by Kristen Malzone

Facebook is celebrating their 6th birthday today and we want to celebrate by giving you a quick look at Facebook over the years. Let’s scroll down memory lane…

2004

Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch thefacebook.com from their Harvard dorm room. At the end of the year, they hit 1 million active users.

2005

Facebook expands to support more than 800 college networks, high school networks, and international school networks. At the end of the year, they hit 5.5 million active users.

2006

Facebook expands registration so anyone can join. Facebook mobile, news feed, and share feature launch. At the end of the year, they hit 12 million active users.

2007

Virtual gift shop launches as a feature, as well as Facebook Platform with 65 developers and over 85 applications. At the end of the year, they hit 50 million users.

2008

Facebook launches in Spanish, French, and German; and releases Translation application to 21 additional languages. Facebook Chat also launched. At the end of the year, they hit 100 million active users.

2009

Facebook adds the Like feature, launches Facebook Usernames, and adds status tagging. At the end of the year, they hit 350 million active users.

2010

Facebook has already launched some big features in 2010 like Post Insights and the “Via” Feature. What new developments do you hope to see this year? Share by commenting here!

(source: Company Timeline)