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e. Facebook is a social networking service originally launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004, before changing its name to simply Facebook in August 2005. [ 1] It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. [ 2]
This price valued the company at $104 billion, the largest valuation to date for a newly public company. [24] On May 16, two days before the IPO, Facebook announced that it would sell 25% more shares than originally planned due to high demand. [25] This meant the stock would debut with 421 million shares. [23]
However, Reid Hoffman was too busy launching LinkedIn so he set Facebook up with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who gave Facebook its first investment later that month. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] In 2005, the company dropped "the" from its name after purchasing the domain name Facebook.com for US$ 200,000 ($312,012 in 2023 dollars [ 20 ] ). [ 35 ]
Facebook goes public, negotiating a share price of $38 apiece, valuing the company at $104 billion, the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company. [60] 2012 Launch Snapchat launches video sharing, allowing users to share 10-second videos. [61] 2012 Launch Tinder, a dating-oriented social networking service, launches. [62] 2012
First day of issue. A first day of issue cover or first day cover (FDC) is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use [1] within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. Sometimes the issue is made from a temporary or permanent foreign or overseas office.
Eduardo Luiz Saverin ( / ˈsævərɪn / SAV-ər-in; Portuguese: [eduˈaʁdu luˈis ˈsaveɾĩ] ⓘ; born March 19, 1982) [ 4] is a Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur and angel investor based in Singapore. [ 5] Saverin is one of the co-founders of Facebook. [ 6] In 2012, he owned 53 million Facebook shares [ 7] (approximately 2% of all ...
One Penny Red issued in 1841 to replace the Penny Black (the first issue with perforations from 1848) Prince Consort Essay. Two penny blue printed in a new ink. The design has the addition of white * lines above and below the inscriptions. Halfpenny Rose Red issued in 1870 for the reduced postcard and newspaper rate.
In the United States, a Social Security number ( SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205 (c) (2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405 (c) (2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent ...