: Realizing they could use the iPhone's GPS. For the first time, you weren't just "at home"; you were "at the concert" in real-time.
It was July 2008, and the air in Palo Alto was electric. At Facebook HQ, the "Mobile Team" wasn't a department; it was three guys in a corner fueled by espresso and the knowledge that the world was about to change. The Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
: It set the blueprint for every social media app we use today—the infinite scroll, the tab bar, and the mobile notification. Facebook 2.0 For Iphone 3G
: It had to work on 3G speeds, which felt fast then but would feel like dial-up today. Coding in the Dark
: Abandoning the "grid" layout of the first experimental app. : Realizing they could use the iPhone's GPS
had just been announced. More importantly, the was opening. The Great Migration
: They optimized the code so photos would upload in the background, allowing users to keep scrolling while their 2-megapixel memories traveled to the cloud. The Launch At Facebook HQ, the "Mobile Team" wasn't a
: Introducing the News Feed as a living, breathing stream.
: Realizing they could use the iPhone's GPS. For the first time, you weren't just "at home"; you were "at the concert" in real-time.
It was July 2008, and the air in Palo Alto was electric. At Facebook HQ, the "Mobile Team" wasn't a department; it was three guys in a corner fueled by espresso and the knowledge that the world was about to change. The Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
: It set the blueprint for every social media app we use today—the infinite scroll, the tab bar, and the mobile notification.
: It had to work on 3G speeds, which felt fast then but would feel like dial-up today. Coding in the Dark
: Abandoning the "grid" layout of the first experimental app.
had just been announced. More importantly, the was opening. The Great Migration
: They optimized the code so photos would upload in the background, allowing users to keep scrolling while their 2-megapixel memories traveled to the cloud. The Launch
: Introducing the News Feed as a living, breathing stream.