Facebook's App Indexing Might Also Help Google Inc

The social media giant is currently working on app-indexing, which is expected to help the search engine giant in a lot of ways. Facebook Inc is reportedly working towards adopting the app-indexing idea that tech rival Google Inc is famous for carrying out to make its search engine platform a more reliable one for the users. Only recently it was seen that the social media giant has decided to turn on the indexing tool to make its search results appear in a much better way on the search engine which is used by the a large number of its users. This step has been taken by the company to make the experience of searching improved on Android smart phones. The app-indexing tool helps the software company to direct users to particular apps, and the same will now be done for the Facebook app, which will be getting it more users than before. Previously, Google directed the users to the web page of the social media giant but since Facebook business is looking for Android users to start using the social media app more than before, this step will help bring more traffic to it. Analysts in the market are looking at this idea in a different light and believe that the giant could be carrying out this to slowly come in line with the search engine dominance that Alphabet holds in the industry. Recently, Facebook management also rolled out a massive indexing task to cover a huge 2 trillion social media posts made on its platform, and it was done to strike up better numbers where the monthly active users are concerned. Analysts believe that by using the indexing tool, the social media giant might be making things great for Google as well as for itself. The search engine company might also be in a much better position now that the media company is indexing apps too, and analysts have informed the industry that this will be helping the tech giant to get more app publishers towards its business. This situation for the tech giant Google has been deemed as a very positive one by the analysts, as this simply shows that the giant has managed to succeed in making app producers to start using the indexing tool, which it has reportedly been trying to do since 2014. The reason most of the companies were not taking up the option was basically because the process of app indexing has been recognized as one which is not comprehensive enough to be taken up without a backup plan, as it also takes more time to create an app than it does to develop one without indexing.

Facebook All Set To Make A Blockbuster Entry In The AI Sector

Facebook will soon introduce M to compete against Microsoft, Google, and Apple.

Facebook Inc. has finally entered the Artificial Intelligence (AI) market where it wants to compete against the big shots Microsoft, Google, and Apple that are currently not only leading but dominating the sector. Facebook is surely not the first unusual company which has entered this market. The uncrowned king of the Smartphone industry, Apple, came up with Siri at the launch of iPhone 4S back in 2011. Siri is smart enough to not only perform functions of reading, listening, and finding information from the internet but can also type out narrated messages and emails.

Furthermore, through Siri a user can make calls, search for contacts, and get answers to various questions. But, it is not a perfect AI product. Apple’s Siri lacks a lot of efficiency in finding relevant results as well as its listening is not good enough. Hence, searching and interpretation are the two weak points at the moment which the company is trying to improve. Whatsoever, Apple does have a competitive edge over its rivals, whether new entries or existing, because of the time span in the AI sector.

Apple currently rivals with Microsoft, Google, and now Facebook. All these companies have now ample time to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Siri in order to incorporate the better things in their own offerings. A year later after Siri launch, Google came up with Google Now which is ‘an around the clock assistance that could help users have greater control over their device and information, compatible with both iOS and Android.’ Microsoft also introduced Cortana in 2014.

But Facebook will not be copying the ideas of already existing AI technologies which other companies offer. The social media giant’s AI technology is known as ‘M’ which is different in terms of functionality if compared to Siri or Cortana. According to a source, “it is designed to perform multiple tasks such as looking up items, purchasing and even delivering them to a specific person. M will also be able to make restaurant reservations and even travel arrangements for users, unlike its rivals.”

It is believed that the smartphone company would do better than its rivals in the market because of various reasons. One of the reasons is that the social media giant has a massive user base, nearly 2 billion or so. Hence, the high number of users will help the company to do wonders in the AI market.

Twitter, Inc. and Alphabet, Inc. To Get Head On Competition By Facebook Search Soon

The social media giant is coming to make it big again and take on its competitors with its Search Engine; having over 1.5 billion search every single day.

