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Most expensive luxury yachts in the world

2011-10-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

Though we have been exploring new zones and methods for spending one’s exotic vacations in, the sea still remains a prime spot for the exclusive time off. And when one considers the moneyed class, then private luxury yachts are the most favored vehicles for indulging in some well needed breaks and private socializing. This list provides details into those private yachts, which are known for their novelty value and price tags for the luxurious features they have on board. Take a look.

1). Eclipse yacht

Price: $485 million

Owner: Roman Abramovich, Russia

Owned by Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich, this yacht is known as the world’s largest private yacht with 558 feet in length. It is the most expensive private yacht in terms of its construction value. It is also the most expensive private yacht on charter with a fees of of $2 million for a week vacation. Facilities on board include 20 water jets, cinema, library, swimming pool, private garden among others. Also famous is the 5000 square feet master suite on the yacht’s topmost deck. Since Mr. Abramovich is known to be very particular about his security, the whole vessel is bullet and bomb proofed, and in case of an attack, there are five possible exits from the vessel.

Foie gras: Production francaise

2011-09-29T15:08:00.000-07:00

Avec près des trois quarts de la production mondiale, la France est de loin le premier pays fabriquant de foie gras dans le monde³.

En 2004 :
- 74 % de la production mondiale (23 670 tonnes en 2004, 97 % en canard et le reste en oie),
- 98 % de la transformation,
- 90 % des 35 000 personnes employées par cette industrie résident dans les Landes, en Périgord, en Midi-Pyrénées et en Alsace.

En 2005⁴, la production est de 18 846 tonnes, réparties ainsi :
- Landes: 4 794 t
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques : 2 947 t
- Gers : 2 059 t
- Vendée: 1 534 t
- Dordogne : 1 043 t
- Lot-et-Garonne : 1 017 t
- Deux-Sèvres : 660 t
- Hautes-Pyrénées : 615 t
- Lot : 527 t
- Loire-Atlantique : 524 t

En 2007, les exportations françaises de foie gras ont atteint 111 millions d'euros en progression de 17 %. Les principaux clients sont l'Espagne (35,7 M€), la Belgique (14,6 M€), le Japon (14,4 M€) et la Suisse (10,2 M€).

Caviar d'exception

2011-09-22T15:58:00.000-07:00

The Seattle Caviar Company is the Pacific Northwest's only caviar house. We specialize in caviar and everything that you may want to incorporate into your caviar experience.

BEST BOATS IN THE WORLD

2011-09-17T17:31:00.000-07:00

Visit Boats.com. Whether you're looking for new boats or used boats, to sell a boat quickly, or to sort out a problem on your current boat, you'll be glad you arrived at Boats.com. Here, it is easy to find new boat models from more than 375 boat builders and used boats listings from boat dealers and yacht brokers worldwide, all through one simple search. Boats.com also features more than 1000 boat reviews, 2400 blog posts, and 7000 feature articles to guide you toward a useful solution. If you've found the right boat, Boats.com can also connect you with the best marine financing to help you find the best rates, plus insurance, transport and survey too.

EXCLUSIF: iPhone 5 !

2011-09-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

Nouveau design, face arrière en métal brossé, clavier coulissant, écran plus grand, paiements sans contact, etc… Des plus sérieuses aux plus farfelues, les rumeurs concernant l’iPhone 5 sont déja nombreuses et il devient difficile de faire le tri au milieu de tout ce brouhaha… Afin de vous simplifier la tâche et comme je l’avais déja fait l’année dernière (cliquez ICI pour consulter l’article en question), j’ai décidé de synthétiser l’ensemble de ces rumeurs sous la forme d’une infographie, et quelle infographie!…

Après avoir fait appel à lui pour la réalisation du sublime nouveau logo de NWE, je ne pouvais clairement pas me faire assister par un autre graphiste, j’ai donc tout naturellement fait une fois de plus appel aux compétences de l’Ami Düne du collectif «Ça c’est GANG!» (collectif avec lequel j’avais déja collaboré sur l’Infographie sur la Blogosphère FR). Ce fut également l’occasion de découvrir les talents de son amie Sosoa qui a elle aussi apporté ça touche à cette infographie.

LA VERSION VIDÉO DE NOTRE INFOGRAPHIE EST DISPONIBLE!!!

