It was July 2008, and the air in Palo Alto was electric. At Facebook HQ, the "Mobile Team" wasn't a department; it was three guys in a corner fueled by espresso and the knowledge that the world was about to change. The Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
: Introducing the News Feed as a living, breathing stream. Facebook 2.0 For Iphone 3G
When the App Store went live on July 10, 2008, Facebook 2.0 was there. It was sleek, blue, and revolutionary. Users didn't just check Facebook anymore; they carried it. : Within 24 hours, it was the #1 free app. It was July 2008, and the air in Palo Alto was electric
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It wasn't just an update; it was the moment "The Social Network" became "The Global Utility." Are you interested in the of that original
Before this, "mobile Facebook" was a clunky web page you loaded on a Blackberry. It was slow, text-heavy, and ugly. The mission for was simple but terrifying: rebuild the social network from scratch for a device that lived in a pocket.
: They optimized the code so photos would upload in the background, allowing users to keep scrolling while their 2-megapixel memories traveled to the cloud. The Launch