Facebook ‘Save’ takes on Pocket for your read-it-later habit – SlashGear
On his watch, the D-League has hit record attendance numbers and revenue from ticket sales and marketing partnerships, and also broadened media distribution via new broadcast TV and digital outlets. “Facebook is a powerful platform for connecting people with the sports, athletes and events they care about,” Grudin said in announcing the appointment. “Dan is a welcome addition to the team building more meaningful connections, conversations and experiences in this area.” Last December, Facebook acquired SportStream, a small startup that aggregated and analyzed sports-related social conversations and content about sports in real time. Facebook’s partnerships team works with the SportStream product group, both of which are overseen by Justin Osofsky, VP of global operations and media partnerships.
In addition to interesting articles you come across, Ave will also let you tag things like media and links to websites you find in your feed. Your saved items are visible only to you until you share them. The feature, which is listed under the More header in the slide-out menu, also categorizes your items accordingly. Save a movie showtime, and it will be under Movies. The actions are similar to other Facebook apps like Messenger slide the listing to delete, archive, or share.
Twitter Twitter already had a similar feature implemented called Favorites for content that users want to store and check on later. The addition of a bookmarking feature on Facebook just seems natural. The Saved item feature will be rolled out over the next few days for every Facebook user on desktop and mobile platforms. As a Facebook user, do you think this feature will be useful for you?
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