Facebook is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Can you believe it? The well-known social media platform Facebook has completed 20 years .Only 8 years after its launch; its popularity skyrocketed, increasing by an amazing 1000 times! Today we will know about the long journey from 2004 to 2024. Mark Zuckerberg was only 19 when he established Facebook in 2004. And now, everyone is constantly on their smart phones, browsing through social media platforms like Facebook, Snap chat, Integral, and What App. But today, the spotlight is on Facebook reaching this important 20-year milestone!
Journey of Facebook from 2004 to 2024
On 4th February, a social network, named “The Facebook”, was launched by 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates at Harvard University. Mark Zuckerberg along with his college roommates launches “The Facebook as Harvard- only social media network. Within a few years, this platform exploded in popularity, becoming the world’s largest social media network.
Face book has changed name to Meta
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had announced in the year 2021 that he is changing the name of his company to Meta Platform. He has given Meta the form of a virtual environment. Along with changing the name, the company also changed the logo of Face book. The new logo is designed in infinity shape. The parent corporation of Facebook is now called Meta, represented by an infinity symbol. Infinity means anything that is limitless or unending.
Useful for Meta
Face book still has billions of users; out of which 2 billion users use it daily. Face book has helped Meta achieve a big position in the market. Through this platform, company owner Mark Zuckerberg has made his name in the social media and tech industry.
A Good way to connection
After the arrival of Face book, it became very easy to connect with people and talk to new people. You can talk to anyone by sending them a friend request.
Most of the people are now using Face book for spreading publicity. Not only this, people had use it for their small business and work related needs. Zuckerberg expressed gratitude for his incredible journey, saying that, “20 years ago I launched a thing; along the way, lots of amazing people joined, and we built some more awesome things. We’re still at it, and the best is yet to come.
How Face book helps in Digital Marketing
Face book helped a lot in digital marketing; here are four reasons why Face book is still the most effective social media platform for digital marketing.
- Broad audience and reach
- High engagement rate and enhanced analytics.
- Cheap advertising rates.
- Precise targeting.
Face book allowed businesses to go beyond traditional advertising. Social media marketing changed all that.
Face book in next 20 years
Changes are being made continuously in Face book. So the Face book will change many times more in the next 20 years than in the last 20 years. According to experts, the biggest change in Face book will be related to AI i.e. Artificial Technology. AI is progressing very fast and also developing. In Such a situation many special features of AI comes in Face book. As a result the experience of users can be much more advanced, which cannot even imagine at this time.