Facebook is the most popular social networking site in the world. With over 400 million members in nearly every country on earth, the network is still growing. One of the reasons that Facebook has been able to sustain and even increase its appeal is because they continually give users new and exciting ways to access the site. In this article we are going to discuss Facebook apps .
Shortly after Facebook went global in 2008, they decided to offer their first generation of applications. Why did they do this? For starters, they understood that users needed more convenient ways to access the site. At the time, the average user was spending nearly forty-five minutes a day on Facebook.
This was an impressive statistic, but users were still only able to access Facebook from a computer. Due in a large part to the stunning success of the iPhone and its apps, Facebook decided to go mobile. Unfortunately, their first generation of apps was a massive flop.
Facebook users complained that they had poor graphics, few features, and that they were difficult to use. The company accepted this constructive criticism and went back to the drawing board. By the end of the year they introduced a new generation of applications that were generally very well received.
What can you do with Facebook apps? Today, mobile apps let users access their accounts, add pictures, post comments, and chat with friends. Though they do not offer unfettered access, members can use most of the popular features the site has to offer.
