Twitter can’t seem to catch a break.
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Business Insider has reviewed screenshots of the new product and spoken to a source who has been playing around with the Facebook Business platform.
A new report claims that Facebook is prepping a “breaking news” app that’s meant to push alerts to users when important news happens. Once someone downloads it, they are asked to choose publications (news providers) that they want to follow (or receive news from).
Publications that get on board would be able to send out instant notifications to all of its followers for the latest news.
Only a select number of publications will partner with Facebook on this at first, but that may change if the app proves to be successful.
“We don’t comment on rumors or speculation”, a Facebook spokesperson told the Daily News.
The app-which allegedly is still in alpha testing-would work very similar to Twitter.
Still in early development stages, the app is said to work by asking which publications you’d like to receive notifications from and what your topics of interest are. There is no conformation from Facebook about this supposed news application, but its been speculated that a few companies have been roped in by Facebook to pilot the app.
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The blast will go out, and when people click on the link, they’ll be taken to the publication’s website to read the article.
