Facebook
brings Graph search to mobile, lets you find specific individual posts by
Keyword.
Facebook's
latest update allows users to search for specific individual posts in addition
to finding people, places, and information. The update has been rolled out to
Facebook's iOS app and desktop for now, and will be rolled to Android soon.
Facebook says in a blog post, that users are
often frustrated with seeing a post on their News Feed, and then being unable
to find it a few hours later or even just moments after refreshing the page.
“With a quick search, you can get back to a fun video from your graduation, a news
article you’ve been meaning to read, or photos from your friend’s wedding last
summer,” Facebook added.
Facebook
rolled out its Graph search nearly two years back,
however it took some time to make it user friendly. Product manager Rousseau
Kazi stated that “Phrases are pretty complex”, but adds that the social
networking site has spent time with user experience researchers to figure out
what people wanted.
The
new update will allow the social networking site to
compete with Google and Twitter for searching posts in
real-time. Kazi notes “Giving people the ability to quickly tap into what
friends are saying about a certain world is pretty powerful.” For e.g, if you
search for a dentists you will be able to see relevant posts that your friends
have shared with you and not some random data keeping your privacy intact.
"it's not a way to search everything posted on Facebook, and your privacy
settings remain intact." "You can only find posts that have been
shared with you," says Kazi. "There's no change to privacy, this is
only things that your friends and your community have shared with you."
A
Facebook spokesperson stated, “The updates are being rolled initially on
desktop and iPhone. We’ll be listening to people’s feedback and making
improvements from there. Then we’ll bring these updates to Android. People who
use Facebook on Android will still be able to search for people, Pages, Groups,
and apps. No specific timing to share on Android availability.”
Source:
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