The pressure on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook to continue updating and improving the social network has perhaps never been so fierce, and as well as placing a lot of emphasis on monetizing and enhancing its mobile ventures, Zuck's team has just revealed some significant changes to the site's photo viewing capabilities.
Apple maintains a tight grip on the smartphone, tablet and premium notebook market with the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air/Pro. They make their own software for these gadgets; controlling the whole “widget” as Steve Jobs used to say. Yet, there are markets where Apple is hardly relevant. One such market is online social networking. Microsoft has investments in Facebook, Google of course has their own Google+ while Apple has nothing at all.
The Like button was introduced to Facebook quite a few years ago, and although a few users believed a Dislike button would be the natural next-step, that never actually materialized. Still, following a similar ethos, it turns out Mark Zuckerberg's company could be planning to add a Want button, which would be aimed towards products, and improve the social network's advertising prowess.
If you frequently make spelling and grammar mistakes in your Facebook comments, then you're probably no stranger to frequently deleting and reposting them, or editing them if you happen to catch your error within the first few seconds of posting. Well now, Facebook is rolling out a feature that will eliminate that small window of time; soon (once this rolls out over the next few days, users will be able to edit their own comments without that few second time limit. However, to prevent people from abusing this privilege, you will also be able to view the complete edit history throughout a thread.
According to a report over at The Korea Times, the country's leading electronics manufacturer Samsung is to light the proverbial blue touch paper at Facebook et al by launching its very own social network offering.
Believe it or not, we spend countless hours every year just going through tons and tons of apps discovering what’s new and noteworthy. The App Store and the Google Play Store is a mighty hub for all your app-full needs, and throw in Facebook and the apps which it has to offer, we get something which geeks would term as “app heaven”.
Although Facebook's IPO just 10 days ago has been shrouded with controversy, the rumor mill has been working overtime in trying to ascertain the social network's next move. Following on from the report that Zuck's company might be looking to purchase the Opera browser, an Israeli business site seems to believe it may now be looking to acquire native facial-recognition technology company Face.com.
Facebook's IPO just a week ago has been surrounded by controversy ever since, with the consensus being that the social network was grossly over-valued, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also been accused of not being wholly transparent with the numbers.
We read news and information on a daily basis about individuals and companies trampling on other people for the purpose of self gain, so it is only right that proper credit is given out when it is due for large organizations that genuinely try to do something good in the world. Some people may be under the assumption that Facebook is just a social networking hub, but due to their global reach and importance in people’s lives, it stands to reason that they have a wider responsibility than just be a social network.
There was something of a bombshell greeting me when I awoke today, and it's probably fair to say that it is still sinking in. In fact, it is proving something of a big deal for many across the internet, if a quick skim of my Twitter and Facebook feeds are anything to go by.
