Founders: Mark Zuckerberg. Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes
Annual Revenue: $5.1 billion
The tale of Facebook is, on the other hand, completely different. It too has had a seemingly bizarre effect on our language: “to friend,” “to like,” or “wall” have all assumed a place in our colloquial talk. But its story is a little different.
It was once cool to use Facebook. Then it became uncool, once everyone had it. You began to hear of people disabling their account for Lent or some other misguided ascetic reasons.
Years later, it has simply become an extension of your identity, for better or worse. It’s assumed that when you meet someone, you friend them and look through their profiles and pictures.
It’s changed entirely the distinction between our private and public lives.
