A Collection of Resources To Tell The Story of Facebook
It’s July 2003 and the concept for the world’s largest Social Media site is about to come into existence. From Facematch to The Facebook to Facebook, what all started as a quick drome room coding venture has become the world’s most used social media site.
In the beginning only, Harvard University students could only sign up for the site. Later, more schools were allowed in. It was becoming very popular and soon most universities in the USA, and Canada had access to the site. On September 26th, 2006 the site was open to the general public 13 years of age and older.
Could the founders have ever imagined that in the future Facebook would generate millions of dollars in revenue every day, or millions of new posts every minute, or millions of messages sent out every hour? The numbers are staggering as you’ll see in the fact section below.
The popularity of Facebook has made the world a smaller place. The way we communicate has become increasingly simpler thanks to Facebook. The ability to add applications and customize pages on Facebook has made the site used for many purposes.
With revenue and users in the billions, this dorm room project is one of the world’s most successful startups and a conversation piece for many.
From startup to, university complaints, lawsuits, privacy issues, to over a billion users and billions in revenue, have a look at the resources to follow that tell the whole story of this social media giant and the journey from the dorm room to the Nasdaq.
The History of Facebook
A company’s history offers valuable lessons and it’s interesting to find out about a company’s original operations, how it has changed, and the challenges during the startup phase.
Have a look at the selection below to understand more about the history of Facebook.
History of Facebook – Wikipedia
Facebook | Overview, History, & Facts | Britannica.com
The History of Facebook and How It Was Invented
The History of Facebook: From BASIC to global giant | Brandwatch
How Facebook Was Founded – Business Insider
Facebook Founders
This section focuses on the people that started the company. You can gain insights into their goals, ideas, foresight, and how they started the company. Many founders have interesting stories and experiences related to starting their business and the challenges they faced, as well as what they did to overcome those challenges.
Have a look at the following resources included in this post related to the founders.
Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook, Family & Facts – Biography
Eduardo Saverin | Biography, Pictures and Facts
Dustin Moskovitz Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family & Achievements of Entrepreneur
Andrew McCollum Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements of Co-founder of Facebook
Chris Hughes Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements of Co-Founder of Facebook
Facebook Executives
In the executive section, you’ll find information related to the management of a company. Management decisions are an important role in a company’s success. It’s not luck that makes a company successful, but planning, strategy, and leadership.
Have a look at the selection below for information related to the executives of Facebook.
FB Company Profile & Executives – Facebook Inc. Cl A – Wall Street Journal
REVEALED! Here Are All The Top Executives Who Actually Run Facebook – Business Insider
Two Of Facebook’s Top Execs Are Leaving After The Company Announced A New Vision
The Facebook Mission Statement
A mission statement helps a company stay on track and focus on its goals, culture, and ensures everyone is on the same page.
A mission statement is for company employees as well as the public. It’s usually a broad description of the company’s focus and activities.
A company’s mission statement is the company’s public face, and it is commonly used in marketing materials.
Below are the resources I have included related to the mission statement of Facebook.
Facebook Inc.’s Mission Statement & Vision Statement (An Analysis) – Panmore Institute
Facebook changes mission statement to ‘bring the world closer together’ – TechCrunch
Facebook Divisions And Subsidiaries
The division of a company is a part of a business entity. In other words, even if a division operates under a different name it’s still part of the entity.
A subsidiary is an entirely different company, usually owned by a larger company.
Have a look at the resources for Facebook subsidiaries and Divisions.
72 Facebook Acquisitions – The Complete List (2019) [INFOGRAPHIC]
Facebook’s Top Companies and Brands
List of mergers and acquisitions by Facebook – Wikipedia
Facebook Ownership And Investors
In this section, you’ll find resources related to ownership, investors, and shares, of Facebook. Below you’ll find the resources I have included for this post.
The Top 6 Shareholders of Facebook
Who OWNS Facebook? The Definitive Who’s Who Guide to Facebook Wealth
Facebook shareholders are getting fed up with Zuckerberg but can’t do anything about him
Facebook cancelled plan to change ownership structure
Shareholders won’t force Zuckerberg’s hand in Facebook management
Facebook Ownership Structure Should Scare Investors More Than Botched IPO
Facts About Facebook
In this section, you’ll find facts about the company. I like going through the facts because in a page or two you can learn a lot about the company and if you find something that’s really interesting you can dig deeper.
Have a look at the resources below included in this post related to Facebook facts.
17 Interesting Facts About Facebook | OhFact!
21 Amazing Facebook Facts You Didn’t Know | WordStream
12 fun facts about Facebook on its 12th birthday – CBS News
Facebook Turns 15: 15 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Social Media Site
53 Incredible Facebook Statistics and Facts | Brandwatch
20 Amazing Facts About Facebook [Infographic] | Social Media Today
Facebook Reports And Financial Statements
In this section, you can find out information such as the company’s profits, losses, net worth, liabilities, shares, owner’s equity, etc. that is available to the general public.
Have a look at the resources included below.
FB.O – Facebook Inc Profile | Reuters
Facebook, Inc. (FB) Company Profile & Facts
FB – Facebook Inc Company Profile – CNNMoney.com
Business Strategies Used By Facebook
In this section, can get a glimpse of the strategist used by the company. The strategy a company uses can be the difference between success, failure, a mediocre business, or a huge success story.
Below you’ll see the resources included related to business strategies used by Facebook
Facebook Inc.’s Generic Strategy & Intensive Growth Strategies – Panmore Institute
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals the 5 Strategies That Helped Facebook Grow at an Insane Rate
The Hacker Way: Inside Facebook Business Strategy – FourWeekMBA
Revenue Strategies
This section focuses on the main revenue sources the company targets. For some companies it’s one main source for others it’s multiple sources of revenue.
