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 ч 34 мин, 1 янв 2012 г. – 10 ч 23 мин, 13 апр 2012 г.)