It looks like Facebook might be giving Google a run for its money with a new in-app search feature. Facebook’s new “search engine” would allow users to enter search terms when updating a status and select from a drop down menu of links. That way, users never have to leave the social network to find a link that they want to post.
Recently, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the existence of the search feature to TechCrunch.”We’re piloting a new way to add a link that’s been shared on Facebook to your posts and comments,”
The idea is that while users currently need to exit Facebook to post external links, using either Google or copying and pasting straight from a source, this new feature would allow
Randomly selected beta users in the United States will begin seeing “add a link” as an option next to their Facebook status fields in the mobile app. It sounds simple enough, but what edge could
Jack Kent, a senior mobile analyst at IHS, spoke with CNBC about the idea.”If you look at Facebook’s progress over the last few years, the real growth has been in its mobile advertising revenue,” he said. “That means that
It’s unclear exactly how the search function will work, or when it will roll out to all users, but the start of beta testing hints that it should be coming soon.
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