Facebook's Mobile Strategy: Create Experiences That Can't Be Done On Desktop

As Facebook pushes more and more to become a mobile-focused company, it wants to create experiences that simply cannot occur on laptop or desktop computers. Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call that Facebook is working on mobile-first programs. Vice President of Partnerships Dan Rose, elaborated on the social network's mobile mission at AllThingsD's D: Dive Into Media Conference Tuesday, saying that Facebook sends 180 million clicks per month to the Apple App Store and Google Play.

As Facebook pushes more and more to become a mobile-focused company, it wants to create experiences that simply cannot occur on laptop or desktop computers. Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that Facebook is working on mobile-first programs. Vice President of Partnerships Dan Rose, elaborated on the social network’s mobile mission at AllThingsD’s D: Dive Into Media Conference Tuesday, saying that Facebook sends 180 million clicks per month to the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Rose noted that people use Facebook on their phones much differently than their desktops, simply because not many people are lugging around their computers everywhere.

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