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  2. History of Facebook - Wikipedia

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    The company dropped 'The' from its name after purchasing the domain name facebook.com in 2005 [23] for $200,000. [24] The following year, the platform was made available for high school students, and in 2006, it became accessible to the general public. In December 2005, it was reported that Facebook had 6 million monthly active users. [25]

  3. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    Public speaking, also called oratory, is the act or skill of delivering speeches on a subject before a live audience. [ 3] Public speaking has played an important cultural, religious and political role in human history. For all that, it is important to use a speaker's rhetorical skills.

  4. Origin of speech - Wikipedia

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    Apical, 18. Sub-apical. The origin of speech differs from the origin of language because language is not necessarily spoken; it could equally be written or signed. Speech is a fundamental aspect of human communication and plays a vital role in the everyday lives of humans.

  5. World Championship of Public Speaking - Wikipedia

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    The World Championship of Public Speaking began in 1938 and has grown to over 50,000 participants in 149 countries in 2022. In its early decades, it was referred to as the Toastmasters Speech Contest. [1] By the 1990s, there were about 10,000 participants every year. [2]

  6. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Facebook provides a development platform for many social gaming, communication, feedback, review, and other applications related to online activities. This platform spawned many businesses and added thousands of jobs to the global economy. Zynga Inc., a leader in social gaming, is an example of such a business.

  7. German language in the United States - Wikipedia

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    German-Americans, especially immigrants, were blamed for military acts of the German Empire, and even speaking German was seen as unpatriotic. Many German-American families anglicized their names (e.g. from Schmidt to Smith, Schneider to Taylor, Müller to Miller), and German nearly disappeared in public in many cities. In the countryside, the ...

  8. Timeline of social media - Wikipedia

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    1990s–2000s. Various notable social media platforms such as Myspace and Facebook are developed and released, and blogging begins to gain popularity. Instant messaging platforms such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and Windows Live Messenger also become increasingly popular. [ 3] 2010s.

  9. Latin - Wikipedia

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    Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Classical Latin is considered a dead language as it is no longer used to produce major texts, while Vulgar Latin evolved into the Romance Languages. [ 1]