Perfectionnistes et chipoteurs de l’extrême, quatre jours de travail acharné nous auront été nécessaires à la réalisation de cette infographie qui, nous l’espérons tous les trois, vous plaira autant qu’à nous. Enjoy!

Dreams resorts & Luxury Spa

2011-07-25T10:45:00.000-07:00

The vacation of your DREAMS features the pleasures and privilege of Unlimited-Luxury® where everything is already included:

Elegantly manicured settings on the Caribbean's finest beaches

Spacious non-smoking rooms and suites, graciously appointed and luxuriously equipped
24-hour room and concierge services

International restaurants and lounges serving gourmet fare and unlimited premium brand beverages

A spectacular array of day and evening activities and adventures for every age and interest

Nearby excursion sites for shopping, adventure and history

A friendly, fastidious staff who will make you feel like the honored guest you are.

Exclusive ! The brand new porsche panamera

2011-05-15T04:04:00.001-07:00

Jamais une Porsche n’a été attendue avec autant d’impatience. Mais toute attente a une fin. La nouvelle Panamera arrive. Une redéfinition du thème 4 portes, 4 places. Entrez dans une nouvelle dimension. La nouvelle Panamera. 4e dimension.

Le Festival de Cannes et ses palais

2011-05-14T02:57:00.001-07:00

In 1939, during preparations for the first Cannes Film Festival, the organisers already had their eye on future editions, coming up with the idea of a purpose-built palais to house the event. It should be mentioned that, two years earlier, Venice inaugurated its own Palazzo del Cinema, a huge auditorium for film screenings during the Biennale. But Cannes would have to wait a few years; the war, then lack of money, meant the project had to be postponed.
The story of the Cannes Film Festival’s first palais starts at the beginning of last century. In 1898, the Hôtel Gallia closed its doors. As a result, the Casino des Fleurs, housed within its walls, disappeared from the Cannes map. The city council of the time decided to give Cannes a new gambling establishment. Tourism was taking off and building new infrastructure had become a priority.
The new casino opened in 1907, near the Albert-Edouard pier, at the beginning of the Boulevard de la Croisette. Extensions carried out after the First World War meant the building was in a position to host countless society events. Thanks to its efficient manager, Mr André, the establishment called upon well-known architects to add touches like an American bar and a sumptuous Ambassadors’ Lounge. Thus set off to advantage, the casino became a real tourist attraction and its gala evenings proved a great success.
When, in 1939, the city of Cannes signed the contract to organise the International Film Festival, the French State sought guarantees and, as a top priority, a suitable venue for the event. There was even a clause concerning the projection-room equipment, intended to become a symbol of French hi-tech. The city casino, run by the city council, was an obvious choice to house the projection room for films in the competition. And its hall was the chosen venue for the film screenings. Mr Février, the building’s architect, was called upon to draw up the plans for installing the cinematographic equipment. Negotiations got under way with various acoustic and cinematographic hardware companies in order to settle upon a price for the hire of the equipment.
One thousand seats were ordered by the Cannes organisers for the auditorium, together with sound and projection equipment and a wide screen. In addition, an engineer and two operators were hired to take care of the technical issues. The quotation came to 140 000 francs, on top of which had to be added the purchase of a fabric to cover the walls for improved acoustics, thirteen fans and carpeting worth 65 000 francs.
Work was completed within two months. The auditorium was opened by the Mayor of Cannes, Pierre Nouveau, who took the opportunity to pay tribute to the citizens of Cannes, without whose efforts an accomplishment on such a scale would not have been possible: “The installation was carried out in record time thanks to the firms and workers of Cannes, who immediately understood the reasons behind the task that was asked of them,” said Mr Nouveau.
The auditorium was richly decorated and seated an audience of one thousand. From August onwards, the public could book their seats. Individual and season tickets were available for purchase at all Cannes hotels and branches of the Agences Havas news agency in Nice and Monte Carlo. Screenings for members of the jury, foreign delegates and journalists had to take place in an adjoining auditorium a quarter of an hour prior to those intended for the other festival-goers. The only private screening to take place in this auditorium in 1939 was that of William Dieterle’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, a few days before war was declared and the Cannes festivities were immediately interrupted.
Their gamble had paid off, yet the Cannes organisers were well aware that these hasty measures were only temporary. As early as the first edition, they contemplated building a proper palais; the site was chosen and scale models were produced, for a venue with twice the capacity. It was hoped that everything would be ready in time for the 1940 Festival, but once again the war meant there was nothing for it but to abandon the project until a later date. In 1946, with the revival and realisation of the first Cannes Film Festival, the construction project rematerialised. Within the space of just a few years, the Palais, so eagerly awaited, would open its doors. The third Cannes Film Festival went ahead, despite the building being not quite completed.

