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Title: Why Facebook’s anonymous app will look nothing like Secret Post by: HCK on October 09, 2014, 03:00:37 pm Why Facebook’s anonymous app will look nothing like Secret
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Identity is the essence of Facebook. From day one, the social network has existed to connect people who know each other in real life. But now the company is reportedly building an anonymous app, which seems to fly in the face of its core mission.</p><p> Anonymity doesn’t add to Facebook’s data trove, or help the network sell ads. Popular anonymous apps (http://www.techhive.com/article/2100340/whisper-a-secret-to-the-whole-world-with-no-names-attached.html) like Secret and Whisper (http://www.techhive.com/article/2156743/anonymous-app-whisper-turns-into-a-time-vampire-with-new-categories-and-location-search.html) don’t have to worry about turning a profit, but Facebook’s venture capital-funded startup days are long gone. So what does an anonymous app do for a social network based on collecting information on your real life?</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2693220/why-facebook-s-anonymous-app-will-look-nothing-like-secret.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Why Facebook’s anonymous app will look nothing like Secret (http://www.macworld.com/article/2693220/why-facebook-s-anonymous-app-will-look-nothing-like-secret.html#tk.rss_all) |