Facebook unveils new messaging system

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Facebook unveils new messaging system

2010-11-16 02:08:05 GMT+7 (ICT)

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday unveiled the new modern messaging system of the popular social networking site.

Zuckerberg said that the new system was planned as an informal alternative to the email. He recalled talking to high school students recently and knowing about the desire for a less formal way of communicating instead of the traditional email.

"This is not an email killer. This is a messaging experience that includes email as one part of it," Zuckerberg said. "It's all about making communication simpler. This is the way that the future should work."

The founder of Facebook added that the keys for a modern messaging system are seamless, informal, immediate, personal, simple, minimal and short. In order to achieve that, Facebook will provide seamless messaging, conversation history and a social inbox.

The new Facebook messaging will allow users to communicate no matter what format used: email, chat, SMS. The new system also keeps all messaging in a single social inbox and all the conversation history is kept too.

The system will merge four main things: SMS, IM, email and Facebook messages. Any user can also get facebook.com email address if desired. Zuckerberg added that 15 engineers worked in the project, the most ever worked on a single Facebook project.

In addition, the new messaging system will work on their mobile applications as well. An updated iPhone application is going to be launched shortly.

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How The New Facebook Messages & Email System Works

At one end of the spectrum, Facebook says it’s “simple” and “fun.” On the other end, some are saying it’s Facebook’s version of Google Wave. And just about everyone spent the weekend suggesting that it’s a “Gmail killer.”

“It” is Facebook’s new, Whatever-you-do-don’t-call-it-email-but-hey-here’s-a-Facebook-email-address-for-you email and messaging system. Facebook says it’s more like chat; and it’s definitely not an email killer.

Who’s right? We’ll all decide that collectively as the invites get sent out. Until then, here’s how Facebook’s new Messages system works, via a screenshot-filled PDF distributed at today’s news conference.

Source:
http://searchengineland.com/how-facebook-messages-email-system-works-56004

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Facebook founder 'spotted in Bangkok pub'
By Noppajak Attanon,
Asina Pornwasin
The Nation
2010-12-29

Mark Zuckerberg, famous for founding the Facebook networking website, was spotted chilling out with mates at a Thong Lor bar on Monday night.

Nattawat Samattadol, a friend of the owner of Enchanted Bar in the trendy J Avenue retail centre, said he did not recognise Zuckerberg at first, but became certain it was him after googling the young billionaire's name and checking his photos.

He said Zuckerberg arrived in a casual outfit - T-shirt and black slippers - which looked like the same style as in the movie "The Social Network".

Nattawat said a group of friends stood in front of the bar talking about their favourite movie - "The Social Network" - and Facebook. Nattawat thought one of them looked a lot like Zuckerberg, and mentioned it to his friends. They agreed, but were dubious that Time magazine's Person of the Year would be in Enchanted Bar.

So they asked him directly: "Are you Mark Zuckerberg?" He answered: "Yes," adding: "Why is the place so full?"

Nattawat told him: "We have the Room 39 band tonight."

Then a woman returned from the seat-reservation counter and took Zuckerberg out of the pub.

"She had asked for seats but reservation staff told her that the place was fully reserved, with no seats left for walk-ins, as tonight there was a performance by Room 39," Nattawat said.

"We did not realise that we should take a photo of him because all conversations between us happened very fast, within only one minute."

Zuckerberg came to Thailand to attend the wedding of Chris Cox, a vice president of Facebook and a long-time friend. Cox's wedding to a Thai woman will take place at a restaurant in the Sukhumvit area tonight.

No journalist here has had a chance to meet with Zuckerberg. However, his presence in Bangkok is becoming the talk of Thailand among the country's social-network community. Thai media are also investigating his visit in the hope of coming up with a good story.

Yet many people still doubt that Zuckerberg is really here, suspecting it is just a rumour, as nobody seemed to know he was coming.