With the ever growing popularity of smart phones, major internet sites such as Facebook are looking to make it even easier for people to access their sites on the move.
Facebook has become an internet phenomenon over recent years so it is no surprise the site is taking steps forward to make Facebook more mobile phone friendly. Although Facebook does currently have a special phone friendly site, it is now launching a new service – Facebook zero.
Facebook zero is a text only version of the site – making it easier to load up in areas with poor mobile phone and 3G coverage. This will enable those in rural towns and remote locations to easily access the service.
With Facebook becoming such a major source of news for many people – how many people found out about the death of Alexander McQueen and Michael Jackson through status updates? – this could have an influence on how people access news on the go. People who may not have had instant access to news whilst they were out and about can now log onto Facebook and keep up to date with the latest happenings. This will not of course replace the main sources of news in these remote areas but it will enable people to communicate and spread information in a much quicker fashion.
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