Facebook is set to announce plans that will allow third-party companies to develop a core part of the site—being the “news feed” that users see upon first logging in. This will affect the site in a couple of ways. From the business side, the operation may prove risky if large portions of the sites 200 million users begin to prefer the developments from the third-parties, instead of facebook.com. There is an upside however; as facebook has been under scrutiny about how tightly they control the interface and design of their website. Additionally, upon acceptance of the user, information that appears on facebook can be extended to more companies and even other social networks. This could mean big things for the music world, as more people will begin to be able to access information about any promotion going on. So poke wisely my friends, as you might actually jab a CEO right in the ribs.
--Will Hackett
“I’ve Got Friends” by Manchester Orchestra
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