning the college student market, Facebook was named the second most popular thing among undergraduates, tied with [[beer]] and only ranked lower than the [[iPod]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-10|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198632,00.html|title=Survey: College Kids Like IPods Better Than Beer |publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=2006-06-08 }}</ref>

By 2005, the use of Facebook had already become so ubiquitous that the generic verb "facebooking" had come into use to describe the process of browsing others' profiles or updating one's own.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebooking, the rage on college campuses|author=Soraya Nadia McDonald|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=July 4, 2005|accessdate=September 14, 2009|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050704&slug=btfacebook04}}</ref>

===Use by courts===
In December 2008, the [[Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory]] ruled that Facebook is a valid [[protocol]] to serve court notices to defendants. It is believed to be the world's first legal judgement that defines a [[summons]] posted on Facebook as legally binding.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/16/1229189579001.html The Age article on the world's first court documents to be served via Facebook]</ref>

In March 2009, the New Zealand High Court associate justice David Glendall allowed for the serving of legal papers on Craig Axe by the company Axe Market Garden via Facebook.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/web/kiwis-follow-australian-facebook-precedent/2009/03/16/1237054723620.html The Age article on NZ also using Facebook to issue court orders]; [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090405104820309C778226&newslett=1&em=197599a6a20090405ah "Facebook trap criminals in its web"].</ref>

===Criticism===
{{main|Criticism of Facebook}}
{{see also|Use of social network websites in investigations}}

Facebook has met with some controversy over the past few years.

==== Children under 13 ====
Facebook does not actively enforce the age limit resulting in children under the age of 13 to use it.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7325019.stm BBC NEWS | Technology | Children flock to social networks]</ref> It has raised concerns in regard to the safety of children.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11165576/] MySpace, Facebook attract online predators – Nightly News with Brian Williams- msnbc.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14-09.</ref>

==== First local cases ====
In October 2005, the [[University of New Mexico]] blocked access to Facebook from its campus computers and networks.<ref name=lobo>{{cite news | first=Caleb | last=Fort | url=http://www.dailylobo.com/news/2005/10/12/News/Cirt-Blocks.Access.To.Facebook.com-1017983.shtml | title=CIRT blocks access to Facebook.com | publisher=[[University of New Mexico]] | date=2005-10-12 | accessdate=2006-04-03}}</ref> It cited a violation of the university's [[Acceptable Use Policy]] for abusing computer resources as the reason, stating the website forces use of the university's credentials for activity not related to the university. The school later unblocked Facebook after the website rectified the situation by displaying a notice on the login page stating the credentials used on the website are separate from the ones used for their school accounts.<ref name="UNMUnblock">{{cite news |url=http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/001003.html |title=Popular website, Facebook.com, back online at UNM |accessdate=2007-04-15 |date=2006-01-19 |publisher=[[University of New Mexico]]}}</ref> The [[government of Ontario|Ontario government]] also blocked access to Facebook for its employees in May 2007, stating the website was "not directly related to the workplace".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070503/facebook_ontario_070503?hub=TorontoHome|publisher=[[CTV Television Network]]|title=Organizations blocking facebook|accessdate=2008-03-05|date=2007-05-03}}</ref>

On January 1, 2008, a memorial group on Facebook posted the identity of murdered [[Toronto]] teenager Stefanie Rengel, whose family had not yet given the [[Toronto Police Service]] their consent to release her name to the media, as well as the identities of her accused killers (Melissa Todorovic<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2009-07-28|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/07/28/rengel-sentence.html|title=Rengel's murderer sentenced to life|work=[[CBC.ca|CBC]]|date=2009-07-28}}</ref> and D.B.) — despite the fact that under Canada's [[Youth Criminal Justice Act]], it is illegal to publish the name of an underage criminal.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-05|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20080105.STAB05%2FTPStory%2FTPNational%2FOntario%2F&ord=2107530&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true|title=Facebook proves problematic for police|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=2008-01-05|author=Drudi, Cassandra}}</ref> While police and Facebook staff attempted to comply with the privacy regulations by deleting posts mentioning her name, they noted it was difficult to effectively police individual users who repeatedly republished the deleted information.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/290941|title=Gag orders in a Facebook age |work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=2008-01-04|author=Powell, Betsy }}</ref>

