WASHINGTON - Facebook is celebrating its 12th birthday with a video honoring its users' friendships.
The videos are about one minute long and flip through a series of users' photos and memories featuring close friends. Comments and highlights like "happy birthday" wall-posts and messages from friends appear on some of the photos.
This is not the first time the social media platform has applauded friendship. Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg marked Facebook's 11th birthday with a lengthy post on relationships:
Today is a day to celebrate friends. It's also Facebook's birthday, but today isn't about celebrating us. It's about...
Your own 'Friends Day' video should appear at the top of your Facebook feed by midday Thursday, but if you're feeling impatient you can click "watch yours" underneath a friend's video.