Facebook had left in the air that something big was preparing to present this week.
Those who followed the event , last Tuesday, saw firsthand the presentation of Graph Search service . Today, however, Facebook quietly launched another interesting feature. The new ability to make calls using the application of social network messaging.
The site The Verge informed that the Messenger app for iPhone has a new button for free calls, only for United States users.
This initiative had been already tested in Canada earlier this month, where he was told that the service would soon in the United States.
Now Facebook has launched today confirms that the app
with this functionality, without giving additional information about the
expansion of the same service to other countries or mobile operating
systems.
The service, it seems, is not yet available to all users,
even within the North American continent, some tests were made in
return "Free Calling Unavailable".
The process appears to be quite simple. Calls can be made either via WiFi and 3G or 4G network with, you choose the contact you want to chat and click on the i that appears on your profile.
The person on the other side receives a message via Push
notification to accept the call or not (since both are using iOS and
within the United States).
This is another method that can be used, but now with a scenario of millions of users. We
are talking about a much larger scale, with implications that may have
an impact of another magnitude, as we talk about communications without
associated tariff, without any cost or operators besides Internet
package that may or may not have a cost to the user's iPad iPod Touch or
iPhone.
It will be the beginning of the end of the mobile operators?
After much to speculate about what Facebook would perform
at the event this Tuesday made, behold, the most popular social network
in the world announces something completely different to that expected
by most.
It was not submitted any Facebook Phone , but the Graph Search, fucnionalidade one that will allow the user to search on various things about their friends, places, photos and interests.
Learn more about the Graph Search.
In a constant attempt to set the world more connected, Facebook introduced the Graph Search
, a tool that tells you various information about your friends, such as
their interests, locations where they were, restaurants, photos, etc
... can also relate all these filters.
Facebook currently has over one billion users , more than 240 billion photos, more than one billion connections.
But then what is the Graph Search?
First things right, typically blue in color, has three
circles, each with a line, which bind and formal a triangle, symbolizing
the links on Facebook.
The Graph Search is available starting today, but only for some utilizadres U.S. because is still in Beta phase.
However can test this service on site Graph Search and book your place waiting, registering.
See this video, a demonstration of what the Graph Search:
With this new tool you can find everything related with their friends, and their friends.
The Graph Search presents you with a favorable search bar
at the top of each page, and each time you search for something,
Facebook will give you suggestions of what you can find, for example,
simply write "Friends" as the engine tells you several suggestions like
"... who like to walk; ... who likes to listen to music," among others.
After clicking on Search, it will be researched by which the title of that page.
During the event, Zuckerberg also explained the difference between Web search and this Serach Graph.
The Web Search is poised to pesquiser about certain keywords provided by the user, such as 'technology'. In
turn, the Graph Search searches on phrases or combination of phrases
such as "Friends of mine who live in New York and like Queen."
This research will provide access to people, photos, interests, etc. .. that has been shared on Facebook. Virtually Facebook is a browser!
Another difference is that the data contained in Graph
Seach come from Facebook, and were shared with certain people, and many
contents are not public, but only visible to friends.
Here now must be many to question the privacy ...
Well, but during the event, and all explanations that
occurred, it appears that privacy is assured, and this is one of the
main priorities of Zuckerberg and team remaining in this project.
Thus, for a lot of information that is contained in Google Search, the user can only view the remaining placed as public . The information and content shared with friends only, will only be displayed in Graph Search, by those same friends.
Today the Beta was available, but only used for some of
the U.S., yet some features are not yet available but will be in the
coming months. What can research on Graph Search? Some examples:
People: "friends who live in my town," "people in my town who like rock."
Photos: "Photos like that", "Photos of my friends, before 1999", "photographs in new york."
Places: "Restaurants in Viseu," "Cities visited by my family."
Interests: "Music that my friends like," "Movies that people liked and I also like", "Languages that my friends talk."
What is Graph Search?
Graph Search is a new way for you to find people, photos, places and interests That are most relevant to you on Facebook.
What is Graph Search is useful?
Graph Search will help you instantly find others, learn
more about Them and make connections, explore photos, quickly find
places like Local Attractions and restaurants, and learn about common
interests like music, movies, books and more. All results are based on the unique strength of relationships and connections.
What can I search for?
Graph With Search, you can search for people, photos, places and interests.
How do I search?
Type your search into the blue bar at the top of the page. As you start to type, suggestions Appear in the drop down. You can refine your search using the tools on the right-hand side of the page.
Some example searches include:
People who live nearby and like tennis
Photos before 1990
Photos of my friends in New York
Sushi restaurants in Palo Alto my friends have liked
Tourist attractions in Italy visited by my friends
How are you rolling this out?
Graph Search is in a limited preview, or beta. That means Graph Search will only be available to a very small number of people who use Facebook in U.S. Inglês.
Does Graph Search change any of my current privacy settings?
No. Graph Search follows your current privacy settings. You can only search for content That Has Been shared with you.
How do I control what tags, locations and photos can show up about me?
To control tags, photos or posts about you with locations That Appear in search, go to your Activity Log
The Graph Search seems to be a very interesting project, and I am very curious to try. I am sorry that it had not been presented before my thesis, because it would give me way too!