Facebook, Inc. is soon to have its own Search option; this Search option is directly to take on Twitter, Inc. and Google Search. Earlier last year during the earnings call of 2014, Mark Zuckerberg happened to mentioned what products the company will be working on for the coming year, along with mentioning Instagram Messenger, WhatsApp – the youngest chief executive officer happened to mentioned Search. On further questioning about this “Search”, Zuckerberg dodged the question at the time Most recent, this Chief Executive officer has started talking about this Search engine all over again. Earlier he told his investors about the Search mentioning that about 1.5 billion searches are being done on Facebook’s platform almost every day by the social media network’s users. Since the beginning of the year, the Search engine on Facebook has been revamped without the users even noticing it. Basically, once we search a name or organization every post that it has been used it starts to appear in the search, mostly the posts that the users might have missed on their news feed. This new feature is a direct hit on Twitter, Inc.’s and Google’s search engine and could be a treat to both the social media. This search is quite similar to desktop version of Twitter’s Moments but rather more personal than it. But it is safe to say that it is directly competing with Twitter’s search now and since, evidently, there is more user engagement on Facebook than there is on Twitter, it has become a formidable treat for the micro-blogging website. Furthermore, Facebook, Inc. might be taking Google market share as well. Since Google claims that most of the searches done by users are done on smartphones and since more time of a specific user is spent on Facebook while on its smartphone, it is likely that more percentage of people will start to prefer Facebook Search over Google. Although, on a personal note, it’s a long short for the social media website to take Google’s market as it has been embedded in almost every users brain to conduct searches on Google or whatever it is that they are looking for will be found on Google and nowhere else. But despite, only if users are able to feel that they can get the entire information that they are looking for on Search then only they might consider it over Google. After the launch of Facebook’s Articles, there is a chance that it might be able to take on Google’s market if it delivers a more pleasurable mobile experience than Google can. Additionally, the social media website has commented that at this point it does not plan on monetizing search but as per estimates by analysts if the social media company plans on doing so, from advertising the company will be able to make at least $5 billion, which is an opportunity it should not miss. This estimation has been done on the information that Mark stated that over 1.5 billion search on Facebook every-day. On the other hand, if not monetizing Search, the Social media giant is making good money from its valuable vertical search “Shopping”.

Facebook Inc To Pace Up On Android

Facebook Android app to load faster amid slow connections.

Facebook Inc. the social media giant has yet again achieved another benchmark where they have now developed an open source “Network Connection Class” which is aimed to gauge the relative speed of the network connection. This initiative will help the company to improve its Android application so that the newsfeed can be loaded at a faster pace when the connection is sluggish. The idea behind this network solution is to keep the audiences involved in the new potential markets. So now users can enjoy the social media without being much bothered about slow Internet connection. Facebook users will be delighted to know that the company now supports images and photos in JPEG format that is commonly used by people. The good part about this format is that it loads using a relatively lower resolution where the Internet is slow. Initially if the network is slow, then the photo will not load at all but now the only compromise is a lower screen resolution of the image. Albeit the resolution will be lower, users will now not wait for the photos to be loaded slowly on an extremely annoying connection since the image can now be viewed while it is actually loading. Basically the Network Connection Class will actually gauge the speed of you Internet connection along with allowing you to evaluate the category or genre of stories that need to be published on your News Feed. In case you have a sluggish connection that is not able to download and play videos then the application will be smart enough to show more links, statuses than videos. So if the connection gets better over the passage of time then the app itself will start to display videos and photos. So the idea behind the Network Connection Class is to actually start prioritizing the stories that the user can view depending on his/her Internet connection speed. So this will actually cut down on the content that will take a lot of time to load and actually focus on that content that can be viewed easily. The idea behind coming up with such an update for the FB Android application is to empower the users who belong to the underdeveloped regions or in other remote areas where the Internet speed is sluggish. So this initiative will actually help the users belonging to the third world countries giving them the maximum access to the social media platform. This is a great initiative that will expand the websites reach to various places across the globe.

Facebook Inc (FB) Shows Massive Growth In Africa

The social media giant has showed great strengths in the African market in the past few months which is being taken quite positively by the analysts in the industry.

Recent news about social media giant Facebook Inc shows that the firm has been performing quite well in countries like India and Africa, which shows that all the strategies and techniques that are being tried out by the giant in order to make its mart in the emerging markets are working out just fine. A recent report that was released on Thursday showed that only in Africa, the firm has been seeing a massive growth in the user base with the users going up to numbers like 15 million in a very limited period of time. These statistics were taken out as of the data available for June 30 in the Nigerian state, whereas a similar report was published by the Reuters which showed that in the state of Kenya, the monthly active users had actually come around to be 4.5 million, a number which should make the rivals of the media giant worry. The firm has reportedly been focusing on making new apps and software for the usage of mobile and especially for smart phone owners and even though all these changes are initially focused on the market in the United States, analysts believe that this is also working efficiently for the users in Africa as majority of them used the social media network on their mobile phones. The Facebook Lite version of the app is another project of the giant that has made the analysts believe that the main reason so much success is being enjoyed by the firm in Africa and India is that they can now have access to the social media site through Lite which lets them see and communicate with their friends through messages while using internet space in the lowest forms. As per a research made by the analysts at Tech Crunch, it was also noted that the first time Facebook business launched the Lite app was in June of the current year and was right away launched in the emerging markets of Africa and India, in order to test the app in areas where it was deemed as the most useful. The fact that the African and Indian smart phone market is growing on a massive level has turned out to be much of a good news for the social media giant which means that the more the demand for smart phone grows, the more the firm can take advantage from it by making its app open to more users than before, with the user base growing at an alarming rate.

Facebook Opens Mentions App For All Verified Accounts

The social media giant has made important upgrades in the Mentions app, which is being taken as quite a positive step by the analysts.
Facebook has recently announced that it has decided to make the Mentions app available for all the accounts on the social media site which have been verified by the management.
This update is being considered as quite a big one coming from the media firm as the live streaming video service was only offered to some of the verified accounts and not all of them, which was first taken a little bearishly by the analysts who thought that in order to make things the same for all the celebrities and huge personalities, it was important for the firm to make things equal to everyone. This app was released by the giant last year which ended up getting quite popular among the celebrities who used the service to speak and communicate with their fans on the media site, making it easier for things to get through from one person to another on much easier levels. This step from Facebook business is also being taken as an initiative to stay upfront in the industry as many other prominent giants are focusing on video streaming and taking measures to bring positive changes to the whole idea. Mentions app also helped the important personalities with verified accounts to make videos especially for the fans and to also chat with them with the help of live streaming. On the other hand, the media app also worked in the favor of celebrities, important politicians and musicians who could keep an organized track on how things were going on between them and their fans which made it easier to bring both the parties on the same level. Analysts, moreover, are of the opinion that if only all the right steps are being taken by the social media giant it is quite possible that things take a positive turn into the streaming video industry for the giant. The app is currently reaching out more people than it was before and analysts think that with the help of the new audience, the firm can actually end up earning more revenue than before. Facebook also seems to be making attempts to leave behind all the other media or networking companies which have slowly been emerging on the tech horizon, and to make sure that things stay in control of the giant and the competition does not falter the media firm in any way. This app is also available to journalists now who can use it to exhibit the work that is being done by them.

Is Facebook Going To Win The Video War With Snapchat?

The social media giant is currently working towards making its video streaming business a better one in order to fight with rivals like Snapchat.

Facebook Inc has been working its way up since the beginning of the social media craze that took over the world more than a decade ago. The firm has managed to score better than the other giants in the industry and continues to grow till date.

The media company has always managed to beat rival Twitter Inc in terms of attracting a lot more users towards its network and has outdone itself on a lot of other levels, making sure every company knows that it has now attained the level from where it can rule the social media industry. There is hardly anything that the media firm has not achieved when it comes to beating its rivals and the recent acquisitions of Whatsapp and Instagram made by the media firm shows how it has the control to take over any small company that threatens to become influential on the general audience or tries to dominate them, which is something that Zuckerberg’s firm wishes to continue doing.

Through Instagram, Facebook has managed to continue the legacy of uploading pictures on the social media and is working hard towards growing the platform as well, by monetizing it with advertisements. When the social media platform announced that it will be taking over two new startups, namely Instagram and Whatsapp, the analysts in the industry thought that the firm will be using both the new platforms to raise more revenue but so the media company surprised them by delaying the process of monetization which led them to believe that these two projects could end up becoming huge losses for the firm. However, recent reports from the firm suggest that now it is being considered to allow the display of ads on the apps which might start pouring in some revenue into the company’s account.

