
Trust is a huge factor and many are concerned with Facebook lack of privacy. So where does that leave Facebook in the coming years with the rise of trusted sites Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube, Google and Apple? No one can accurately predict when, but here is a history of past internet giants and where they are now.

J.C.R. Licklider (1915-1990) introduced the idea of an “Intergalactic Network.” His idea involved a global computer network that allowed everyone to access information from anywhere in the world. He became head of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), convincing his successors of the importance of the network.

Prior to Facebook, people had to use detective work and old fashioned stalker technology to find out what their exes and goofball best friend from third grade was up. Those were hard times. By 2010, Facebook has inundated the earth so thoroughly that you’ll never have to rely on a shady private eye to stalk your friends and enemies again. And here are a few fact about the business behind this incredible website.