luxury hotels

2011-05-11T03:24:00.000-07:00

The most impressive accommodations in the South Pacific combined with a distinctive interpretation of personalized service – elevate The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort to a new level of splendor with effortless elegance.
From the Oasis Pool, The St Regis Bora Bora own natural wonder; to the central pool, with a swim-up bar; to the saltwater private lagoon, full of native fish and stingrays--dive into the many pleasures of paradise. After you have experienced the exhilaration of world-class snorkeling in the private lagoon at The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort – surely you will allow yourself to be seduced by the undeniably romantic, adults-only Oasis Pool with secluded private cabanas. Also, take in sunset views at the beach side bar - Aparima. Outside of The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, guests may enjoy jet skiing, jeep safaris, shark & ray feeding, sailing, diving, hiking & sunset cocktail cruises.

luxury car rental

2011-05-11T03:20:00.000-07:00

-October 2001: creation of Go Technologies, our computer service company for our customers to be offered our various computer skills: training, maintenance, equipment sale.

-July 2003: being located on The French Riviera, we had the idea of getting European luxury and sports car rentals together for you, customer, to be able to find in a click time the car of your dreams at the best price: JUST 4 VIP reservation central was born.

Our slogan is to offer you the best quality/ price car in respecting as well service and product quality. Our prices are not higher than those of our renting agency partners so that our customers stay ours. In case you were given any better price opportunity elsewhere, we would give you our word to pay you back the price difference at the time of your car renting (except if our renting partner changed his rates in the meantime).
From then on, all our energy has been dedicated to manage, update and improve our reservation central services.

-April 2005: successful as a renting reservation central, we made up our mind to diversify our business in renting cars. We bought, then cars and had at that time quite a large number of cars in our French Riviera fleet.
We were working with 25 luxury car rental agencies throughout Europe with more than 160 different car models on our website: Smart, Cooper Mini, each Mercedes type.
Our partner rental agencies can be found in the biggest European cities. You can also enjoy our cars from everywhere else you wish with added delivery costs.

-Year 2006: that was the year of many more new cars. First, we could offer a wider range of cars to our customers, such as Lamborghini Gallardo Spider Orange, F430 Spider Ferrari, convertible 4S Carrera 997 Porsche, Q7 Audi.
Note that we were the first to rent out the new coupé TT Audi.
We were also already able to offer our new F430 Spider Ferrari.
But soon, a brand new partnership will enable us to own far more cars for the years to come.

-Year 2007: thanks to our new partnership, we managed to offer many more luxury cars to our customers. Our policy is quality for you to enjoy driving our cars:
-Very well maintained cars (less than 15,000 kms for luxury and sports cars). Besides, all our cars over this mileage are sold.
-Original models like the Spider F430 Ferrari whose white colour was unanimously approved by all our customers.
-March 2007: opening of our JUST 4 VIP agency in Paris.
-June 2007: opening of our JUST 4 VIP agency in Bordeaux.
-From June to September 2007: opening of a car recovery spot around St Tropez to be even better able to react and help our customers if a problem might occur.
That year, we enjoyed meeting again our customers of the past years as well as being published in newspapers and on T.V.
That summer, the following car models were available: GTC Bentley, vonvertible 4S 997 Porsche, white Spider F430 Ferrari, Spider TT Audi, convertible series 3 BMW, M6 convertible BMW, Volante DB9 Aston Martin, the new Cayenne S Porsche.

-For 2007/ 2008 winter: all the SUV range was available: black 5-seater S Cayenne Porsche, dark grey 6-seater 3.0 Avus Audi Q7, and our brand new white 7-seater full option BMW X5.

-For 2008: we intend to offer at your disposal, the following cars:
White Spider F430 Ferrari, convertible AMV8 Aston Martin, black GTC Bentley, convertible 4S Carrera Porsche 997, Turbo Techart Porsche 997, Spider Gallardo Lamborghini, convertible M6 BMW, convertible Phantom Rolls, coupé M3 BMW, new AMG SL 63 Mercedes. But also the whole range of Mercedes, BMW, …
-In March 2008:
-opening of our agency in Brussels.
-our addresses in Paris and Bordeaux are new ones!
-Our agency in Barcelona should open this year.

For 2009 :

- We have propose for you this year: Ferrari California, Ferrari F430 Spider blanche, Ferrari 575 Maranello, Aston Martin AMV8 Cab (sporshift), Bentley GTC noir, Porsche 997 Carrera 4S cab, Porsche 997 Turbo cabriolet, Lamborghini Gallardo spider, BMW M6 cabriolet , Rolls Phantom Cabriolet, Audi R8. And also all the brand of Mercedes, BMW...

For 2010 :

- For this new year and with the world crissis, we are arrived to propose all the new model of cars: Ferrari 458, Mercedes SLS, Porsche Panamera, new Porsche Cayenne, Aston Martin Rapide. We have also sign some autorisation to have representative office in Czech Republic and South of Spain (Marbella)

And For 2011 :

- This new year will be great with always the new model and a new partnership with a Private concierge to give to you all the servicies you need on the French Riviera and the winter station for the Winter.

We will propose also to you a lot of trip in Europe with a stop in the very nice place......

Exclusive Louis Vuitton handbags

2011-05-11T02:58:00.000-07:00

An exclusive Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork handbag, one of only 24 in the world and 5 in North America (we know Beyoncehas one), is on its way to Washington by the end of the season for a very special, unnamed, client. We here at Luxist first covered the Tribute Patchwork back in March, and since then it's been making quite the name for itself. As one of the most expensive handbags in the world, the Tribute Patchwork has become this summer's ultimate status bag. Priced at $52,500 and made from best parts of 14 other LV bags, it easily overshadows the competition in originality, style, and class.

Private Islands Worldwide

2011-05-08T05:59:00.000-07:00

Baliceaux is privately owned by the members of one family whose grandfather lived on the island prior to his death in 1922.

Located just 5 miles from Mustique and Bequia, these two islands are international destinations and provide Baliceaux with great potential for tourism development.

This gentle oasis is approximately 320 acres and is uninhabited and unspoiled.

Price : 20 million Dollars

EXCLUSIVE: The Luxury Yacht Charter Authority

2011-05-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

Yachtstore has been in the luxury yacht charter business since 1995. We represent more than 5,000 crewed yachts worldwide, and we specialize in the charter of super yachts more than 120 feet long. Our international yacht charter specialists are experts in motoryachts, sailing yachts, expedition yachts, and catamarans, and we are ready to help you select the luxury yacht that is ideal for your charter vacation.

Our yacht charter services include educating you about the various styles of super yacht vacations, providing you with insight into the captains and crew aboard each yacht, negotiating the best possible deal with the yacht’s owner, working with the yacht’s captain to arrange a perfect itinerary, communicating with the yacht’s chef to see that your dietary preferences are met, ensuring that your funds are disbursed securely, and being available to you for any questions—even after your yacht charter is under way.

Yachtstore charter specialists also can arrange private transportation to and from the yacht, help you plan celebrations for special events onboard, and more.

We provide these services globally. Super yachts are available in many luxury yacht charter destinations including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Americas, and South Pacific.

Our goal at Yachtstore is to create the perfect yacht charter experience for our clients who return year after year. We also have a seasoned yacht sales team for any luxury yacht charter clients who are ready to move into yacht ownership.

Les plus belles émeraudes au monde

2011-05-05T03:26:00.000-07:00

Le Devonshire, un cristal brut d'un vert soutenu de 1 384 carats, est peut-être l'émeraude la plus célèbre. Extraite dans la mine de Muzo (Colombie), elle fut offerte en 1831 à William Cavendish, le 6^e duc de Devonshire par l'empereur Pierre I^er du Brésil. En 1956, on a trouvé une émeraude de 11 000 carats, en Afrique du Sud. Les émeraudes les plus connues (et exposées) sont dans les villes suivantes :

