Facebook is an online social networking platform created by Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Chris Hughes, and Mark Zuckerberg. Launched and founded in 2004, the social networking site quickly became a popular way to meet and keep in touch with individuals. The platform is well known for features such as “liking” which allow individuals to interact with followed friends and pages. Currently, the company has stated that there are 2.5 billion monthly Facebook users. As a parent company, Facebook also owns the popular social networking platform Instagram.
Facebook launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004 and was only available to Harvard students. It eventually spread to most universities in the United States and Canada. In September 2006, anyone of at least 13 years or older and with a valid email address could sign up to the social network.
Delete your Facebook account by going to your Settings, and clicking on Your Facebook Information on the left column. Then click Deactivation and Deletion, choose Delete Account, and click on Continue to Account Deletion. You will then be prompted to enter your password, click Continue and then click Delete Account. Permanently deleting your Facebook account will erase your photos, videos, and posts.
Tag someone in a photo on Facebook by creating a post with the photo, hovering over the photo, and clicking the profile at the bottom left. Then click on a person in the photo and type their name. Select the full name of the person or page once it appears, add any more tags, and click save once finished. Select the audience for your post and click Share.
