2006–2012: Public access, Microsoft alliance, and rapid growth

In May 2006, Facebook hired its first intern, Julie Zhuo.[39] After a month, Zhuo was hired as a full-
time engineer.[39] On September 26, 2006, Facebook opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a
valid email address.[40][41][42] By late 2007, Facebook had 100,000 pages on which companies
promoted themselves.[43] Organization pages began rolling out in May 2009. [44] On October 24, 2007,
Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million, giving
Facebook a total implied value of around $15 billion. Microsoft's purchase included rights to place
international advertisements.[45][46]
In May 2007, at the first f8 developers conference, Facebook announced the launch of the Facebook
Developer Platform, providing a framework for software developers to create applications that
interact with core Facebook features. By the second annual f8 developers conference on July 23,
2008, the number of applications on the platform had grown to 33,000, and the number of registered
developers had exceeded 400,000.[47]
In October 2008, Facebook announced that its international headquarters would locate
in Dublin, Ireland.[48] In September 2009, Facebook said that it had achieved positive cash flow for
the first time.[49] A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social
networking service by worldwide monthly active users.[50] China blocked Facebook in 2009 following
the Ürümqi riots.[51]