Facebook F8 19, 2017, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. Announcements included: The 2018 F8 conference was held from May 1, 2018 to May 2, 2018, at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. At the conference, Facebook announced the creation of their own online dating service. Shares in the dating business Match Group fell by 22% after the announcement. Facebook F8 Facebook F8 (pronounced ""eff eight"") is a mostly-annual conference held by Facebook, intended for developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the website. It is hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
Facebook F8 F8 has been somewhat erratic. No conferences were held in 2009, 2012 or 2013, and the date for the 2011 conference was announced late in the year. The first F8 event was held on May 24, 2007, at the San Francisco Design Center in San Francisco. The notion of the social graph was introduced. The 2008 F8 event was held July 23, 2008, at the San Francisco Design Center once again. News and announcements from this event included: The 2010 F8 event was held April 21, 2010 at the San Francisco Design Center. The main announcement was the feature to