Palais de Topkapi à Istanbul (16 300 carats) ;
Musée minéralogique de Moscou (11 130 carats) ;
Kunsthistorisches Museum de Vienne : émeraude dite « de Moctezuma », bloc de calcaire couvert de cristaux d'émeraude qui fut offert à Cortés par le souverain aztèque ; flacon à parfum (2 680 carats) ;
Vienne (2 200 carats) ;
Trésor impérial d’Iran à Téhéran ;
British Museum à Londres ;
L'American Museum of Natural History à New York présente une gemme exceptionnelle, la Patricia ;
L'émeraude Isabella de 964 carats ayant appartenu à la famille d'Hernan Cortés, remontée en 1993 d'une épave engloutie en 1757 au large des côtes de la Floride par Victor Benilous⁷^,⁸.

2011-05-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

Blood to Black Diamond Lamborghini LP 640 costs $740,000

2011-05-01T12:24:00.001-07:00

You could also upgrade the Lamborghini LP640 to either 710 or 750 HP. The name of the upgraded car may have been inspired by the movie Blood Diamond, and the car does look fit enough to be cast in a Hollywood movie. The demonstration car costs $525,000 but if you would like to get a new one with all the customizations done from the scratch, it would cost you almost $740,000! Considering the price of Lamborghini Reventón Roadster which was close to $1.6 million, The LP 640 JB-R is quite affordable indeed.
Lamborghini LP640 is one of the best looking, most powerful and amazingly luxurious sports cars to be launched recently. The base model is quite impressive and ranks amongst the best in the world in terms of speed and power. Understanding the importance of this model, JB design has upgraded the Lamborghini LP640 to make it look like a killer vehicle, literally. The new customized Lamborghini LP640 comes with a mess of carbon fiber, a "Blood to Black Diamond" paint job, dark red ultrasuede interior and a look that you can't easily forget.

Rolex: Montre de Luxe

2011-05-01T12:18:00.001-07:00

Rolex est une entreprise suisse concentrant ses activités sur la fabrication, la distribution et la vente de montres de luxe.

Fondée en 1908 par Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex forme partie des marques les plus chères au monde. Rolex est également la plus grande compagnie produisant une seule marque de montre de luxe avec une production d’environ 2,000 pièces par jour et une recette annuelle de plus de 3 milliards de dollars (US).

L’histoire de cette marque remonte à 1905, l’année où Hans Wilsdorf s’était établi à Londres et avait fondé une compagnie de manufacture de montres avec son beau-frère Alfred Davis. Baptisée Wildorf & Davis, cette compagnie se concentrait sur les montres de luxe. À cette époque, la Suisse était au cœur de la production de montres, car seuls ses artisans étaient capables de fabriquer des mouvements mécaniques assez petits pour tenir à l’intérieur des montres de poche.

Gresso : un iPhone 4 à 10 000 dollars

2011-05-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

L’iPhone 4 semble être l’un des smartphones les plus convoités de cette génération.

Gresso, une société spécifiant ses activités dans le domaine de la téléphonie et des accessoires de luxe, l’a très bien compris et propose actuellement un modèle de ce petit bijou de technologie venant dans une coque faite dans un bois rare, orné d’or 18 carats et diamants.

Cet iPhone 4 coûtera dans les alentours de 10,000 dollars et offrira un petit plus à ses acheteurs : le problème de l’antenne complètement résolu.

Baptisée « Black Diamond », cette édition spéciale de l’iPhone 4 est semblable à tous les autres iPhone 4 de face, cependant, elle se distingue des autres de dos, car elle arbore un logo « Apple » en or 18 carats qui abrite par la même occasion un petit diamant.

Autre spécificité de cet appareil, l’antenne a été recouverte d’un mince film noir, lui assurant une bonne réception du réseau même lorsqu’elle est tenue de côté.

3 Things Facebook Does Very Well

2010-06-28T07:21:00.001-07:00

In recent months, Facebook and its young CEO have received a bevy of criticism from users and press following the company’s decision to automatically opt all users into its Open Graph initiative. In spite of all the ruckus however, Facebook continues to thrive.

Web denizens may be financing the next Facebook alternative, but right now the majority of the Facebook population has yet to abandon ship.

We stay because it’s hard to leave. It’s hard to leave because Facebook has become a digital repository of everything that matters to us. Our friends and family use Facebook, preferred brands give us freebies through Facebook, our favorite games make us come back for more, and whenever we’re passionate about something, Facebook helps our message reach the world.

