2012 Milestone, Launch Facebook goes public, negotiating a share price of $38 apiece, valuing the company at $104 billion, the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company.[53]
2012 Launch Snapchat launches video sharing, allowing users to share 10 second videos.[54]
2012 Launch Tinder, a widely popular dating-oriented social networking service, launches.[55]
2012 Acquisition Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock (20 h 34 min, 1 janv. 2012 ans – 10 h 23 min, 13 avr. 2012 ans)