Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Facebook in Different Languages

Published on July 23, 2008 in Facebook.com news. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Facebook has definitely gone global. This is the reason why its developers are launching translations of the social networking site in different languages. It started with Facebook in Spanish, which was launched last January of 2008. Since then, the Internationalization department has been busy translating the site into sixteen more languages.

To date, Facebook is now available in German, French, Japanese, Italian, Chinese and a lot more. Expect more languages supported in the future. The language selector is located at the footer of any Facebook page.

Facebook’s goal is to bring the web site in the native language of the users. To do this, Facebook worked with the community to help translate it into other languages. It came out with a Translations Application so that the users can translate, review and vote on Translations in their native language. Once the translation is complete and the quality is verified by the community, the language will be launched for all Facebook users. Currently there are 63 languages open for translation.

Translating Facebook in native languages will help it in its attempt to be the world’s number one social networking site. Check out the Translations Application to find out if your native language is included in the list of translations.

Facebook for Your iPhone

Published on July 16, 2008 in Facebook information. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

The people behind Facebook are always looking for ways to bring Facebook to their users. iPhone users could find in the App Store a new Application called Facebook for iPhone. With this application, users can take photos with their iPhones and instantly upload it to the Mobile Uploads album of their Facebook account. This is just one of the things users can do with Facebook for iPhone.
Facebook for iPhone is much faster to use than going to the native website using your iPhone therefore you can easily access your Inbox, Friends and Photos. You won’t waste your time waiting for the page to load.

Another feature of Facebook for iPhone is the Facebook Chat. You can see who among your friends are online and talk to them for free. It works like an instant messaging application. So wherever you are, you are still connected with your friends.

Facebook for iPhone works with the old iPhone and the new iPhone 3G. The application is free from Apple’s App Store. This is just the beginning. The people behind Facebook are thinking of ways to fully maximize iPhone’s features. Expect in the future of other ways Facebook can make it easy for you to find more friends and stay connected with them.