2003 2006 Thefacebook Thiel financial investment and also name change

Zuckerberg developed a website called "Facemash" in 2003 while going to Harvard University.

The website was comparable to Hot or Not as well as utilized " pictures put together from the on-line face publications of nine Homes,

placing 2 alongside each other at a time as well as asking users to choose the "hotter" person".

Facemash brought in 450 visitors as well as 22,000 photo-views in its very first 4 hrs.

The website was sent out to numerous campus team listservs, however was shut down a few days later by Harvard management. Zuckerberg dealt with expulsion and was charged with breaching protection,

going against copyrights and going against specific privacy. Ultimately, the charges were dropped.

Zuckerberg expanded on this project that semester by producing a social study tool ahead of an art history last examination.

He published all art photos to a site, each of which was accompanied by a comments section, then shared the website with his classmates.

A "face publication" is a trainee directory site featuring pictures and individual details.

In 2003, Harvard had only a paper version in addition to exclusive on the internet directories.

https://my.macc.edu/ICS/Campus_Life/Campus_Groups/CPS_Early_College_Students/Discussion.jnz?portlet=Forums&screen=PostView&screenType=change&id=24d260f3-adcd-4648-9a32-02dbb52ac7c1 told The Harvard Crimson, " Everybody's been yapping regarding a universal face publication within Harvard. ...

I think it's type of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to navigate to it. I can do it far better than they can, and also I can do it in a week."

In January 2004, Zuckerberg coded a brand-new internet site, called "TheFacebook", influenced by a Crimson editorial about Facemash, mentioning,

" It is clear that the modern technology required to create a central Website is conveniently available ... the advantages are lots of." Zuckerberg consulted with Harvard pupil Eduardo Saverin,





and each of them consented to spend $1,000 in the site.

On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg introduced "TheFacebook", originally located at thefacebook.com.