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May 15, 2024

10 years Facebook: Thanks for the stories!

A red profile picture for same-sex love

Thousands of users replaced their Facebook profile image in March 2013 with the logo of the Human Rights Campaign: with the color red (for love) and the pink equal sign, they demonstrated their solidarity with same-sex couples. Concrete figures, how many people have participated, do not exist. But Facebook announced that the day after the call compared to average Tuesdays about 2.7 million users more exchanged their image.

Happy 109 .: The oldest Facebook user celebrates her birthday

When she was born in 1904, the first long-distance telephone call across the United States was over ten years old. At the time, we could not even imagine Jules Vernes, who could have met Ms. Strugnell in person just in time. On August 6, 2013, the great-great-grandmother happily holds her iPad in her hands, and looks forward to having a direct line into the digital world. The Facebook profile was arranged by her great-granddaughter Debbie Turner, who also provided her with the iPad. For Ms. Strugnell, this sudden connection to her big family was "like magic" - and more spectacular than the now tenth birthday card the Queen sent her during her lifetime. On October 25, 2013, Lily Strugnell passed away, with countless condolences coming to her side that day.

Grumpy Cat: The bad-tempered cat in the world

Grumpy Cat was born in Morristown, Arizona on April 12, 2012, under the bourgeois name of Tadar Sauce. Was she already in such a bad mood then? Not at all. Rather, the poor cat suffers from feline dwarfism, which changes her facial expression. Her owner recognized the questionable potential and posted on 22 September 2012 a picture of her babe on Reddit. The rest is web history. Today, Grumpy Cat has 3,416,544 Facebook fans, its own star on the "Walk of Fame" and a wisdom, or rather a meme, ready for any situation.

Facebook and the Arab Revolution

In the spring of 2011, the Arab world is in transition. Young people in Tunisia and other Arab states rebelled against their dictators and publicly complained of social ills. Their most important weapons are not rifles or bombs, but their mobile phones. The activists network via Facebook and Twitter and mobilize the population. Young Arabs send videos of the mass protests around the world - and change the way political communication.

Farmville: "I have to harvest shortly!"

Hand on heart: Who did not passionately plant strawberries and trees four years ago, milk cows and build farmhouses? N / A? Shortly after the browser game Farmville was launched in July 2009, it already enjoyed a huge fan base - already at the beginning of September 2009, it recorded about 35 million users per month. Today, around 75 million virtual farmers take care of their farms. An end to the hype is not in sight.

#It's not shown: breaking the silence

"If you had behaved differently, it would not have happened to you." Regular rape victims are silenced with such sentences. A civilian initiative wants to break the silence in 2012 and encourages women to talk about their motives, why they have not filed a complaint. Under the hashtag #It's not shown, over 1,000 abuse victims tell their stories, interact with other women, and disabuse their own suffering.

Which Game of Thrones character am I?

Your best feature is loyalty? Are you proud of your brain? Your family is your top priority? Congratulations, you are the "Game of Thrones" character Eddard Stark. Great. Yes, we have a weakness for Facebook quizzes - you too?

Poetry Slam: "One day, baby, we will be old"

In the still fresh year of 2014, Julia Engelmann from Bremen is whirling up the web world with her poetry slam. The 21-year-old psychology student verbalizes the fear of the future of a complete generation - and thus hits a nerve. And the poetry slam is experiencing a long overdue revival.