Facebook business also tried to take over Snapchat at some point in time but the acquisition did not materialize. Even though the social media giant has a very successfully high rate of users coming in every day, Snapchat has managed to give the firm some tough competition too. The networking giant seems to be struggling in the video streaming business and its efforts to beat its rival seem not to be working so far.

Snapchat reported that it receives around a four billion videos on its platform almost every day which has pretty much startled the media company, as not so surprisingly, the media giant has released a similar number of videos which are uploaded on the site every other day. Snapchat has a smaller user base than Facebook but analysts believe the struggle the media company is facing has become a little too prominent to look over.

Facebook Seems to Be Serious About Safeguarding Video Owners' Content and IPs

The social media giant has announced that it will be taking all the right steps to eradicate all sorts of threats that video creators are often faced with and will make sure that their IPs are safe.

Facebook Inc only recently faced criticism and many accusations regarding the fact that the people posting their self-made videos on the social media site turned out to be not so safe, despite many promises from the media giant. Many video makers on the site showed how the video content that they put up for the users to see often ends up getting copied or hacked, which was increasing day by day and needed to be taken into consideration by the media firm. According to a news report by the Wall Street, it was confirmed that now the media giant is focusing solely on removing this threat on the site which seems to be creating such uproar from the video makers.

As per the news, Facebook management has decided to put marks or flags on the original videos posted by the people to make sure they are safe and there originality is not questioned once the content goes viral. Furthermore, the media company will also be making sure that the IPs each video has on the website is made secure so that the original work remains safe. Analysts are of the opinion that the social media networking giant is bringing about all of these changes only to come up to Google’s level and make sure that their system is as good, if not better, than YouTube which is run and owned by the search engine company.

However, despite the fact that Facebook seems to be aiming for the top and fighting on the level YouTube is currently being operated, analysts believe things are still not looking that good for the media giant. Since YouTube is working on Content ID that seems to be working quite fairly for the video streaming giant, analysts believe that the same level cannot be obtained by the social media network given the kind of tactics and technology they are using.

The social networking giant is reportedly working with two new specialists who are supposed to track the original source of the video which will make it easier for the giant to know who the content belongs to. Through this technique, the firm will be able to allow the video content owners to know whether their original work is being exhibited on some other profile or not. This search will be made to be done throughout the networking site, from pages and profiles to groups and fan sites.

The media company has taken the necessary steps in order to let the users know that it is serious about making their videos link directly back to them in case someone else is using them with their own names.

H-1B Visas Need Reforms Which Might Put Facebook In Trouble

The social media giant is believed to be giving more jobs to foreign individuals which is making the local people more and more jobless and unemployed.

Facebook Inc is yet again going through trouble on a higher level and this time it is coming from Donald Trump, who is one of the people running for the presidential campaign to take place in 2016. The whole campaign has been shook up by Trump who believes that the skilled labors in the country are not being offered enough jobs as they should and are left unemployed because those jobs are instead given to individuals coming in from other countries.

This remark has been directed towards Mark Zuckerberg, who is the CEO of the social networking company, who is known to be hiring too many employees from other countries which is believed to be becoming a barrier for the people living in the country as they are then left jobless. The attack made on Facebook’s hiring policy is not silent as it has been mentioned in one of the press conferences that Trump has so far made. According to him, the immigration policy that is being followed by the media company and others of its kind in the industry needs to be reformed as soon as possible.

Furthermore, it is to be believed by him that specifically, a change needs to be brought about in the H-1B visa forms that are seen helping giants like the media company to hire foreign employees in a cheaper rate than hiring the American nationals in a normal rate, which is why they are left with no good jobs to take and the international employees are given more leverage and preference. This is something that needs to change in order to put a halt to the problems being faced by the people living in the country regarding unemployment.

It is not a surprising factor that for employees coming in from other countries, this is nothing but a great opportunity for them and their families as they not only get a job in the country but it also allows them to bring in their families and settle in the country as well. These employees then apply for residency in the country which is a usual trend followed by every other foreign talent employed by the American companies.

