<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 24, 2014, in Barcelona, Spain.</p><p>Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images</p><p>On May 9, 2008, Facebook won the Internet. Or at least it should have.</p><p>On that date, in an open letter to the developer community, Dave Morin, then head of Facebook's platform efforts, announced the release of Facebook Connect: Facebook Connect is the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site. This will now enable third party websites to implement and offer even more features of Facebook Platform off of Facebook.</p><p><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bet/2014/02/facebook_s_identity_crisis_the_one_big_error_that_kept_it_from_taking_over.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/25/tech/social-media/facebook-e-mail/">Facebook e-mail is going away -- in case you notice</a> (CNN)</p><p><a href="http://www.insidefacebook.com/2014/02/25/what-others-are-saying-about-facebooks-acquisition-of-whatsapp/">What others are saying about Facebook&#039;s acquisition of WhatsApp</a> (Inside Facebook)</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/facebook-whatsapp-deal-risks-sparking-privacy-probes-across-eu.html">Facebook-WhatsApp Risks Sparking Privacy Probes Across EU</a> (Bloomberg)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dpA2MBTD9LT81SMBDdtwIiOBInlcM&authuser=0&ned=us">1,771 additional articles.</a></p>