Those friends can then add two friends of their own , in theory creating an ever-growing network of friends and acquaintances . A newly discovered Angelfire website from 2007 appears to be by Mark Smith . Site was created by 15-year - old ` ` Mark '' in suburban New Jersey . It includes a crude ` ` social network '' and AOL fader tool he invented . Source code on the site 's main page lists ` ` Mark Zuckerberg '' as its creator .
A newly discovered Angelfire website from 2007 appears to be by Mark Smith . Site was created by 15-year - old ` ` Mark '' in suburban New Jersey . It includes a crude ` ` social network '' and AOL fader tool he invented . Source code on the site 's main page lists ` ` Mark Zuckerberg '' as its creator .