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Facebook Adds Dating App, Launches Oculus Go

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Facebook Adds Dating App, Launches Oculus Go

Facebook has announced it will add a dating service to its growing list of new products.

The announcement came Tuesday at Facebook’s F8 conference in San Jose, California. The yearly event is for app developers and is a place for the company to show off its latest products and services.

Facebook has considered adding a dating app for years. But founder1 Mark Zuckerberg said he felt now is the right time to begin the service. He said that currently, 1 in 3 marriages in the United States starts with an internet relationship. About 200 million people on Facebook identify themselves as single.

Zuckerberg said the new service would be “coming soon.” He noted2 that the service will aim to help users build long-term relationships, “not just hookups.”

“And if we’re focused on helping3 people build meaningful relationships, then this is perhaps the most meaningful of all.”

He added that the dating service will appear within the Facebook app, but users will have complete control over whether they want to use it. People can choose to enter a dating profile. But this will be separate from an individual’s main Facebook profile, and will not be seen by users’ friends.

Internet dating is very popular in the U.S. Facebook says its app will provide strong competition to existing sites such as Match, Tinder, OkCupid, JDate and eHarmony. The value of stock in those companies dropped sharply after the announcement.

Zuckerberg said the dating app was designed with strong tools to protect the safety and privacy of Facebook users. The announcement about the dating app comes as the company tries to ease public anger over its privacy policies.

Issues over privacy still a concern

The Facebook chief recently apologized that the company did not take more steps to protect users’ private information. Zuckerberg has admitted to U.S. lawmakers and to the public that the company made mistakes in dealing4 with personal information. That includes sharing private information of up to 87 million users with a British political research company.

In another security-related announcement, Zuckerberg said Facebook was building a “clear history” privacy control. It is designed to clear records of where users go on Facebook. The company recently announced additional tools that it says will give users better choices and more ways to protect private data.

During his opening comments at the conference, Zuckerberg repeated many times what he considers to be Facebook’s main goal. He said it is to provide a place for people to build “meaningful relationships.”

During his presentation, he spoke5 about new products and services created to fulfill6 this goal.

The company’s new offerings suggest that Facebook wants to keep expanding into as many different areas of its users’ lives as possible. Zuckerberg repeatedly promised, “We will keep building.”

Extending other services

The new services extend to Facebook’s other brands, including Instagram and WhatsApp. Some are related to business.

One example of an existing business product is Facebook’s Marketplace. Users can buy or sell goods on the app. Zuckerberg said Marketplace is one of Facebook’s fastest growing services. The company says more than 800 million people in 70 countries now use the service monthly.

One of the company’s latest offerings is WhatsApp Business, designed to help people connect with local businesses. Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. The app was created as a way to let people share texts, photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.

Zuckerberg said Facebook plans to expand WhatsApp Business to large companies as well as small businesses. The idea is for users to use WhatsApp’s messaging technology to get services without having to place phone calls or visit a store.

Zuckerberg also wants Facebook’s Messenger service to be expanded to include more business applications.

He also announced plans to redesign Instagram to make it easier for users to find content that most interests them. Other changes announced for Instagram include a new group video chat feature and the addition of Facebook’s AR Camera Effects. This feature lets users add effects and designs to photos and videos.

And Zuckerberg pleased the crowd when he announced the launch of Facebook’s new Oculus Go virtual reality (VR) glasses. He said the devices would be available immediately. Prices for the device start at $199.

The glasses are designed to make people feel as though they are in a particular place, without physically7 being there. The crowd cheered loudly when Zuckerberg announced that everybody at F8 would receive an Oculus Go for free.

Zuckerberg ended by admitting the company had had, what he called, an “intense” year. But he said he wanted to place attention on trying to help people start meaningful relationships and “build things that bring people together.”

“So yes, this is an important moment. We need to do more to keep people safe, and we will. But we also need to keep building and bringing the world closer together.”

I’m Bryan Lynn.

Words in This Story

app – n. a type of application software designed to run on a computer or mobile device

hookup – n. (slang) when people get together for a sexual encounter

profile – n. brief written description that provides information about someone or something?

data – n. information or facts about something

brand – n. group of goods identified by name as the product

application – n. the way something is used for a particular purpose

feature – n. an interesting or important part, quality, ability, etc.

virtual reality – n. computer images and sounds that make you feel an imagined situation is real


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1 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
2 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
3 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
4 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
5 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
6 fulfill Qhbxg     
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
参考例句:
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
7 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

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