==== Banned by governments ====
Due to the open nature of Facebook, several countries have banned access to it including [[Syria]],<ref name="syria" /> [[People's Republic of China|China]]<ref name="chinablock"/> and [[Iran]].<ref name="iran">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-30|url=http://www.hamsaweb.org/crime/4.html|title=Facebook Faces Censorship in Iran |publisher=[[American Islamic Congress]]|date=2007-08-29 }}</ref>
;Africa and Middle East
The Syrian government cited the ban was on the premise that the website promoted attacks on authorities.<ref name="syria">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSOWE37285020071123|title=Syria blocks Facebook in Internet crackdown|accessdate=2008-03-05|author=Yacoub Oweis, Khaled|publisher=Reuters|date=2007-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546712184&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull| title=Syrian gov't blocks use of Facebook| work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]| date=2007-11-24|accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref> The government also feared Israeli infiltration of Syrian social networks on Facebook.<ref name="syria" /> Facebook was also used by Syrian citizens to criticize the government, and public criticism of the Syrian government is punishable by imprisonment.<ref name="syria" />

On February 5, 2008, [[Fouad Mourtada]], a citizen of [[Morocco]], was arrested for the alleged creation of a faked Facebook profile of [[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/general/police_arrests_fraud/view
| title = Police arrests fraudster for identity theft of Moroccan prince on Facebook
| publisher = Maghreb Arab Presse
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/07/morocco.facebook/index.html?eref=rss_latest
| title = Police arrest man for 'villainous' theft of prince's ID on Facebook
| publisher = CNN
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-identity.html?ex=1360040400&en=28cce9bbc525d4cd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
| title = Moroccan held for alleged royal ID theft
| publisher = Yahoo
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/africa/07briefs-identity.html?ex=1360040400&en=28cce9bbc525d4cd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
| title = Morocco: Man Held in Alleged Royal Identity Theft
| publisher = New York Times
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/morocco_fb_fake_prince/
| title = Moroccan IT engineer arrested over fake Facebook account
| publisher = The Register
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328973,00.html
| title = Police Arrest Man for Stealing Prince's Identity on Facebook
| publisher = Fox News
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/news/Morocco-Facebook.php
| title = Police detain man for alleged identity theft of Moroccan prince on Facebook
| publisher = Star Tribune
| accessdate=2008-03-05
}}</ref>

In Iran, the website was banned because of fears that opposition movements were being organized on the website; although access has since been reinstated.<ref name="iran" />

;Far east
In China, Facebook was [[Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China|blocked]] following the [[July 2009 Ürümqi riots]].<ref name="chinablock"/> Huanqi.com had asserted that "[[East Turkestan independence movement|Xinjiang Independence]]" activists were using Facebook as part of their communications network.<ref>{{cite web |title= 80 pct of netizens agree China should punish Facebook|url= http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6697993.html|date= July 10, 2009|work= |publisher= The People's Daily Online|accessdate=13 July 2009}}</ref>

