Founded two years ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is already the seventh most trafficked website online — according to Media Metrix — and received nearly 5.5 billion pageviews in the month of February alone. Now, the owners are looking to cash in for around $2 billion.
From the article: “Zuckerberg founded his company, originally known as The Facebook, as a way for classmates at Harvard to communicate. It was named after the books that colleges typically provide students, listing profiles and pictures of classmates.”
[BusinessWeek]
Founded two years ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is already the seventh most trafficked website online — according to Media Metrix — and received nearly 5.5 billion pageviews in the month of February alone. Now, the owners are looking to cash in for around $2 billion.
From the article: “Zuckerberg founded his company, originally known as The Facebook, as a way for classmates at Harvard to communicate. It was named after the books that colleges typically provide students, listing profiles and pictures of classmates.”
[BusinessWeek]