Not long after the creation of Myspace, Mark Zuckerberg & his college roommates created Facebook. At first the site was limited to Harvard students, then was available to students in the Boston area. It was later offered to all college students, then high school students, and finally to anyone age 13 and over. Like Myspace, Facebook offered users a place of their own on the internet. The only difference is that Facebook was much simpler, with the same layout used for all users and no profile songs. At first, Facebook lagged behind Myspace, but by 2009, it was the most used social networking site, replacing its top competitor. In October 2010, there were over 135 million users, and it is estimated that 41.9% of Americans have a Facebook [Source] . From personal experience, I loved Facebook so much more than Myspace, and was an avid user throughout my freshman and sophomore years of college. It allowed me to keep up with lost friends and classmates. However, Facebook lost it's appeal once my parents decided to hop on the bandwagon. The fact that Facebook was so simple proved to be both a gift and a curse to much of the younger population of its users. As more and more "older" people joined Facebook, more people 25 and under began searching for a new social network. This leads to the creation of Twitter, the social network that is ruling the world at this very moment.
But before we go into that, it must be mentioned that Facebook made such an impact on the world that there was a movie made about it's creation and success. As we speak, the movie is winning Oscars, proving that people are fascinated with the development of social networks. Here is a preview from the award-winning film:
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