We stay because at the end of the day, Facebook gets right a few core components that separate the service from its competitors. These components are engaging features, the agility to make quick changes and handle enormous traffic, and the resoluteness to stay true to the original vision for the site with each new feature release.

Engaging Features

2010-06-28T07:19:00.002-07:00

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Facebook is a time suck. According to Nielsen data from April 2010, the average person spends six hours on Facebook per month.

There is a simple reason people spend so much on Facebook — engaging, borderline hypnotic features. Login to Facebook to add a friend and suddenly you’re sucked in by notifications of friends commenting or “Liking” your posts, photos of friends and family members and news flowing in from your favorite Pages.

Facebook — moreso than any other social network — has mastered the art of building features that demand attention and speak an emotional language that extends beyond a single country or demographic.

The News Feed, a controversial feature when initially released, is perhaps the most engaging of all, as it draws the user’s attention to the flow of content from his or her friends. It eliminates the “what now?” moment that online users face when logging into any site. Even with just a handful of friends and a few “Liked” Pages, the average Facebook user is presented with a myriad of things to do, most of which have a feel-good quality about them.

On the features front, Facebook has also managed to build the world’s largest social platform, extending users’ social graphs to their favorite games, applications and websites both inside and outside of Facebook. Whether you use an iPhone or iPad app to check the feed, or fire up a new round of Farmville, your Facebook friends are right there with you. It’s this relationship-oriented context that makes everything — even the most bleeding edge ideas — seem familiar, if not fun.

Agility

2010-06-28T07:18:00.000-07:00

Facebook is fast to act, making it one of the most agile companies online, especially considering its massive size.

This agility is most often seen in reactionary circumstances. It has become a somewhat predictable pattern for Facebook to release a huge update — whether it be a feature or change to the terms of service — that passionate users react to with vocal cries of outrage. Facebook then swiftly responds with blog posts from executives and a few changes that help to pacify members.

Most recently we saw this agility in Facebook’s quick reaction to growing privacy concerns. In a matter of weeks, the company managed to drastically simplify site privacy settings that had become impossible to manage after years of modification. While the company’s speedy privacy control overhaul may not have addressed the primary concern behind the upheaval, it was an aggressive change that did quiet much of the anti-Facebook rhetoric.

For a site with nearly 500 million members, Facebook does a remarkable job at listening to user feedback and implementing changes when it deems them appropriate.

Of course, the company should be credited for more than its reactionary maneuvers. Over the years, Facebook’s user base has ballooned to astronomical proportions, and along the way the site’s done an impressive job keeping the lights on, firing off new features, experimenting, supporting businesses with Pages and releasing international versions.

This agility is all the more obvious now as Facebook remains constant while Twitter continues to buckleunder traffic pressure.

Vision

2010-06-28T07:16:00.000-07:00

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Like it or not, Facebook has a vision of making the world more open. This vision reportedly dates back to Facebook’s 2004 origins at Harvard.

In the book, The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick writes that just a short time after “Thefacebook” launched in February 2004, Zuckerberg had already explained his vision to Tricia Black with Y2M, an early advertising partner.

The excerpt reads:

“Even then he had his own vision for the potential of Thefacebook, and it didn’t have a lot to do with money. “We’re going to change the world,” Black remembers him saying. “I think we can make the world a more open place.”

This vision is one that we’ve been hearing more and more about in recent weeks. Zuckerberg has taken to public forums to express his steadfast commitment to this vision, especially when coming to the defense of Instant Personalization. Zuckerberg also proudly dons the now famous company hoodie that is branded with the Facebook insignia, as depicted above. The insignia captures the company’s vision of making the world more open and connected through [Open] Graph, Platform and Stream.

In hindsight, it’s easy to tie Zuckerberg’s grandiose vision to the evolution of the site. Just look at the News Feed, Facebook Platform, the “Everyone” option, and now the “Like” buttons. The News Feed made content from friends more accessible, Platform introduced third-party application integration, the “Everyone” option began to acclimate users to the idea of publishing content publicly (to the Stream) and the “Like” buttons serve as digital rewards for those who engage with third-party content.

Clearly, Facebook has stayed true to its vision over the years, and while everyone may not agree with it, it’s this consistency that’s led to focused innovation on the feature front.