Facebook launches Internet.org `Internet a human right`

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, recently announced that the Internet might actually be a human right. Mark Zuckerberg said "Everything facebook has done has been about giving all people around the world the power to connect' The launch of internet.org, a global partnership with the goal of making internet access available to the next 5 billion people on earth. Founding members of internet.org- Facebook, Ericson,MediaTek,Nokia,Opera,Qualcomm and Sumsung- will develop joint projects,share knowledge and mobilise industry and governments to bring the world online. The birth of such an initiative by global players in the communications industry will bring access to internet at low cost through smartphones and tablets. These technology leaders will aim to make strides in global internet connectivity by 1- making access affordable 2- using data more efficiently and 3- helping business drive access.This will mean that all major and small industry players come together to formulate a global village of access to the internet. 'Today, only 2,7 billion people have access to the internet. Internet adoption is growing by less than 3% each year, which is slow considering how early we are in the Internets development' according to Facebook`s media room www.newsroom.fc.com A lot would need to be done also in South Africa and the whole of Africa, when it comes to infrastructure.But as long as we got the big guns looking out for us, internet access to all is possible to all. https://newsroom.fb.com/

Facebook pushes to bridge language divide with new acquisition.#voicetechnology

Facebook on its push for mobile technology has acquired Mobile Technologies, the team behind mobile (iOS and android) voice translation app jibbigo.


According to reports on the appData website, Jibbigo is the number 28 highest grossing iOS travel application. Jibbigo is the worlds first speech-to-speech translator on a mobile phone, that runs online and offline, independent from the internet. Travelers around the world use this application (Jibbigo) to communicate in foreign countries. Health care workers overcome the language challenge in humanitarian missions around the world.

with 6,000 languages in the world, this technology can become very useful in the hands of the mighty Facebook company, which continues to drive the mobile push.

 Facebook Director of Product management, Tom Stock confirmed the acquisition:

it has always been our mission to make the world more open and connected. although more than a billion people use Facebook around the world every month, were always looking for ways to help connect the rest of the world. #voicetechnology has become an increasingly important way for people to navigate mobile devices and the web.

Jibbigo also commented on the acquisition:
Mobile Technologies was founded in 2001 with the goal of breaking through language barriers to open up communication between the people of the world.

What does the future hold for Facebook with #voicetechnology and making the world an even more #xonnected place where languages are just nothing more than just languages. Will Facebook integrate this new acquisition or use it as a stand alone app. Imagine scrolling through ones time line using your voice?



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