> They use the word because it was a play on the name and idea of a "yearbook." What are you basing this on? I'm pretty certain they called it "the facebook" b

> They use the word because it was a play on the name and idea of a "yearbook." What are you basing this on? I'm pretty certain they called it "the facebook" because it was literally meant to be an online replacement for the print facebook. That was how it was explained and used when it started. It wouldn't have functioned as a "yearbook" (a way to find old classmates) because at the time they picked the name it was only open to current college students.