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Facebook launches a host of new audio features and tools

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The success of social networks like Clubhouse is making Facebook anxious.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said that Facebook is launching a new set of tools and features designed to make it easier for users to connect with each other and with their favorite content creators. through sound. Before that, digital audio content suddenly became a phenomenon in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo: Axios Sharing with the community on the Discord chat app, Mark Zuckerberg announced a product roadmap that Facebook will launch within the next 3 to 6 months. Products that the head of Facebook announced include: Photo: Axios – Soundbites: Short audio product of Facebook to serve users. Mark Zuckerberg says the product looks like an audio version of Reels (similar video product to Instagram’s TikTok). Users can share short audio clips on their News Feed or they can listen to a series of short, algorithmically arranged audio clips on the News Feed. Photo: Axios – Podcasts: Facebook will build a tool that allows users to explore Podcasts content on Facebook. Facebook may partner with an external Podcasts app to implement this feature. Photo: Yahoo Live audio: Users can chat with audio on Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg believes live chat audio can help Facebook improve the economics of content creators. Mark Zuckerberg has started experimenting with more sound platforms in recent times as the trend gets stronger. A few weeks ago, he announced a shopping-related partnership with Shopify on Clubhouse, the popular audio social network recently.