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When Facebook Members Registered Names at 550 a Second. A Look Back and Forward
In June 2009, Facebook made headlines when it announced that users were registering personalized usernames at an astonishing rate of over 550 per second. This monumental shift allowed users to claim unique web addresses for their profiles, moving away from the previously assigned numerical IDs. The excitement surrounding this feature was palpable, with 345,000 names claimed within the first seven minutes and 500,000 within just 15 minutes. Fast forward to today, and the landscape of social media and user identity has evolved dramatically. This article revisits that pivotal moment in Facebook’s history and explores how the platform and the broader social media ecosystem have changed since then.
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Facebook Launches New Design for Gen Z at Facebook IRL 2024 Austin
Facebook is making a concerted effort to attract younger users to its social network, as it has seen its user base grow older over time while struggling to appeal to the next generation. To do this, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) announced a series of updates and new features at a Facebook IRL pop-up event in Austin, Texas.
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Elon Musk is “lifting all restrictions”, going against Brazilian court
In a bold move that has sparked controversy and debate, Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), has taken a stand against a decision by a Supreme Court justice in Brazil. The justice had ordered X to block certain accounts, prompting Musk to challenge the ruling and call for the judge’s resignation.
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French social app Yubo, with 40M+ users, announces a $47.5M Series C
Yubo announced on November 18 that it has closed a new Series C round of financing from historical investors (Idinvest, Iris Capital, Alven and Sweet Capital), as well as new investors including Gaia Capital Partners. On this occasion, Jerry Murdock, co-founder of Insight Partners (and who has invested in the past with Twitter and Snapchat) becomes an independent member of Yubo’s board of directors.