Facebook reportedly builds breaking news notification appAugust 12, 2015 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook is working on a stand-alone mobile news application that seems to be part of its Facebook for Business initiative, Business Insider says it has learnt. This product, which sounds similar to Twitter, seems to be different from Facebook for Work, an initiative that was announced late last year. Business Insider has reviewed screenshots of the new product and spoken to a source who has been playing around with the Facebook Business platform. This source said a few companies were chosen by Facebook to pilot the app. Users will download a new mobile app by Facebook. Users will then choose partnering publications they want to follow on the app and topics (or "stations" and "substations") they want to receive breaking news alerts about. Facebook has apparently selected only a few companies to launch with. When there is breaking news, partnering publications can create mobile notifications that will blast out to all of the followers instantly, as fast as a tweet would, Business Insider says. The mobile alerts allow for up to 100 characters of text and an url to the news article on that publication's website. One publication can't create a notification for another, for example. The blast will go out, and when people click on the link, they'll be taken to the publication's website to read the article. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |