Business Insider - Getty Images Over the past several months, I've heard more or less the same goal reiterated by various Facebook employees and execs: The social network wants to be the place where you figure out what to do with your Saturday night. Traditionally, Events on Facebook were private invites to birthday parties or holiday bashes, with a kegger or fundraiser thrown in for good measure. Although those kinds of events have pretty much always been part of Facebook's core experience, the company has vastly expanded its fun-finding capabilities over the last year. Sine 2014, the team working on Events has swelled from less than five to more than 50, and the number of recent product releases reflect that growth: Facebook tweaked its News Feed and notification algorithms to show people more public events that their friends were attending. Place Tips started appearing with recommendations and events based on your geographic location. The social network started letting you subscribe to events
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