Hundreds Register for New Facebook website, read a headline in The Crimson on February 9, 2004. Why the site gained so many users so quickly was a mystery, even to its founder. ‘I have no idea why it’s so popular.'” That was twelve years ago, and it turns out that The Facebook got even more popular. Here’s a look at what college newspapers thought about the new network back in the day.

+ Six degrees of separation? That’s the old thinking. Thanks to Facebook, it’s more like 3.57 degrees of separation.