socialmedian: Facebook Launches New Mobile Touch Site

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Source: ReadWriteWeb

Oct 22, 2009

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As iPhone and Android users, it's easy to forget that Facebook hasn't been fully optimized for all touchscreen phones. Many of us sit here from the comfort of our sleek mobile applications, never knowing the drudgery that Palm owners have to face as they type in URLs to open their favorite services. Well Palm owners, you're in luck. As of today, Facebook has launched a a new touchscreen mobile site.

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According to AllFacebook, the company is looking to offer a consistent user experience across all devices, regardless of how Facebook is accessed. While this is a stopgap measure until Facebook applications are built for emerging touchscreen phones, the new site is a much better interface than the standard mobile iteration. In the past, mobile site users tolerated one long stream of notifications, messages, friend requests and invitations. For a power Facebook user, the single stream display was easily overwhelming. By improving upon the mobile experience, the company is removing the barrier to photo uploads, notes and status messages for these users.

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Wpbasti,

Nov 02, 2009

I like the mobile version. Maybe the simplicity offered by the mobile apps and sites of Facebook is offered for the normal homepage in the future as well.