He also believes that once reforms are made in the visa department and less employment is given to the foreigners, the jobless majorities and minorities in the country will then be able to get more jobs in the local companies without facing too much trouble or getting too dominated by individuals coming in from other countries. Trump also believes that the social networking giant might be taking away jobs of many local individuals if it keeps on giving more jobs to foreigners.

Facebook Launches A Photo Sharing Application

Facebook decides to launch Moments- its photo sharing app.

Facebook Inc. the social media giant is constantly innovating in order to acquire more users that ensure growth. The company not only boasts of Facebook as a success story but has other great ventures that are disrupting the market. This includes WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger etc. the company constantly wishes to grow and diversify its portfolio therefore the company now rolled out its on photo sharing application that will be equipped with facial recognition technology reports sources.

This news was reported by the popular web-based platform, Re/code. The company has now unveiled another breakthrough application known as Moments. The application will make sharing of pictures relative easier since it will use facial recognition technology. The app will examine the complete gallery of pictures for faces so that they locate pictures and making the tedious picture sharing process relatively easier.

So once the app is opened, it will preview all the photographs that will be categorized on the basis of events. The time specific data present in the phones makes it easier for the categorization of the picture album/ so now once the app has recognized some individual, it will then ask you to share the picture with them. Also, users of Moments can add friends in case the app can’t locate the user or picture.

Facebook has unveiled its app “Moments” in the United States that will work as a companion application to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Moreover, all the pictures can then be saved in a completely separate secured album where the user can also contribute.

Facebook is constantly modifying its services so that it can provide users with a more diverse and engaging platform. The new Facebook app, features are playing a significant role in attracting more users to the web-based platform. The company previously also launched a new feature called “Instant Article”. This particular feature allows the consumer to navigate, read complete articles, browse without switching browsers. The idea behind this initiative is to increase the Monthly Average Users (MAUs).

Thus, according to recent Facebook news, the Belgian Privacy Commission is also giving a tough time to the company as they have this perception that FB is not really complying with the current privacy legislation. Facebook stocks are also staggering where they were down by 1.01 percent with a trading stock price of $80.71. The company’s stock has increased 1.88 percent this annum.

Hence in a nutshell, Facebook’s effort to diversify its services are commendable that will help them attain their target in the times to come.

Analysts At Raymond James Believe Instagram Can Help Facebook Grow Further

The social media company is expected to raise massive amounts of revenue from Instagram's ad platform in the coming months, according to analysts.

Facebook Inc has been under close inspection of analysts for quite some time since the social media company is always carrying out activities to bring about positive changes in the firm. Recently, analysts at Raymond James carried out a research on the stock and business activities of the media firm and resulted in suggesting an ‘outperform’ rating to the firm. The social media giant has also managed to score a price tag of $90 by the equity firm analysts. The social networking platform has recently announced that it will be using Instagram as an enhanced advertising platform, something that it was not doing before.

A few days ago, Facebook expressed its interest in expanding its advertising business to Instagram as well and discussed the possibilities of making the platform an easier one for the companies who wish to advertise on the app. Raymond James analysts are of the opinion that through the newly found advertising platform, Facebook sales can shoot up to no end and it would be advisable for the firm to carry on with its plans to make things work in this regard. If all goes according to plan, then it has been speculated that the social media giant will be able to raise huge amounts of revenue from the platform in the coming months, as it did in 2013.

Instagram is Facebook’s recent acquisition which was first met with criticism from analysts but later on, keeping in mind the increasing active users on the app, the analysts changed their opinions and started seeing it as another way through which the firm can boost revenue generation. The social networking giant has also emerged to have great plans where it wishes to cash out fame that the photo sharing app has been receiving over the period of time. It is also to be believed that the increasing fame of the app is going to attract all the more advertisers towards it.

From the announcement that was made by Facebook regarding the expansion of Instagram where it discussed the process of making it a platform for advertisers, analysts have become quite bullish about the perspective of the media company widening its position in the advertisement industry, which is why the ratings have been notably increased on the price targets.

Raymond James has shown its expectation from Instagram to grow to over a $500 million by the end of the current year. Furthermore, the revenue is still expected to increase in 2016 to $1.1 billion and in 2017, it is expected to reach a mind-boggling $2 billion on a yearly basis.