Have a look at the resources to follow to give you an overview of the revenue strategies used by Facebook.
The Main Competitors of Facebook
This section focuses on direct and indirect competition for Facebook. Competition is good, it drives innovation. If it wasn’t for competition businesses wouldn’t have to try so hard for your business. Competition makes managers and company owners come up with better ideas for products and services while providing the best prices they can.
Below you can browse through the resources related to the main competition for Facebook.
Facebook’s Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions
Who Are Facebook’s Main Competitors?
13 Top Facebook Competitors – Facebook Competition analysis
Facebook’s Seven Largest Emerging Markets Competitors
Target Market & Marketing Strategies
This section focuses on the target market and the marketing strategies used. Just as above targeting is an important process and without it your focus will be too broad and you won’t be able to zero in on the right marketing techniques.
The marketing strategy used by a company can make or break it. The right strategy can make millions while a poor marketing strategy can end up in bankruptcy.
10 Insider’s Lessons From Facebook’s Marketing Strategy
Marketing Strategy of Facebook – Facebook Marketing Strategy
Facebook Marketing Strategy: What We Learned From 43 Million Facebook Posts
Products & Services Offered By Facebook
This section offer resources related to core products and services offered by Facebook. Many large corporations have a large variety of products and services. Some companies are so large and complex that they deal in a variety of industries that operate on a global level, which is known as conglomerates.
Have a look at the resources below for products and services offered by Facebook.
Over 41 Facebook Products & Services You Probably Don’t Know
What Does Facebook Offer? | Chron.com
Facebook Employee Relations
In this section, you can find resources related to the employees of Facebook such as job satisfaction, labor relations, the number of employees, etc.
10 Reasons Why 99% of Facebook Employees Love Mark Zuckerberg
How Facebook keeps employees happy – Business Insider
Why Facebook is the best place to work in America – Business Insider
Ex-Facebook Workers Reveal What It’s Like Working for Zuckerberg | Complex
Facebook Employees Are Insanely Happy With Their Jobs | HuffPost Canada
Facebook boosts employee benefits hopes to start revolution | Employee Benefit News
Facebook Company Culture
Here’s where you can gain an idea about the culture of the company. A Company’s culture includes the work environment, company values, expectations, ethics, and more.
See the resources included in this post for the culture of Facebook
An Insight into the Corporate Culture at Facebook
What You Can Learn From The Facebook Culture Crisis?
Want to work at Facebook? Here’s what the company culture is like
The Reputation of Facebook
In the resources below, you’ll find information related to the reputation of Facebook. You’ll get insights as to how Facebook is viewed by the general public.
A companies reputation is important a bad reputation can result in huge losses and the loss of public trust. A company’s reputation is an asset to any company and it’s important to maintain it.
Facebook’s reputation is sinking fast – Axios
Facebook’s Corporate Reputation is in Free Fall
Facebook knows Facebook isn’t the future – The Verge
Facebook Will Try to Fix Its Reputation With Advertisements | The Motley Fool
Could Facebook’s reputation problem affect your Facebook marketing campaign? – Marketing Land
Exclusive: Facebook’s Leadership Sinks Over 20 Points in Corporate Reputation Poll | The Harris Poll
Facebook Company Complaints
In this section, you can go through the resources to view the complaints, whether the complaints lead to a lawsuit or a viral rant, have a look at the complaints people have against Facebook.
Facebook slammed for failing to protect consumer privacy in FTC filing – Business Insider
EPIC privacy group sues FTC for letting Facebook off easy – The Verge
Facebook, Inc., In the Matter of | Federal Trade Commission
Privacy Group Files Legal Challenge to Facebook’s $5 Billion F.T.C. Settlement – The New York Times
Facebook Just Got Hit With a Massive Lawsuit. It Could Cost the Company Billions. – Mother Jones
Facebook, FTC deal fails to protect users’ health information – STAT
5 reasons why the D.C. attorney general is suing Facebook
Facebook Failures
Companies go through many phases, some are successful and some are miserable failures. Even though a company has failures, it’s a learning experience for management as well as other people.
Below are the resources I have included for this post related to Facebook failures.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Plans to Capitalize on Facebook’s Failures | The New Yorker
Facing Facebook’s Failure – Techonomy
CEO Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook’s privacy failures
5 Times Facebook Failed | The Motley Fool
Facebook’s Wall of Shame – Facebook Failures
Facebook’s biggest failures – CBS News
Facebook flops: 19 failed Facebook products | Techworld
Inside The Success of Facebook
Success can be the result of a small idea that was executed extremely well at other times it may be the result of a long term vision.
It’s interesting to study the success of companies and how people have dealt with managing a company that started off small and grew into a huge success story.
Have a look at the resources I have included in this post related to the success of Facebook.
3 key business lessons from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
How Facebook’s Secret for Success Became its Downfall
The 8 Keys To Success For Facebook Marketing – Jeffbullas’s Blog
10 reasons why Facebook has thrived for 15 years
Why Facebook Triumphed Over All Other Social Networks
13 Secrets To Facebook’s Success – Business Insider
Books Related to Facebook
Some companies are a huge success story or a miserable failure, with many lessons to learn. Have a look at books people have written for a complete overview.
Have a look at the links below to view the books available related to Facebook
Books From Amazon Related To Facebook
Google Book Search Related To Facebook
The Latest About Facebook
In this section, you’ll be able to stay up to date on the latest information related to Facebook including the latest news, Google searches, videos, what people are tweeting, and more.
I recommend spending some time on the news, tweets, that can offer up-to-the-minute information about Facebook.
Google Searches
Latest Search Results Related To Facebook
Latest Scholar Search Results Related To Facebook
Latest Image Search Results Related to Facebook
News
Latest News Related To Facebook
