Facebook is testing a new feature that lets users check in on live events from their couches at home. The annual music festival, usually featuring rock or alternative music, along with other entertaining treats, has now been partnered up with the social media giant for proper promotion.
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook might be happy for his new baby’s arrival or have a 1.49 billion users in social media, he never take a break from giving new things or experimenting with his Facebook.
These days, it seems that the trend with social networks is no longer about what you’re eating or how you’re feeling right now. “Place Tips gather useful information about a business or landmark-like posts from the business’ Page, upcoming events and friends’ recommendations and check-ins-and show it at the top of News Feed to in-store visitors”, is how it defines itself. Snapchat also has its Our Story feature which leverages the buzz about events that are happening in real time. With Facebook new live event streaming feature which debuts at Lollapalooza, the company is unlocking these location restrictions.
If you can’t make it to Lollapalooza this year, there’s no need to be jealous of your friends who are attending.
“This Place Tips Lollapalooza experience is just one of the many ways Facebook is trying to help people get the feel of an event when they’re not there”,
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a spokeswoman for Facebook said in an email. While Snapchat and Twitter receives live website content from all of that readers, Facebook’e live water sources merely component of those in the friends’ e-mail list. Twitter, on the other hand, is rumored to launch its own version of the live event coverage, called Project Lightning, before the year is over. Facebook says Lollapalooza is a test, and it will continue to explore applications for the feature in the future.
