The Facebook.com is now play vital role in web industry. Recently facebook Inc goes to stock market in USA. So all of investors are waiting for its grand launch. I think the following information will help you to judge facebook for buying share of it.
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends.


According to Wikipedia-
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook Inc.As of April 2012, Facebook has more than 900 million active users.



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TypePublic
FoundedCambridge, Massachusetts, United States (2004)
Founder(s)
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Dustin Moskovitz
  • Chris Hughes
HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, U.S.
Area servedWorldwide
Key people
  • Mark Zuckerberg (chairman and CEO)
  • Sheryl Sandberg (COO)
  • David Ebersman (CFO)
IndustryInternet
Revenueincrease US$ 3.71 billion (2011), up from $1.97b (2010)
Employees3000+ (2011)
WebsiteFacebook.com
Alexa ranksteady 2 (May 2012)
Type of siteSocial networking service
AdvertisingBanner ads, referral marketing, casual games
RegistrationRequired
Users901 million (active April 2012)
Available inMultilingual
LaunchedFebruary 4, 2004
Current statusActive

According to businessweek.com


Company Overview

Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. The company builds tools that enable users to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other; enables developers to build social applications on Facebook or to integrate their Websites with Facebook; and offers products that enable advertisers and marketers to engage with its users. As of February 2, 2012, it had 845 million monthly users and 443 million daily users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States
Founded in 2004
3,539 Employees

Key Executives for Facebook, Inc.

Mr. Mark Zuckerberg
Founder
Age: 27
Mr. David A. Ebersman
Chief Financial Officer
Age: 42
Ms. Sheryl K. Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer
Age: 42
Mr. Michael Schroepfer
Vice President of Engineering
Age: 36
Mr. Theodore W. Ullyot
Vice President
Age: 44