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Facebook Rolls Out Mobile Initiative, Updates iPhone App With Groups and Places, Says

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At a media event held today, Facebook announced a new push into mobile, bringing updates to the company's Android and iOS applications and rolling out a new single sign on service that will allow users logged into the company's applications to also access other applications such as Flixster, Groupon, and Loopt. Single sign on is currently available on a handful of Android applications, with support for iPhone apps coming soon.

On the iOS front, Facebook announced an update to its application for the iPhone and iPod touch, bringing support for the enhanced "Groups" functionality rolled out recently and new features for the "Places" functionality, including the ability to find deals and a new option to "star" friends in the Places list to make it easier to check in with them.
Using Places on the iPhone already lets you share where you are and find nearby friends. Now with the iPhone 3.3 application, you can also find nearby deals from your favorite businesses--from restaurants down the block to major retailers. Deals are only available from Places in the U.S, for now, and we'll be expanding them to more merchants over time.
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The updated Facebook application should be available in the App Store later today, although the the application currently appears to be entirely unavailable.

When asked about Facebook's plans for an iPad application, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company does not consider the iPad to be a mobile device. When pressed on the issue, Facebook executives noted that they are still trying to understand the best approach to take for tablet devices like the iPad.
The real hint to Facebook's iPad plans, though, is that Tseng focused on the form factor and not iOS. This could mean that Facebook's looking to build an HTML5 version of its website optimized for tablets. At the very least, Facebook seems intent on keeping a consistent experience across all tablet devices.

In the meantime though, Tseng points out that Facebook is accessible via the iPad through the official website (which is pretty darn functional) and through touch.facebook.com.
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Zuckerberg then clarified that Facebook was attempting to keep the focus of the event on mobile, and the company simply doesn't see the iPad as being in the same class as "mobile" devices like the iPhone and Android.

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Apparently Zuckerberg doesn't get the trend of what people use their iPads for. Most people don't want to use Safari to load Facebook because of a lack of certain functions, such as a photo/video upload, a lack of Chat, buggy poke/dialogue boxes, and a bunch of other problems. I don't understand why the FB dev team can't just take the iPhone app (which is currently on my iPad) and iPad-ize the graphics. That's all that's really needed.
 
I don't see facebook as "relevant" or "worth my time." 90's had geocities, 00's had myspace, 10's have facebook. Privacy is a nightmare, spam is ridiculous.

Just my opinion. I'm sure I'll be blasted, but don't bother; I won't be checking back.
 
w00t951 said:
Apparently Zuckerberg doesn't get the trend of what people use their iPads for. Most people don't want to use Safari to load Facebook because of a lack of certain functions, such as a photo/video upload, a lack of Chat, buggy poke/dialogue boxes, and a bunch of other problems. I don't understand why the FB dev team can't just take the iPhone app (which is currently on my iPad) and iPad-ize the graphics. That's all that's really needed.
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Why would you need to upload video or photo from iPad to Facebook. You can't take any video or photos with the iPad.

The website is fine.

Zuck said that Facebook is going to focus on how to optimize the website for those tablet devices like the iPad and Android tablets.
 
...Great. Update put a Check In button up in the new menu bar where you used to post status/photo updates. No way to disable it as far as I know either.

Can't stand that feature of Facebook
 
John.B said:
Hopefully they don't try to force their stalker feature (Places) onto people in the new version. That should be opt-in, not opt-out. Zuckerberg is becoming almost as creepy as Eric Schmidt.


You must not be familiar with the iPad Camera Connection Kit?
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I am familiar with it. But I also know that the subset of people who have an iPad, camera connection kit are few. And you do know that you can email photos and videos to facebook to upload right?
 
John.B said:
Hopefully they don't try to force their stalker feature (Places) onto people in the new version. That should be opt-in, not opt-out. Zuckerberg is becoming almost as creepy as Eric Schmidt.
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I'd say the same thing, only with Facebook's "See Friendship".
 
dwd3885 said:
I am familiar with it. But I also know that the subset of people who have an iPad, camera connection kit are few. And you do know that you can email photos and videos to facebook to upload right?
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I hate workarounds. Maybe you could stop apologizing for Zuck long enough to realize people expect better quality and functionality these days than FB seems to be able to deliver?
 
I think the Facebook website is better than the App, so it makes sense to go on the website for iPad users, since they actually have the large screen to do so.
 
baryon said:
I think the Facebook website is better than the App, so it makes sense to go on the website for iPad users, since they actually have the large screen to do so.
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For most things yes, but it doesn't allow video and photo uploading, or even chatting..I understand that this is more a fault of Mobile Safari, but Facebook could also make the website more compatible.....
 
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You can import photos on to it from your camera.
 
dwd3885 said:
I am familiar with it. But I also know that the subset of people who have an iPad, camera connection kit are few. And you do know that you can email photos and videos to facebook to upload right?
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Why should I be forced to do it that way? The iPad is my primary browsing device, as it is for all of my friends who also have one. Not being able to upload photos is a pain.
 
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FB website or most websites for that matter aren't optimized for touchscreen. Why do you think apps are so popular?
 
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I use iLoader it works better then the facebook app to upload photos
 
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