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Do not fill this in! === 2013β2014: Site developments, A4AI, and 10th anniversary === On January 15, 2013, Facebook announced [[Facebook Graph Search]], which provides users with a "precise answer", rather than a link to an answer by leveraging data present on its site.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook introduces social search feature|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-introduces-social-search-feature/2013/01/15/599c6f7e-5f3d-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Tsukayama, Hayley|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918022532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-introduces-social-search-feature/2013/01/15/599c6f7e-5f3d-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook emphasized that the feature would be "privacy-aware", returning results only from content already shared with the user.<ref>Claburn, Thomas (January 16, 2013). [http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/meet-facebooks-graph-search-tool/240146350 "Meet Facebook's Graph Search Tool"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118112042/http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/meet-facebooks-graph-search-tool/240146350 |date=January 18, 2013 }}. ''Information Week''.</ref> On April 3, 2013, Facebook unveiled [[Facebook Home]], a user-interface layer for Android devices offering greater integration with the site. [[HTC]] announced [[HTC First]], a phone with Home pre-loaded.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Seifert|title=HTC and Facebook announce the First smartphone with AT&T, arriving April 12th for $99.99|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/4/4182302/htc-and-facebook-announce-the-first-smartphone|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022421/http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/4/4182302/htc-and-facebook-announce-the-first-smartphone|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 15, 2013, Facebook announced an alliance across 19 states with the National Association of Attorneys General, to provide teenagers and parents with information on tools to manage social networking profiles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ingrid|last=Lunden|title=Facebook Links Up With Attorneys General in 19 U.S. States For Teen Social Networking Safety Program|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/facebook-links-up-with-attorneys-general-in-19-u-s-states-for-teen-online-safety-program/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161205/https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/facebook-links-up-with-attorneys-general-in-19-u-s-states-for-teen-online-safety-program/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 19 Facebook modified its logo to remove the faint blue line at the bottom of the "F" icon. The letter F moved closer to the edge of the box.<ref>{{cite news|author=Murphy, Samantha|url=http://mashable.com/2013/04/19/facebook-logo-update/|title=New Facebook Logo Made Official|work=Mashable|date=November 18, 2011|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420063251/http://mashable.com/2013/04/19/facebook-logo-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a campaign by 100 advocacy groups, Facebook agreed to update its policy on hate speech. The campaign highlighted content promoting [[domestic violence]] and [[sexual violence]] against women and led 15 advertisers to withdraw, including Nissan UK, House of Burlesque, and Nationwide UK. The company initially stated, "while it may be vulgar and offensive, distasteful content on its own does not violate our policies".<ref>{{cite news|title=#FBrape: Will Facebook Heed Open Letter Protesting 'Endorsement Of Rape & Domestic Violence'?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/28/fbrape-will-facebook-heed-open-letter-protesting-endorsement-rape-domestic-violence_n_3346520.html|access-date=May 29, 2013|newspaper=[[HuffPost]] UK|date=May 28, 2013|author=Nelson, Sara C.|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701164851/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/28/fbrape-will-facebook-heed-open-letter-protesting-endorsement-rape-domestic-violence_n_3346520.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It took action on May 29.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rory|last=Carroll|title=Facebook gives way to campaign against hate speech on its pages|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/29/facebook-campaign-violence-against-women|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161235/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/29/facebook-campaign-violence-against-women|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 12, Facebook announced that it was introducing clickable [[hashtag]]s to help users follow trending discussions, or search what others are talking about on a topic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.techstake.org/2013/06/facebook-introduces-hashtags-to-its-users.html|title=Facebook Introduces Hashtags to its Users|author=Dey, Aditya|work=TechStake-Technology News Blog|date=June 13, 2013|access-date=June 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614152042/http://www.techstake.org/2013/06/facebook-introduces-hashtags-to-its-users.html|archive-date=June 14, 2013|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[San Mateo County]], California, became the top wage-earning county in the country after the fourth quarter of 2012 because of Facebook. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the average salary was 107% higher than the previous year, at $168,000 a year (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|168000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}), more than 50% higher than the next-highest county, New York County (better known as [[Manhattan]]), at roughly $110,000 a year (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|110000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}).