Companies around the world could soon revalue their rule "banning Facebook" if one believes the Financial Times . He says that the blue giant has tested a new version of Facebook, specifically designed for workplace use.
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According to the anonymous source of the FT, the new service allows a colleague to discuss with one another, and also the opportunity to publish links with professional associates. Users will also be able to collaborate with each other on documents, suggesting an apparently more ambitious plan. Thus, Facebook would have their eyes not only on LinkedIn, but also other services like Google Drive and Microsoft Office.
The service, apparently named "Facebook at Work", similar to the Facebook website commonly used by 1.35 billion monthly users. However, despite the similarity, personal and professional accounts from Facebook will reportedly entirely separate.
Facebook employees have tested the service in the past year, and a number of trusted companies have recently been contacted, says the FT.
As the report points out, for Facebook at Work is a success, the company Mark Zuckerberg will first have to convince businesses that service integrates robust security measures, with private conversations between employees and customers, as well as confidential data shared on the network.
The expected service matches the mission of Facebook "give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected" , and comes as the company looks to new opportunities for expansion. Other plans for the company are helping to provide Internet connectivity to remote areas of the world by deploying a fleet of so-called Wi-fi drones in the upper atmosphere of the Earth, a move that could allow him inflate its user base for its applications and services.
Facebook at Work should be free to use - at least initially - with revenues from advertising.
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According to the anonymous source of the FT, the new service allows a colleague to discuss with one another, and also the opportunity to publish links with professional associates. Users will also be able to collaborate with each other on documents, suggesting an apparently more ambitious plan. Thus, Facebook would have their eyes not only on LinkedIn, but also other services like Google Drive and Microsoft Office.
The service, apparently named "Facebook at Work", similar to the Facebook website commonly used by 1.35 billion monthly users. However, despite the similarity, personal and professional accounts from Facebook will reportedly entirely separate.
As the report points out, for Facebook at Work is a success, the company Mark Zuckerberg will first have to convince businesses that service integrates robust security measures, with private conversations between employees and customers, as well as confidential data shared on the network.
The expected service matches the mission of Facebook "give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected" , and comes as the company looks to new opportunities for expansion. Other plans for the company are helping to provide Internet connectivity to remote areas of the world by deploying a fleet of so-called Wi-fi drones in the upper atmosphere of the Earth, a move that could allow him inflate its user base for its applications and services.
Facebook at Work should be free to use - at least initially - with revenues from advertising.