May 22, 2014 at 12:38Facebook mobile app knows what you're listening and watching
Since yesterday, the Facebook application has been able to recognize music and television series that the owner of the mobile device is listening / watching.
This option was created in order to quickly share information between users of a social network. As soon as a person begins to write a message, Facebook offers details about the currently playing musical composition or television series.
“We want to make it easier for people to share stories,” says Aryeh Selekman, product manager overseeing the development of this option. “I hope that there are people who will like her and who will write more as a result.”
The audio recognition function works like a similar feature in the Shazam application, which also allows you to recognize and identify musical compositions using microphones built into smartphones.
The Selekman team spent about one year creating it. In order to realize the function of recognition of series, Facebook has entered into partnerships with 160 television stations in the United States. According to the developers, the identification application requires no more than 15 seconds of time.
Facebook also made deals with music streaming services such as Spotify and Rdio. As a result, users of the social network who read the notes of the authors will be able to listen to the compositions mentioned in the text to a limited extent. A new option, if desired, can be disabled.
In the event that a sufficient number of users who take advantage of the new opportunity are typed, Facebook will receive enough data to compile a popularity rating for television series. Even if the user disables the option, the company will continue to collect data, but it will be stored in anonymous form. This will also take into account the duration of the series.
Users who use the new option when compiling a publication will see an icon with a picture of a small equalizer. Its appearance speaks of the discovery of a sound source, an attempt to recognize it and compare it with a music company or television series. If successful, a title with a picture will be displayed (for example, an album cover). Just click on it and other users of the social network will find out what Facebook already knows about you - what you listen to and watch.
Source: wsj.com
This option was created in order to quickly share information between users of a social network. As soon as a person begins to write a message, Facebook offers details about the currently playing musical composition or television series.
“We want to make it easier for people to share stories,” says Aryeh Selekman, product manager overseeing the development of this option. “I hope that there are people who will like her and who will write more as a result.”
The audio recognition function works like a similar feature in the Shazam application, which also allows you to recognize and identify musical compositions using microphones built into smartphones.
The Selekman team spent about one year creating it. In order to realize the function of recognition of series, Facebook has entered into partnerships with 160 television stations in the United States. According to the developers, the identification application requires no more than 15 seconds of time.
Facebook also made deals with music streaming services such as Spotify and Rdio. As a result, users of the social network who read the notes of the authors will be able to listen to the compositions mentioned in the text to a limited extent. A new option, if desired, can be disabled.
In the event that a sufficient number of users who take advantage of the new opportunity are typed, Facebook will receive enough data to compile a popularity rating for television series. Even if the user disables the option, the company will continue to collect data, but it will be stored in anonymous form. This will also take into account the duration of the series.
Users who use the new option when compiling a publication will see an icon with a picture of a small equalizer. Its appearance speaks of the discovery of a sound source, an attempt to recognize it and compare it with a music company or television series. If successful, a title with a picture will be displayed (for example, an album cover). Just click on it and other users of the social network will find out what Facebook already knows about you - what you listen to and watch.
Source: wsj.com