====Beacon====
{{main|Facebook Beacon}}
Facebook announced [[Facebook Beacon]] on November 7, 2007, a marketing initiative that allows websites to publish a user's activities to their Facebook profile as "Social Ads" and promote products.<ref name="Facebook Beacon">{{cite press release |title=Leading Websites Offer Facebook Beacon for Social Distribution |publisher=Facebook|date=2007-11-06 |url=http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=9166 |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> When launching Beacon, Facebook stated "no personally identifiable information is shared with an advertiser in creating a Social Ad", and that "Facebook users will only see Social Ads to the extent their friends are sharing information with them."<ref name="Facebook Ads">{{cite press release |title=Facebook Unveils Facebook Ads |publisher=Facebook |date=2007-11-06 |url=http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=9176 |accessdate=2007-11-09 }}</ref> After Facebook was criticized for collecting more user information for advertisers than was previously stated, Zuckerberg publicly apologized on December 5, 2007 for the way Facebook launched Beacon, saying, "The problem with our initial approach of making it an opt-out system instead of opt-in was that if someone forgot to decline to share something, Beacon still went ahead and shared it with their friends."<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-14|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140182-c,onlineprivacy/article.html|title=Facebook's Beacon More Intrusive Than Previously Thought |work=[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]|date=2007-11-30|author=Perez, Juan Carlos }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=7584397130 | title=Thoughts on Beacon | publisher=Facebook|author=Zuckerberg, Mark |date=2007-12-05 | accessdate=2007-11-06 }}</ref>

====Privacy====
Several concerns have emerged regarding the use of Facebook as a means of surveillance and [[data mining]].<ref name=cgcs>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-05-06|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202630.html|title=What Facebook Knows That You Don't|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2008-02-23|author=Rampell, Catherine|page=A15}}</ref> Two [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] students were able to download over 70,000&nbsp;Facebook profiles from four schools ([[MIT]], [[New York University]], the [[University of Oklahoma]], and [[Harvard University]]) using an automated [[shell script]], as part of a research project on Facebook privacy published on December 14, 2005.<ref name=jonessoltren>{{cite paper | author=Jones, Harvey; Soltren, José Hiram| title=Facebook: Threats to Privacy |year=2005 | url=http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6095/student-papers/fall05-papers/facebook.pdf|publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]|accessdate=2008-04-30|format=PDF}} ([[PDF]])</ref> The possibility of data mining remains open, as evidenced in May 2008, when the [[BBC]] technology program "[[Click (TV series)|Click]]" demonstrated that personal details of Facebook users and their friends could be stolen by submitting malicious applications.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7375772.stm | title=Identity 'at risk' on Facebook | publisher=BBC | date=2008-05-01 | accessdate=2008-05-01 }}</ref>

Privacy proponents have criticized the site's privacy agreement, which states: "We may use information about you that we collect from other sources, including but not limited to newspapers and Internet sources such as blogs, instant messaging services, Facebook Platform developers and other users of Facebook, to supplement your profile."<ref name=privacypolicy>{{cite web| url=http://www.facebook.com/policy.php| title=Facebook Privacy Policy|publisher=Facebook| date=2007-08-12| accessdate=2008-05-06}}</ref> Another clause that received criticism concerned Facebook's right to sell a user's data to private companies, stating: "We may share your information with third parties, including responsible companies with which we have a relationship."<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-06-28|url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=65d53002-d568-4511-ade8-0d40866e6406|title=Employers, marketers and parents accessing Facebook database |work=[[GW Hatchet]]|date=2005-11-14|author=Roper, Eric }}</ref> This concern was addressed by Facebook spokesman [[Chris Hughes (Facebook)|Chris Hughes]] who said, "Simply put, we have never provided our users' information to third party companies, nor do we intend to."<ref name=informer>{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Peterson | title=Who's Reading Your Facebook? | work=[[The Virginia Informer]] | date=2006-02-13}}</ref>

Concerns have also been raised regarding the difficulty of deleting user accounts. Previously, Facebook only allowed users to "deactivate" their accounts so that their profile was no longer visible. However, any information the user had entered into the website and on their profile remained on the website's [[Server (computing)|servers]]. This outraged many users who wished to remove their accounts permanently, citing reasons such as the inability to erase "embarrassing or overly-personal online profiles from their student days as they entered the job market, for fear employers would locate the profiles".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20080229.html|title=On Facebook Forever? Why the Networking Site was Right to Change its Deletion Policies, And Why Its Current Policies Still Pose Privacy Risks |publisher=[[FindLaw]]|date=2008-02-29|author=Ramasastry, Anita }}</ref> Facebook changed its account deletion policies on February 29, 2008, allowing users to contact the website to request that their accounts be permanently deleted.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=9|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070830164535/http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=9|archivedate=2007-08-30|title=Privacy and Security |publisher=Facebook via Internet Archive}}</ref> On May 7, 2009 it was revealed by the [[New York Times]] that a bug allowed personal e-mail addresses of Facebook users to be easily accessible. The bug was fixed "within hours of it being reported to us."<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-05-07|url=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/a-facebook-bug-revealed-personal-e-mail-addresses/|title=A Facebook "Bug" Revealed Personal E-mail Addresses |publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=2009-05-07|author=Richmond, Rita }}</ref>

