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Facebook has played a significant role in the evolution of social media and the way we use the internet. Here are a few way Facebook has managed to remain relevant today. In 2005, facebook first launched its photos feature and shortly after, they released their new feed feature in 2006. These were some key changes as they are some of the few features that remain from their initial launch in 2004. 2009 was the year of the like button as they launched the like feature, it would go on to be in just about all social media platforms that we use today. In 2012 facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion, which would later be seen as a great deal and they also introduced advertisements in the feed. In 2016 they launched there Facebook live feature which allowed users to go livestream and interact with friends. Facebook is constantly giving users new ways to interact on the platform, these are just a few examples of how they’ve been able to remain in the social media discussion.
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