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.
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. Facebook 2.0 For Iphone 3G
build, or the rivalry that started back then? When the App Store went live on July 10, 2008, Facebook 2
: Realizing they could use the iPhone's GPS. For the first time, you weren't just "at home"; you were "at the concert" in real-time. : Within 24 hours, it was the #1 free app
: 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
: It had to work on 3G speeds, which felt fast then but would feel like dial-up today. Coding in the Dark