Facebook, Inc. - The Company Dropped "The" From Its Name

Time: 2005

Place: Palo Alto, California, U.S.

Details: In 2005, the company dropped "the" from its name after purchasing the domain name facebook.com for US$200,000. The domain had belonged to AboutFace Corporation.

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