Facebook Celebrates 12th Birthday With Friends Day

Friends are the backbone of Facebook, and the social network is marking its 12th birthday Thursday, Friends Day, with several announcements, including a new video product.

Friends are the backbone of Facebook, and the social network is marking its 12th birthday Thursday, which it is referring to as Friends Day, with several announcements, including a new video product.

Facebook said that by midday Thursday, most users worldwide will see a “personalized video experience” atop their News Feeds, in which photos depicting “special moments” with their friends will be stitched together into short films.

To create and edit your Friends Day video, click here.

Users can also view their Friends Day videos by clicking “Watch Yours” below other Friends Day videos that appear in their News Feeds.

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