In July 2009 it came to light that there are concerns by the [[Privacy Commissioner of Canada|Canadian Privacy Commission]] that Facebook is breaching several Canadian privacy laws by not deleting a user's information when their account is deactivated and by giving "confusing or incomplete" information to subscribers. Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer [[Chris Kelly (entrepreneur)|Chris Kelly]] was quoted as saying that "[Facebook] was working with the commission to resolve the issues". The CPC have given Facebook 30 days before they make a further review and recommendations. If Facebook do not comply with the Canadian statutes, it is possible that the issue could be taken to the federal courts.<ref name="BBCCanLaw">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8155367.stm|title=Facebook 'breaches Canadian law' |date=2009-07-17|publisher=BBC News Online|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref>

====Teen suicide and relationships====
The head of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in England [[Vincent Nichols]] placed a warning that Facebook and other social networking sites may lead teens to commit [[suicide]]. Nichols warned that social networking sites can damage [[intimate relationship]]s and leave teenagers without strong [[Interpersonal ties|social ties]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Jonathan | last= Wynne-Jones | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Facebook and MySpace can lead children to commit suicide, warns Archbishop Nichols | date=2009-08-01 | publisher= | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5956719/Facebook-and-MySpace-can-lead-children-to-commit-suicide-warns-Archbishop-Nichols.html | work =Daily Telegraph | pages = | accessdate = 2009-08-21 | language = }}</ref>

====Pro-mafia groups' case====
In [[Italy]], the discovery of pro-[[mafia]] groups<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/srch.php?q=bernardo++provenzano&k=200000010#/group.php?gid=38328116025 Some of the pro-mafia groups]; one of them claims for [[Bernardo Provenzano]]'s sainthood.</ref> caused an alert in the country<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.france24.com/en/20090109-anger-mafia-groups-facebook-internet-italy | title=Anger at pro-Mafia groups on Facebook | date=2009-01-09 | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/20/europe/mafia.1-411653.php| title=Italian authorities wary of Facebook tributes to Mafia | date=2009-01-20 | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/01/12/italy-troubled-over-mafia-on-facebook | title=Italy Troubled Over Mafia On Facebook | date=2009-01-12 | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> and brought the government, after a short debate,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aTVfRMcum1Qk | title=Italy Debates Law That May Block Access to Facebook | date=2009-02-11 | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> to rapidly issue a law which will force [[ISP]]s to deny access to entire sites in case of refused removal of illegal contents; the removal can be requested by a [[Prosecution|prosecutor]] in any case there is a suspicion that [[criminal speech]] ([[apology]] or incitement to [[crime]]) is published on a website. The amendment was passed by the Senate on February 5, 2008, and now needs to be passed unchanged<ref>{{it}} [http://mobile.senato.it/japp/bgt/showdoc/frame.jsp?tipodoc=Emend&leg=16&id=391198&idoggetto=413875 The text approved by the Senate]</ref> by the Chamber of Deputies to become immediately effective.

Facebook and other websites, [[Google]] included,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021309-google-criticizes-italian-internet.html| title=Google criticizes Italian Internet legislation | date=2009-02-13 | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> criticized the amendment emphasizing the eventual effects on the [[freedom of speech]] of those users who do not violate any law.

