Monday, June 13, 2011

Facebook Is Testing Twitter-Like 'Happening Now' Feature


Facebook has started testing its new tool in real time, which is similar to the Twitter timeline, reported The Next Web on Friday. Called "Happening Now ", the bar can only be seen by some users - less than 1%, according to the social network. It provides information sharing of user's contacts without leaving the homepage, the right of the News Feed.


The bar for most users currently shows ads, but should be replaced in the coming days following testing with selected logins. Among the updates that must enter the "Happening Now ", every time are contacts, "tan"something.

"We will be improving the tool in the coming days for more people and expand the service, " said Facebook.