Not exact matches
And CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear that he wants
news to play a much larger role in Facebook, with features like
Instant Articles — the
mobile -
news partnership where outlets like the New York Times publish entire articles directly to the platform.
That includes everything from Facebook's
Instant Articles initiative — which was followed by the new Notify alert app introduced this week — to Google's «accelerated
mobile pages» project, Twitter Moments, Apple
News and Snapchat Discover.
In addition, addicts repeatedly surfed the
mobile web in search of «
instant gratification» content, such as
news updates, and they were easily distracted by incoming alerts from
mobile messenger and social networking apps, such as KakaoTalk (which is similar to WhatsApp) and Facebook.
Now, with
Instant Articles in the
mobile news feed, it seems clear where Facebook is heading: to create a Dzone - stop,
mobile experience for the customer.
News is abuzz that Indian handset vendor Karbonn
Mobiles is geared up to launch its own
instant messenger for
mobile phones (similar to BBM or Samsung's ChatOn service) which are priced below Rs 5,000.
The fast, immersive reading experience inspires people to share
Instant Articles 30 % more often than
mobile web articles on average, amplifying the reach of your stories in
News Feed.
With all of the
news about Pokémon GO, the
instant mega-hit
mobile game by Niantic Studios (funded by The Pokemon Company, Google, and Nintendo), it seemed obvious to take a look at the use of the game in the world's biggest gaming market: China.
The game is being made available through
Instant Games, so you can play from within Facebook Messenger on
mobile or on the
News Feed on desktop.