====Phishing====
In May 2009, Facebook users all over the world suffered a massive [[phishing]] campaign, launched by [[Russian people|Russian]] hackers from servers in [[Latvia]] and [[China]], that led to thousands of accounts being hijacked.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://facebook.of-cour.se/2009/05/19/phishing-attacks-on-facebook-afoiru-arepsat-bestsat-bestspacebe-brungaat-indigolinebe-kirgoat-nutpicat-picobandbe-ponbonim-redbuddybe-redfriendbe-sweeterbe-et-al/ | title=Phishing attacks on Facebook | date=2009-05-19 | accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> Facebook was criticized for its late reaction to this issue and the fact that initially it merely tried to block the attack, rather than notifying users of the situation.

====Holocaust denial groups====
[[JIDF]], an activist group fighting [[Antisemitism]], has criticized Facebook for condoning and hosting [[Holocaust denial]] groups on its network, which are in violation of Facebook TOS. David Appletree, the founder of JIDF states, “Holocaust denial is hate speech and Antisemitism.”<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8097979.stm The rise of Hate 2.0]</ref><ref>[http://www.thejidf.org/2008/10/letter-to-facebook-regarding-illegal.html JIDF Letter to Facebook Regarding Illegal Content]</ref><ref>[http://www.thejidf.org/2009/05/holocaust-denial-on-facebook-is-just.html Holocaust Denial on Facebook is just the Tip of the Iceberg]</ref>

Prominent technology bloggers are also joining in to criticize Facebook. Brian Cuban, the brother of [[Mark Cuban]], the owner of Dallas [[Mavericks]], in his blog post says, “Holocaust denial is repulsive and ignorant”<ref>[http://www.briancuban.com/facebook-holocaust-denial-should-be-discussed-openly/ Facebook: Holocaust Denial Should Be Discussed Openly]</ref> and calling Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] to remove the groups.<ref>[http://www.briancuban.com/open-letter-to-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg/ Open Letter To Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg]</ref> [[Techcrunch]] CEO [[Michael Arrington]] says that Facebook’s stubbornness on not removing the groups is wrong and offensive.<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/12/facebook-remains-stubbornly-proud-of-position-on-holocaust-denial/ Facebook Remains Stubbornly Proud Of Position On Holocaust Denial]</ref>

===Lamebook===
In April 2009, two Austin graphic designers created [[Lamebook]] which is a blog where Facebook users can submit funny entries from the social networking site. The site averages about a million hits a day.{{fact|date=October 2009}}

==Litigation==
===ConnectU===
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In 2004 ConnectU, a company founded by classmates of Zuckerberg, filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming that Zuckerberg had broken an [[oral contract]] for them to build the Facebook site, copied their idea,<ref name=globe>{{cite news|title=Facebook, ConnectU settle dispute:Case an intellectual property kerfuffle|url=http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/06/27/facebook_connectu_settle_dispute/|author=Michael Levenson|publisher=Boston Globe|date=2008-06-27|accessdate=2009-03-23}}</ref> and used [[source code]] that belonged to them.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | first=Luke | last=O'Brien |url=http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1724.html| title=Poking Facebook | work=[[02138]] | date=November/December 2007| page = 66| accessdate=2008-06-26}}</ref><ref name=Crimson>{{cite news | first=Timothy J. | last=McGinn |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=513007| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070815192011/http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=513007 | title=Lawsuit Threatens To Close Facebook | work=[[Harvard Crimson]] | date=2004-09-13|archivedate=2004-09-13|accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref><ref name=Princetonian>{{cite news|accessdate=2008-03-08 | first=Alexander | last=Maugeri | url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/09/20/news/10767.shtml | title=TheFacebook.com faces lawsuit | work=[[The Daily Princetonian]] | date=2004-09-20}}</ref><ref name="Facebook in court over ownership">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jul/25/digitalmedia.usnews|title=Facebook in court over ownership |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2007-07-25|author=Tryhorn, Chris }}</ref> The parties reached a confidential settlement agreement in February 2008.<ref name=nytb>{{cite news|publisher=New York Times|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/judge-ends-facebooks-feud-with-connectu/index.html|date=2008-06-28| title=Judge Ends Facebook’s Feud With ConnectU|author=Brad Stone|accessdate=2009-03-23}}</ref> In 2008 they attempted unsuccessfully to rescind the settlement, claiming that Facebook had understated its valuation in connection with its settlement negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-15|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/11000507/Getting-the-startup-documenta.html|title=Getting the start-up documentation right |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2008-03-11|author=Jagadeesh, Namitha }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/news/2007/10/facebook_future|title=Facebook Got Its $15 Billion Valuation — Now What?|accessdate=2008-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/internal-facebook-valuation-points-strategic/story.aspx?guid=E0ED3368-7496-4854-8440-6DB6FFDBA4A8&dist=SecEditorsPicks|
title=Internal Facebook valuation points to strategic merit – Valuation is far below the $15 billion cited at time of Microsoft investment|accessdate=2008-07-07|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizreport.com/2007/07/advertisers_disappointed_with_facebooks_ctr.html|title=Advertisers disappointed with Facebook's CTR|accessdate=2008-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/06/27/facebook-wins-connectu-appeal-blames-fee-dispute/|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date= June 27, 2008|title=Facebook Wins ConnectU Appeal, Blames Fee Dispute|author=Dan Slater|accessdate=2009-03-23}}</ref> Despite the confidentiality agreement, a law firm that represented ConnectU inadvertently disclosed the $65 million settlement amount.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-02-10|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1202428139731|title=Quinn Spills Value of Facebook Deal |work=[[The Recorder]]|date=2009-02-10|author=Zusha Elinson }}</ref>

===StudiVZ===
On {{date|2008-07-18}}, Facebook sued [[StudiVZ]] in a California federal court, alleging that StudiVZ copied its look, feel, features and services. StudiVZ denied the claims, and asked for [[declaratory judgment]] at the District Court in [[Stuttgart, Germany]].<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2034220420080720 .reuters.com, German site sued by Facebook says claims without merit]</ref> On {{date|2009-09-10}}, a settlement was reached resulting in StudiVZ paying an undisclosed sum to Facebook and both companies continuing business as usual.<ref>[http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/09/10/facebook-and-studivz-end-legal-dispute/ TechCrunch.com, "Facebook and StudiVZ end legal dispute"]</ref>

===Grant Raphael===
On July 24, 2008 the High Court in London ordered Grant Raphael to pay GBP £22,000 (about USD $43,700 at the then-current exchange rate) for breach of privacy and libel. Raphael had posted a fake Facebook page purporting to be that of a former schoolfriend and business colleague, Mathew Firsht, with whom Raphael had fallen out in 2000. The fake page claimed that Firsht was homosexual and untrustworthy. The case is believed to be the first successful [[invasion of privacy]] and [[defamation]] verdict against someone over an entry on a social networking site.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/25/law.facebook Libel: Ex-friend's Facebook revenge costs £22,000 in damages at high court | UK news | The Guardian]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7523128.stm BBC NEWS | UK | Payout for false Facebook profile]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23520507-details/Businessman+awarded+22,000+in+landmark+libel+ruling+over+malicious+fake+Facebook+profile/article.do Businessman awarded £22,000 in landmark libel ruling over malicious fake Facebook profile| News | This is London]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Facebook-Libel-Case-Won-In-High-Court-By-Mathew-Firsht-Against-His-Former-Friend-Grant-Raphael/Article/200807415052473?f=rss Facebook Libel Case Won In High Court By Mathew Firsht Against His Former Friend Grant Raphael | Technology | Sky News]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/24/europe/EU-Britain-Facebook-Damages.php Victim of fake Facebook profile wins thousands in damages – International Herald Tribune]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2453538/Businessman-awarded-and16322,000-damages-over-fake-Facebook-site.html Businessman awarded £22,000 damages over fake Facebook site – Telegraph]. Retrieved August 13, 2008.</ref>

===Adam Guerbuez===
Facebook won a lawsuit against [[Canadian]] Adam Guerbuez, of [[Montreal]], worth $873 million. Guerbuez had spammed the website with various advertisements including [[Penis enlargement|penis enhancements]] and [[marijuana]]. Guerbuez founded Atlantis Blue Capital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081124/facebook_spam_081124/20081124?hub=TopStories|title=Facebook wins lawsuit against Montreal spammer|accessdate=2008-11-24|publisher=[[CTV.ca]]}}</ref>

===Alessandro Del Piero===
On February 9, 2009 it was reported that [[Juventus]] [[association football|football (soccer)]] player [[Alessandro Del Piero]] was suing Facebook over a fake profile bearing his name that links to [[Nazi]] [[propaganda]] sites. The Italian footballer was said to be aggrieved that the bogus account, which carries his picture, implies neo-Nazi sympathies. Del Piero stated he's never had a Facebook profile.<ref>Leyden, John (2009-02-09). [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/09/del_piero_facebook_lawsuit/ Footy star sues Facebook over fake fascist profile]. [[The Register]]. Retrieved 2009-07-20.</ref>

===Jack Thompson===
{{seealso|Jack Thompson (activist)#Facebook lawsuit}}
On the 29th of September 2009, Jack Thompson filed a law suit for $40 million against Facebook at U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He said that the social networking site had harmed him by not removing angry postings made by Facebook users. He said that several groups caused him ''great harm and distress''.<ref>[http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/320607 Jack Thompson sues Facebook for $40M]</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Facebook features]]
* [[MySpace]]

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Facebook es un sitio web gratuito de redes sociales creado por Mark Zuckerberg. Originalmente era un sitio para estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard, pero actualmente está abierto a cualquier persona que tenga una cuenta de correo electrónico. Los usuarios pueden participar en una o más redes sociales, en relación con su situación académica, su lugar de trabajo o región geográfica.

Ha recibido mucha atención en la blogosfera y en los medios de comunicación al convertirse en una plataforma sobre la que terceros pueden desarrollar aplicaciones y hacer negocio a partir de la red social. A pesar de ello, existe la preocupación acerca de su posible modelo de negocio, dado que los resultados en publicidad se han revelado como muy pobres.[cita requerida]

A mediados de 2007 lanzó su versión en francés, alemán y español para impulsar su expansión fuera de Estados Unidos, ya que sus usuarios se concentran en Estados Unidos, Canadá y Gran Bretaña.

En Septiembre de 2009 alcanzaron 300.000.000 miembros, y traducidos a 68 idiomas.

Historia de la empresa

El creador de Facebook es Mark Zuckerberg, estudiante de la Universidad de Harvard. La compañía tiene sus oficinas centrales en Palo Alto, California.

La idea de crear una comunidad basada en la Web en que la gente compartiera sus gustos y sentimientos no es nueva. Ya David Bohnett, creador de Geocities, la había incubado a fines de los años 1980. Geocities tuvo éxito en los 1990, en 1998 fue el tercer sitio más visto en la Web,[cita requerida] pero no logró consolidarse después de que fuera adquirido por Yahoo!.

Facebook compite por abrirse espacio entre empresas de éxito como Google y MySpace, por lo que se enfrenta a grandes desafíos para lograr crecer y desarrollarse. Una de las estrategias de Zuckerberg ha sido abrir la plataforma Facebook a otros desarrolladores.

La fortaleza de la red social Facebook radica en los 300 millones de usuarios que ha creado,[1]​ basada en conexiones de gente real. Actualmente, se ha puesto en marcha Facebook en español, extendiéndose a los países de Latinoamérica. Casi cualquier persona con conocimientos informáticos básicos puede tener acceso a todo este mundo de comunidades virtuales.

