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From Its Beginning to the Present, Here’s How Facebook Changed with Time

By Andrew Alpin, 11 April 2017

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9 2012: Larger photos

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Although larger photos through a new photo viewer were installed, stalking became easier on Facebook because of the real time activity feed added to the home page. In 2012 Instagram also made an appearance on Facebook which purchased the company for $1 billion.

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10 2013-14 A small update

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The social network added several new apps to appear on the timeline. Streamlined tools made an appearance and improved controls for user interaction on Facebook.

Facebook timeline

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11 2015 -2017: The new Facebook a multibillion dollar global entity

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Over the last few years, Facebook has added hash tags and verified accounts much like twitter. It also recreated an app center with almost 500 apps. Finally trending topics also rolled out this year. What’s more, Facebook changed over time to provide monetization for business with ads and post boosting activity on pages. From a small social network, it is now a multibillion dollar conglomerate and a thriving business.

Facebook a multibillion dollar global entity

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