FaceBook on TechCrunch - 2005

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This reads odd for a TechCrunch article.

Its written more like a personal blog/analysis of the startup rather than reprinting of a press release or some drama angle.

That's basically how TC started

I sorted the comments by oldest first and skimmed them looking for people dumping on facebook with things like "flash in the pan" or "i could build this in a weekend".

Surprisingly few. In fact most people loved it. So if you're looking for indicators of startup success they'd go something like: 1) 85% of target demographic has signed up. 2) 3.5 millions users. 3) TechCrunch commenters love you.

I got creeped out that the "Demo account profile" still worked...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=11752&l=732749925...

Is Amy Weller a real person? What did it used to look like in 2005?

I was also surprised. It looks like that links to a real account. Maybe facebook reused the demo account's id and now it is pointing to a real account.

I don't think so. Almost all of her 28 friends work at Facebook and she is friends with a Jane Smith http://www.facebook.com/janesmith199 (note the generic name) who has the same profile picture and also a small number of friends

It is a fake account used in Facebook demo's on media days etc.

the real person in the photo is here: http://www.facebook.com/janesmith199

(edit: that person is also fake)

Read the comments, interesting what people had to say about FB back then.

hey... where's eduardo...

lol at Sean Parker as President.... well that didn't last long.

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