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TheFacebook to Meta: Social Media's Evolution

From Dorm Room to Metaverse

What started as a Harvard dorm room project called 'TheFacebook' became the world's largest social network. Trace the website's journey from exclusive college network to global platform to Meta's metaverse ambitions.

February 2004

First Snapshot

200M+

URLs Archived

15

Major Redesigns

Timeline of Key Changes
2004

TheFacebook launches

Harvard-only social network debuts

2005

Drops 'The' from name

Expands to other universities

2006

Opens to everyone

News Feed introduced

2007

Facebook Platform launches

Third-party apps enabled

2009

Like button introduced

Iconic social feature debuts

2012

IPO and mobile-first

Timeline redesign launches

2016

Reactions added

Beyond the Like button

2021

Rebrands to Meta

Metaverse focus announced

Historical Screenshots

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2004

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2014

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2020

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Data sourced from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine