Facebook Launches Mobile Messenger App
In the wake of Google+, first Facebook partners with Skype to offer video chat to its 750 million+ users. Today, they have an answer to both Huddle and Google Latitude: Messenger.
The normal Facebook app for iPhone and Android does have chat, but it looks like they wanted to optimize the mobile chatting experience and add additional features. And to be able to push it out faster to compete in time with Google+, I bet they created a separate development team so as not to affect the regular Facebook experience. What does Messenger do?
Group Chat
Similar to Huddle on the Google+ mobile app, you can now send messages to multiple friends, and it appears just like a chatroom. However, it doesn't seem like you are able to participate in group-based chats, meaning chats for a specific Facebook group (i.e. "New York City Biking"). Of course, this works with friends that are both using the app or the web browser.
Cross platform facebook chatting app works on iPhone and Android. Can also communicate with web users.
Location
In a 1-on-1 chat or a group chat, you can choose to share your location with members of the chat (and no one else). Everyone who shares their location can be seen on the Map tab of the chat, which looks a lot like Google Latitude but with chat overlays. This will be pretty cool if you are trying to meet up with a group of friends from miles away.
See where everyone is in the chat (if you decide to share your location)
Instant Photo Share
Chatting with friends need not be only text, you can also instantly take a photo and put it right within the chat. This will no doubt assist loved ones while traveling.
In my opinion the map location feature puts Facebook one step ahead of Huddle/Latitude essentially by combining chat with location in the social space. Because Google+ only recently started they still have yet to integrate many of their services with Plus (Latitude, Calendar, Documents, Gmail). The social network battle is really heating up and no doubt Google will be close at Facebook's tail.
Get Facebook Messenger for iPhone
Published August 9, 2011 by:
Michael Butler
Michael joined the RustyBrick team in 2008 to focus on transitioning existing web sites to new & enhanced platforms. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2005 and holds a B.S. in Computer Science.
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8 COMMENTS
posted by Search Engine Optimization on: Feb 22, 2012 08:47am
Amazing how simple it can be to communicate with people and have them understand a certain topic, you made my day.
posted by Mobile App Development on: Jan 25, 2012 12:50pm
Facebook' Mobile Messenger App is really good and its graphics and Its Mobile Application Development skills are good.
posted by Web Application Development on: Jan 24, 2012 09:02am
Facebooks Video chat with Skype and Google Hangout stuff is really good.
posted by iSEOforGoogle on: Sep 20, 2011 12:09pm
Yes Facebook has to fight back to Google+ or it could be a great competition for it.
posted by Web Application development on: Sep 29, 2011 11:18am
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posted by Smart12b on: Nov 8, 2011 02:20pm
It was just a matter of time before another player comes into to vast social scene. These guys (facebooke/google) are brilliant. They are on the technological frontier and pushing the edge. I think mobile marketing will be the playing field for the fight, being that 9 out of 10 Americans have a cell phone. That includes man, women, and children. What an enormous marketing opportunity.
posted by Web Application development on: Nov 12, 2011 04:44am
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