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  2. History of Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Facebook was then opened on September 26, 2006, to everyone aged 13 and older with a valid email address. [7] [8] Late in 2007, Facebook had 100,000 business pages, allowing companies to attract potential customers and tell about themselves.

  3. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [190]

  4. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Facebook enables users to control access to individual posts and their profile [320] through privacy settings. [321] The user's name and profile picture (if applicable) are public. Facebook's revenue depends on targeted advertising, which involves analyzing user data to decide which ads to show each user.

  5. Computers in the classroom - Wikipedia

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    Computers in the classroom. Schools often have dedicated computer labs which different classes share for studying and research. Computers in the classroom include any digital technology used to enhance, supplement, or replace a traditional educational curriculum with computer science education. As computers have become more accessible ...

  6. School resource officer - Wikipedia

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    School resource officer. The United States Department of Justice defines school resource officers ( SRO) as "sworn law enforcement officers responsible for the safety and crime prevention in schools". [1] [2] They are employed by a local police or sheriff 's department and work closely with administrators in an effort to create a safer ...

  7. Mark Zuckerberg - Wikipedia

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    Mark Elliot Zuckerberg ( / ˈzʌkərbɜːrɡ /; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman. He co-founded the social media service Facebook, along with his Harvard roommates in 2004, and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), of which he is chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.

  8. Timeline of social media - Wikipedia

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    Its name is an acronym for "Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, coined by Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog. [citation needed] 1990s–2000s. Various notable social media platforms such as Myspace and Facebook are developed and released, and blogging begins to gain popularity.

  9. History of education - Wikipedia

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    During Shang dynasty (1600 BC to 1046 BC), normal people (farmers, workers etc.) accepted rough education. In that time, aristocrats' children studied in government schools. And normal people studied in private schools. Government schools were always built in cities and private schools were built in rural areas.