Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 Last week, Facebook turned 10 years old, prompting more than a few retrospectives and reminisces about the world’s first just-about-universally-loved social media platform (not that MySpace and Friendster didn’t try). Time asked, “What if Facebook had never been invented?” Slate reminds us what the platform looked like in its early Harvard dorm days. The Guardian shows how Facebook boomed from a modest user base of 1 million to 1.23 billion over the last ten years. As we reflect on the stories, along with Zuckerberg himself (see his open letter), let’s take a moment to remember all the things Facebook gave us that we now completely take for granted. 5 Significant Facebook Milestones We Take for Granted Facebook Photos (2005). Photos brought Facebook to life, taking the platform beyond statuses and wall posts, allowing users to share the important – and, well, the not so important – moments of life with friends and family. If you haven’t had a chance to look at your Facebook movie yet, be sure to check it out. What would Facebook be without the photo-sharing aspect? News Feed (2006). News Feed was another game-changer. While News Feed’s many algorithm changes have frustrated brand page owners in recent months, the News Feed as a concept is still an amazing milestone that Zuckerberg, himself, pioneered. Though Google+ is an imitator, no other platform has been able to recreate the News Feed as strong as Facebook’s. Self-Service Ads and Facebook Pages (2007). Also from the social media marketing perspective… it’s hard to deny the significance of ads and business/place Pages on Facebook. Today it’s hard to imagine a Facebook where users don’t follow their favorite brands and restaurants. Facebook Chat (2008). When chat rolled out in 2008, Facebook filled the gap left by AIM. Ok, ok… it was 2008 – not 1998 – and users did have more than a few options for instant communication. However, Facebook Chat was significant because the app was built directly into a platform already fueled with demand. Remember: Facebook had 145 million users in 2008. That’s 145 million users with a solid social network infrastructure, but no method for easy, instant communication. Chat offered the solution. This feature also came on the coattails of a population explosion (50 million to 145 million). The Like Button (2009). If it’s iconic enough to serve as HQ’s outdoor logo, it must be a big deal, right? The Like button, in many ways, replaced the Share button, allowing users an easy way to post content to their (then) Wall (now Timeline). The original Facebook Share button was a quick reaction to Twitter’s Tweetmeme buttons (the precursors to the official ‘Tweet’ button of today). The Like button is where Facebook really stepped into its own in terms of creating an easy “share experience” for users. As we celebrate Facebook’s ten-year anniversary, check out this infographic from The Drum, which recalls highlights of the platform’s growth and changes from over the years. What Facebook memories do you have? Where do you see Facebook going as a social media marketing tool in 2014? Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on Buzzplant and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Jay Leonard Jay is a UK-based cryptocurrency expert, specialising in fundamental analysis and medium to long term investments. Jay has a great deal of hands-on experience in analysing financial markets and performing technical analysis. Jay is currently focusing on the institutional adoption of cryptocurrency and what it means for the future of … View full profile ›More by this author:Hotbit Exchange Forced to Suspend Service As it’s Under Criminal InvestigationCameo CEO Steven Galanis Wallet Hacked – $231k Worth of NFTs StolenMastercard CFO sees Growth Opportunities in Crypto