mardi 27 mai 2014

Facebook & The Potential Mobile Impact By An Online Marketing Firm

By Robbie Sutter


Facebook recently unveiled version 10.0 of its iOS app, designed for Apple products, and it drew attention for a number of reasons. The reason why this app is continually upgraded, from what I have seen, is because of the idea that Facebook is turning to the mobile front. With this comes the need to upgrade its app over the course of time, which it has done well. However, with various features added in with the version 10.0 upgrade, there is a tremendous amount of discussion to be done as well.

One of the main features that stood out, to me, was the way in which sent messages have changed. Specifically, you may find yourself in an area where a connection isn't prevalent, whether it is on an airplane, in a wooded area, or what have you. Whatever the case may be, if you send out messages on Facebook without a solid connection, they will actually be posted once you arrive in a location where a steady connection is prevalent. This is perhaps one of the handier additions to the app I have seen.

I believe that any online marketing firm can agree with the potential effectiveness that this change can have. After all, Facebook - as a business - is focusing tremendously on mobile and firms along the lines of fishbat would be able to agree with such a sentiment. With many features being added to the app on a constant basis, I have no doubt that they will prove useful for many people. There are also those additions which most people did not take towards as fondly and I feel like they deserve to be talked about as well.

I'd like to focus on the one change made to the ap in regards to the "Most Recent" sorting. Basically, instead of posts being show on the news feed by the times that they were posted, they are set by how popular they are, by default. This isn't a terribly detrimental change, though, as the sorting can be swapped over to "Most Recent" through a step-by-step process. However, I have to wonder how many Facebook users will take the time to go about this endeavor.

To say that Facebook's latest update to its iOS app was met with a mixed response would be an understatement. However, in order for companies to better understand what their fans want in an app, they have to take it upon themselves to research. They should read what others say - whether through reviews, comments, or what have you - and go on to make changes based on those thoughts. If the thoughts in question are taken into heavy consideration, I believe that further updates will be that much better.




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