For a while now, Facebook has been working on a service called Reader. It’s somewhat of a newspaper app for the social media world. It will publish stories and other things from users and put it in a paper style format.
If you’re familiar with Flipboard, Reader is expected to be a little like that. Flipboard, which collects news from online publishers, is getting more popular. It’s definitely more popular than the traditional newspaper. I can say that for all mobile news readers. In fact, Linkldin recently purchased news reader app Pulse for $90 million. As Linkldin and Twitter promote their news services, Flipboard has 50 million users and show no signs of slowing down. Reader’s progress has been watched closely, even by Mark Zuckerberg himself. There’s no telling when, or even if, Reader will be released. Nobody on Facebook is talking.
Remember when I reported about a Facebook phone few people are getting excited about? Well, I have a feeling Reader might be a different response. If they come up with Reader, make sure the articles that are published are true! I’m tired of reading phony Facebook post like Bill Cosby’s 83 and Tired false rant. I’m tired of reading post where celebrities die and miraculously, they’re walking down Rodeo Drive the next day. So Facebook Reader, make sure your stories are true and your sources are credible. If they can remember that, I predict Reader will be a great success for Facebook. I see why Pulse is being sought after. I see why news reader apps are doing so well. I read a statistic from September 2012 saying 60% of the public distrust the mainstream media. I myself get my news from alternative media (RT, NPR, You Tube bloggers). Facebook Reader could have quite the market. Which would you rather read/watch: a news reader or a mainstream media news hour?