CHANGING THE WORLD WITH FACEBOOK

 

CHANGING THE WORLD WITH FACEBOOK - 

By Bernard Bujold - 

On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg created a program on his personal computer to identify Harvard students with their contact details and photos, an intranet website to invite each other on friendly outings. 

Today, in February 2024, 20 years later, Mark Zuckerberg is one of the few people in modern civilization who can say he changed the world with his project, which started out as a simple dating app. That's no mean feat because while everyone dreams of changing the world, those who succeed are very rare... 

On the financial front, the company went public on May 18, 2018, with an IPO share price of $30. As of last Friday, February 1, 2024, the stock closed at $474.99, giving it a market capitalization of $1.210 trillion... 

Happy birthday FACEBOOK! 

SEE HISTORY ( The Wall Street Journal) 

https://www.wsj.com/tech/facebook-turns-20-from-mark-zuckerbergs-harvard-dorm-room-to-the-metaverse-817a73da?st=pv2jmu4qzl9knqt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink 

SEE HISTORY (Le Devoir) 
https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/806483/technologies-20-ans-facebook-demeure-grande-forme