Facebook reportedly testing Twitter-like breaking news app
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#H5KW)
App that would allow publishers to highlight and push news events to Facebook users is said to be in alpha-stage testing
Facebook could be preparing to take on Twitter at its own game, with a standalone news application for mobile phones.
The product, which is reportedly in "alpha" stage testing as part of the company's Facebook for Business initiative, would allow users to follow specific topics and receive instant alerts of up to 100 characters of text when a breaking news event occurs.
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