Recepción

Facebook tiene más de 300 millones de usuarios activos alrededor de todo el mundo.[2]​ De acuerdo a Alexa.com, la página subió del lugar número 60 de las más visitadas al número 7 en un año. Actualmente se encuentra en la posición 2.[3]​ Quantcast la pone en el lugar número 16,[4]​ y Compete.com en el 20.[5]​ La página es la más popular para subir fotos, con estadísticas de más de 14 millones de fotos subidas a diario.[1]​ El 3 de noviembre del 2007, había siete mil (7000) aplicaciones creadas, cien creadas cada día.[6]​

Impacto internacional

Luego de su traducción a idiomas diferentes del inglés, Facebook no sólo ha crecido en usuarios, sino que ha transformado la forma en la que las personas utilizan el internet. En Chile, por ejemplo, se han realizado estudios respaldados por universidades que afirman que el 73% de los jóvenes chilenos entre 18 y 29 años son usuarios de Facebook.[7]​

Críticas

Facebook ha recibido todo tipo de críticas desde que alcanzó difusión global. Especialmente debido al alcance que está teniendo entre menores, sus efectos psicologicos y sus alarmantes políticas de privacidad.[8]​

En el momento de aceptar el contrato de términos de uso de la comunidad, el usuario cede la propiedad exclusiva y perpetua de toda la información e imágenes que agregue, a la misma.[9]​ Y aunque el director ejecutivo Mark Zuckerberg, declaró, para tranquilizar a los usuarios, que "nunca se utilizará esta información fuera del servicio facebook", la red social obtiene facultad de utilizar esta información como desee.[10]​

Si se quiere dar de baja una cuenta, el proceso es muy largo, debido a que Facebook la mantiene activa "en caso de que el usuario decida reactivar su cuenta", y así mismo mantiene copias de esa información indefinidamente. Y en caso de defunción del usuario, su cuenta es mantenida "activa bajo un estado memorial especial por un periodo de tiempo determinado por nosotros para permitir a otros usuarios publicar y ver comentarios".[11]​

En el caso de Nipon Das, director de una consultoría de biotecnología en Estados Unidos, logró eliminar la mayor parte de la información de su perfil, cuando se comunicó por correo con representantes del servicio de atención al cliente, amenazando con tomar acción legal. Aunque aún después de esto un reportero encontró el perfil completo de Das.[12]​

Desde instituciones públicas,[13]​ hasta colegios[14]​pasando por blogs[15]​ y otros sitios web vinculados a redes sociales[16]​ han criticado diferentes aspectos de Facebook en los últimos meses.

Referencias

  1. ↑ a b «Statistics». Facebook. Consultado el 14 de enero de 2008. 
  2. ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas lanacion
  3. ↑ «Related info for: facebook.com/». Alexa Internet. Consultado el 8 de marzo de 2008. 
  4. ↑ «facebook.com Web Site Audience Profile». Quantcast. Consultado el 7 de mayo de 2008. 
  5. ↑ «Snapshot of facebook.com». Compete.com. Consultado el 7 de mayo de 2008. 
  6. ↑ Rampell, Catherine (3 de noviembre de 2007). «Widgets Become Coins of the Social Realm». The Washington Post. p. D01. Consultado el 7 de mayo de 2008. 
  7. ↑ Diario La Tercera, 18 de octubre de 2009, Chile. Encuesta de la U. Diego Portales y Feedback muestra que el 73% de los jóvenes entre 18 y 29 años tiene cuentas en esta red social.”.
  8. ↑ Manetto, Francesco (8 de enero de 2008). «La cara oculta de Facebook». El País. 
  9. ↑ Buenavista, Ignacio (3 de marzo de 2009). «Facebook se queda con los derechos de autor de nuestras fotos». Antena 3 noticias. p. D01. 
  10. ↑ «Facebook corrige su cláusula sobre derechos de contenidos tras la polémica». EcoDiario. 18 de febrero de 2009. 
  11. ↑ Melber, Ari (11 de febrero de 2008). «Does Facebook Own You Forever?». The Huffington Post. 
  12. ↑ Melber, Ari (11 de febrero de 2008). «Does Facebook Own You Forever?». The Huffington Post. 
  13. ↑ ver artículo
  14. ↑ ver artículo
  15. ↑ ver entrada blog
  16. ↑ ver sitio web

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