Facebook

Hundreds Register for New Facebook Website

After about a week of coding, Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com last Wednesday afternoon. The website combines elements of a standard House face book with extensive profile features that allow students to search for others in their courses, social organizations and Houses.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/2/9/hundreds-register-for-new-facebook-website/

Facebook Expands Beyond Harvard

Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06, the website’s creator, opened his online networking service to Columbia last Wednesday and to Stanford the day after.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/3/1/facebook-expands-beyond-harvard-harvard-students/

Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06: The whiz behind thefacebook.com

But nearly a semester after creating thefacebook.com, a social networking website launched on Feb. 4, Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06 doesn’t seem to have let things go to his head.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/6/10/mark-e-zuckerberg-06-the-whiz/

Facing Off Over The Facebook

The founders of ConnectU allege that Zuckerberg stole their idea for a networking site while he was doing unpaid work for them. Zuckerberg then coded on overdrive, releasing thefacebook long before ConnectU came online. By the time Winklevoss and company’s offering was ready, Zuckerberg had already earned the allegiance of practically the entire College clientele. This being Harvard, ConnectU decided to sue.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/9/15/facing-off-over-the-facebook-theres/

Firm Invests $13M in Facebook

Accel Partners, based in Silicon Valley, announced that it would invest in the 15-month old company, which currently has nearly three million registered users at over 800 colleges.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/5/27/firm-invests-13m-in-facebook-a/