LOS ANGLES TIMES, Jan. 23, 2005 

* Popular social networking website in its infancy
* "Thefacebook" (Facebook) (Meta) hits college campuses 
* A young 20 year old Mark Zuckerberg dorm photo
* Donald Trump gets married for the 3rd time
* Melania Knauss - Slovene-born fashion model

The front page has a two column heading: "'Hi, What's Your Major?' Is Reinvented on Website" which continues inside with another heading: "Site Intrigues Collegians Across U.S." with two related photos, one showing a young Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg. (see images) This was a special piece by Times journalist Rebecca Trounson, so this would be the only publication to have this early report on "TheFACEBOOK" and Mark Zuckerberg. This is also the first mention of this popular social networking service in this publication, the home of the entertainment industry. 

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, great condition.

Background: Authored by reporter Rebecca Trounson, the January 23, 2005 issue of the Los Angeles Times stands as a rare historical artifact and media milestone, marking the publication’s very first record of "Thefacebook" alongside a photograph of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg in his dorm room. Published less than a year after the site's February 2004 inception, Trounson’s piece captured a pivotal moment when the platform functioned primarily as an exclusive Ivy League digital campus directory designed specifically for college students to connect and meet other students on their campuses. The profound significance of this early reporting lies in its static snapshot of social networking on the absolute precipice of a revolution—documenting the humble, grassroots origins of student-focused digital interaction months before the company dropped "The" from its name, secured major Silicon Valley venture capital, and eventually opened to the general public to evolve into a global tech empire that fundamentally redefined digital communication and modern human connection.