Thursday, April 11, 2013

Facebook New Home



Facebook new home
Taking over the main screen on androdes

Check phones almost 100 times aday where facebook is around 12

Center around people, but people first then apps

What external observations did Facebook make that most likely led to the development of Home?
The technical environment that has lead to people checking the home screen 100+ times a day and facebook only on average of 12 leads facebook to realize they could easily hook into the home screens additional activity to increase their views and in turn potential marketing opportunities.

What potential barriers is Facebook creating for its competitors by essentially becoming the home page for android users? There is only one home screen, so if they are able to secure even just the default of being the home screen they will be able to get users hooked.  One huge barrier to its competitors is that end users don’t like change, once they become familiar with a product and its operation, it will be hard to get customers to invest their time in alternative options for the phones home screen.

In terms of forecasting, what do you think is the full potential of Home?
I think it is large, but there is going to be a huge barrier to overcome with privacy issues, even as the technology becomes more advance at connecting with people, there is still the question of how connected people want to be, in particular their privacy.

How will Home impact Facebook’s leverage with advertisers?
It could be potentially large, given the additional number of views, facebook could develop a strong opportunity for the advertisers to connect to the facebook users, even when they are just acting a cell phone user.

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