<ref>{{cite news|title=How Facebook's IPO Created the Best-Paid County in America|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/02/how-facebooks-ipo-created-the-best-paid-county-in-america/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704204100/https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/02/how-facebooks-ipo-created-the-best-paid-county-in-america/ |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |access-date=July 4, 2013|department=Corporate Intelligence blog|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=July 2, 2013|author=Thurm, Scott}}</ref> Facebook joined [[The Alliance for Affordable Internet|Alliance for Affordable Internet]] (A4AI) in October, as it launched. The A4AI is a coalition of public and private organizations that includes [[Google]], [[Intel]] and Microsoft. Led by [[Sir Tim Berners-Lee]], the A4AI seeks to make Internet access more affordable to ease access in the developing world.<ref>{{cite web|first=Samuel|last=Gibbs|title=Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Google lead coalition for cheaper internet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/07/google-berners-lee-alliance-broadband-africa|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 7, 2013|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131120944/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/07/google-berners-lee-alliance-broadband-africa|url-status=live}}</ref> The company celebrated its 10th anniversary during the week of February 3, 2014.<ref name="2013 record quarterly results">{{cite web|first=Dominic|last=Rushe|title=Facebook posts record quarterly results and reports $1.5bn profit for 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/facebook-record-quarterly-results|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212103016/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/facebook-record-quarterly-results|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2014, over one billion users connected via a mobile device.<ref>{{cite web|last=McDuling|first=John|url=http://qz.com/202349/facebook-mobile-user-base-has-crossed-the-1-billion-threshhold/|title=Facebook's mobile user base has crossed the 1 billion threshold β Quartz|date=April 23, 2014|publisher=Qz.com|access-date=April 24, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819003517/https://qz.com/202349/facebook-mobile-user-base-has-crossed-the-1-billion-threshhold/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of June, mobile accounted for 62% of advertising revenue, an increase of 21% from the previous year.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Lewis|last1=DVorkin|title=Inside Forbes: Mobile Part II, Or 4 More Charts That Offer a Peek Into the Future of Journalism|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lewisdvorkin/2014/07/29/inside-forbes-mobile-part-ii-or-4-more-charts-that-offer-a-peak-into-the-future-of-journalism/|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=August 13, 2014|date=July 29, 2014|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724092424/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lewisdvorkin/2014/07/29/inside-forbes-mobile-part-ii-or-4-more-charts-that-offer-a-peak-into-the-future-of-journalism/|url-status=live}}</ref> By September Facebook's market capitalization had exceeded $200 billion (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|200000000000|2014}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}).<ref>{{cite news|first=Victor|last=Luckerson|title=Facebook Is Now Worth $200 Billion|url=http://time.com/3305662/facebook-valuation-200-billion/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811231105/https://time.com/3305662/facebook-valuation-200-billion/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Paul R.|last=La Monica|title=A lot to 'like': Facebook now worth $200 billion|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/investing/facebook-worth-200-billion/|website=[[CNNMoney]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301180233/https://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/investing/facebook-worth-200-billion/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook Valuation Tops $200 Billion|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/infographics/facebook-valuation-tops-200-billion.html|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807020626/https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/infographics/facebook-valuation-tops-200-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Zuckerberg participated in a Q&A session at [[Tsinghua University]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]], on October 23, where he attempted to converse in Mandarin. Zuckerberg hosted visiting Chinese politician [[Lu Wei (politician)|Lu Wei]], known as the "Internet czar" for his influence in China's online policy, on December 8.<ref>{{cite news|author=James Griffiths and Steven Jiang|date=March 26, 2019|title=Former Chinese internet czar Lu Wei sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/asia/lu-wei-china-sentenced-corruption-intl/index.html|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=[[CNN]]|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031000/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/asia/lu-wei-china-sentenced-corruption-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Macauley|first=Nikhil Sonnad, Richard|title=Mark Zuckerberg's 20-minute speech in clumsy Mandarin is his latest attempt to woo China|url=https://qz.com/532834/mark-zuckerbergs-20-minute-speech-in-clumsy-mandarin-is-his-latest-attempt-to-woo-china/|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=Quartz|date=October 26, 2015|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031015/https://qz.com/532834/mark-zuckerbergs-20-minute-speech-in-clumsy-mandarin-is-his-latest-attempt-to-woo-china/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Beijing|first=Agence France Presse in|date=October 23, 2014|title=Mark Zuckerberg speaks Mandarin during Q&A session in China|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/23/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-mandarin-q-and-a-beijing|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420074357/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/23/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-mandarin-q-and-a-beijing|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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