20 September 2011 | Author: L Boyd Media Intern
Facebook has announced that 'Read. Watch. Listen' will be its official motto at this year's f8 conference, which takes place Thursday in San Francisco. It has been reported that the focus of the annual conference will be content and Facebook plans to unveil a significant new initiative to socialise the internet.
Liz Gannes reported on All Thing Digital that "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's f8 keynote will include a huge package of wide-ranging news, video and music partnerships, and a structure for sharing content activity inside and outside of Facebook."
Social gaming platforms, such as Zynga, may have inspired the coming changes, and future content initiatives may aim to emulate the success of such models.
A source close to the matter suggested to All Things Digital that content-sharing tools used by gaming applications. Also likely on the horizon are live-updating sidebar content feeds to disseminate some information from the traditional news feed area.
The 'Read. Watch. Listen.' content push may see a greater emphasis on sharing and influence, and could reveal new partnerships between online publishers, web video sites and music services. Rumours have certainly been rife regarding a Facebook music service, and there's still rumbling that Thursday may finally see such speculation be confirmed.
TechCrunch also indicated there may also be plans afoot to revolutionise the Like button, giving users the option to click 'Read', 'Listened' or 'Watched' buttons beside shared content to offer a more personalised experience.
The tech news channel also ventured that a 'Want' button could appear in the future, which could assist social commerce and ad targeting on Facebook.
'Read. Watch. Listen.' at Facebook's f8
Facebook has announced that 'Read. Watch. Listen' will be its official motto at this year's f8 conference, which takes place Thursday in San Francisco. It has been reported that the focus of the annual conference will be content and Facebook plans to unveil a significant new initiative to socialise the internet.Liz Gannes reported on All Thing Digital that "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's f8 keynote will include a huge package of wide-ranging news, video and music partnerships, and a structure for sharing content activity inside and outside of Facebook."
Social gaming platforms, such as Zynga, may have inspired the coming changes, and future content initiatives may aim to emulate the success of such models.
A source close to the matter suggested to All Things Digital that content-sharing tools used by gaming applications. Also likely on the horizon are live-updating sidebar content feeds to disseminate some information from the traditional news feed area.
The 'Read. Watch. Listen.' content push may see a greater emphasis on sharing and influence, and could reveal new partnerships between online publishers, web video sites and music services. Rumours have certainly been rife regarding a Facebook music service, and there's still rumbling that Thursday may finally see such speculation be confirmed.
TechCrunch also indicated there may also be plans afoot to revolutionise the Like button, giving users the option to click 'Read', 'Listened' or 'Watched' buttons beside shared content to offer a more personalised experience.
The tech news channel also ventured that a 'Want' button could appear in the future, which could assist social commerce and ad targeting on Facebook.
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