Facebook’s birthday is #FriendsDay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FACEBOOK! On February 4, Facebook will be celebrating its 12^th birthday. Photo from AP

And because we all have our own special day, it’s only fitting that we also celebrate the day that the revolutionary social networking site which made us stay connected with friends and loved ones was launched. On February 4^th, Facebook will be celebrating its 12^th anniversary.

In a Facebook post by Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind the world’s largest social network Facebook, Zuckerberg shared the detail of how he made Facebook as a portal wherein he could unite his college community altogether. He first wrote the code of Facebook in January 2004 hoping it could help his fellow students at Harvard University to communicate with each other. Now, more than 1.5 billion people use this social networking site to connect and re-connect with their friends or loved ones from across the globe.

Zuckerberg saw how Facebook became a platform to share love and rekindle friendship among people. In relation with Facebook’s 12^th birthday on February 4, he asked Facebook users to join him in celebrating #FriendsDay, as a moment to celebrate friendship that made a difference in people’s lives. On the same Facebook post, Zuckerberg asked users to share their stories of friendship on the comments section.

Have a story to share? Comment on Mark Zuckerberg’s post and who knows, maybe Zuckerberg would love to hear more!