Facebook mints youngest billionaire

Founded in 2004 by 19-year-old Harvard student Mark Zukerberg in his dormitory, the company has significantly grown to join the blue chip ranks. It has made its founder the youngest self-made billionaire in the process, according to Forbes. In Botswana, Gao Moleleki, who works at a local bank, is ecstatic about Facebook. "I've met friends from my past that I've not seen or heard from in longest time." Moleleki said since she heard about Facebook from a colleague at work, she now knows what her former mates are doing in life and who they are still in touch with.

The website's popular features include the Wall, a space on each user's profile page that allows friends to post messages for the user to see. Status is a feature that allows users to inform their friends of their current whereabouts and actions. Users can also upload photos and albums.