Internet.org Launched in Pakistan Explore 17 Websites for Free on Telenor

As rumors are rotating that Telenor is in collaboration with Facebook today, just launched the internet.org initiative in Pakistan, through which all Telenor customers Prepaid and postpaid have the facility to use selected internet website for free.

Telenor just introduced a program with 17 websites today that are available for free unlimited browsing. Nevertheless, if there external links then it will be charged as per regular tariffs. The leading high-ups of Pakistan has attended this event including Michael Foley, CEO, Telenor, Irfan Wahab, Deputy CEO, Telenor Pakistan and Aslam Hayat Khan, VP, Telenor Pakistan.

Facebook officials, supported by Ime Archibong, Global Head for Strategic Partnerships at Facebook, in top priority of his type representation from Facebook in Pakistan, were also active in the event.

Telenor has said that its internet.org initiative is aimed for first time internet users. Company has said that its currently not looking at any business proposition, instead the whole initiative is targeted to convert more users to internet.

Here we are introducing the list of websites that are available for free browsing:

Facebook
Telenor Mobile Portal
AccuWeather
Babycenter & MAMA
BBC News
Bing
ESPN Cricinfo
Facts for Life
Girl Effect
IlmkiDunya
Malaria No More
Mustakbil.com
OLX
Telenor News
UrduPoint Cooking
Wikipedia
BBC Urdu

How to Approach These Websites

This is useful for all Telenor users; in whatever city or whatever package they are using, they can go to the internet.org from their cell phones to approach these websites. However moving towards the internet.org website, users will highlight a list of websites they can approach free. On the other hand if

you are using a Smartphone, you can easily download internet.org app from the respective app store to use it. Any consumption within internet.org will be free.

Both 3G and 2G users can approach the internet.org free and there is no specifications to subscribe either activate anything. Below is how it will be presented when Telenor users will visit internet.org using their mobile browsers.

Source: Propakistani

Facebook will facilitate with Background Info on Strangers Messaging You

Going about, doing what you want to do on the web and then are notified. A message on Facebook but the question is who is the person Do I Know him, Is there need to respond him? This is a situation where most of us are quite often since the beginning of social networks. Now the Facebook messenger is getting an advance step by showing some details the strange messengers who just plan to start a conversation. So no need to waste time by visiting strangers profile anymore.

As per the recent update, Facebook has started rolling out an update for its messenger application that will display this biographical info directly into conversation. The information will be highlighted while chatting with someone for the first time. This also appears for relatives, friends to whom you are not in touch for a long time. The contextual information can be seen for strangers as well as friends with whom you are not contacted.

The latest feature comes after Facebook’s release of the Hello dialler and caller ID application. This feature perform in similar fashion providing users an introduction to the person you are about to have a discussion. However, the feature is confined by the privacy manages the senders account. The details manifested are from the publically available account details so there is no special privacy bypass here. Facebook Hello and latest attributes presents social network’s enhancing interest to connect with people in your life other than just friend. This could support to identify worthy friends but its major benefit comes for professionals. Contextual details for the sender can support professional discussion for people not comprised as friends.

Only publically shared account details will be accessed so stringent privacy controls could bound how much you see. In the old days Facebook hid messages from strangers in other box but most probably it will change now at least for the messenger platform. The messenger application will have some add on features, like money, transferring to friends and some rumors indicates that games can be played using the app. This upcoming feature will be introduced in UK, India, France and USA with a worldwide release expected soon after that.

Facebook gets 70% Ad Revenue from Mobile

A recent report has revealed that 70% of Facebook’s Ad revenue was generated from mobile devices during 2015 quarter.

This marks the great volume of revenue produced from mobile for the company since its commencement. The revenue produced in Q1 2015 was over $3.54 billion, which is lower but still very much close to the calculations made by Wall Street.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg mentioned that the rise and fall in the exchange rate were to charge for the lesser revenue. But the question is had the exchange rate same, Facebook would have observed a revenue boost of 55% in spite of 46% increasing the entire revenue produced. The company noticed a round figure of 4 billion people daily watch the video views that prompted Sandberg to say, “Video is exploding on mobile”.

It is noticed Facebook makes it almost all revenue through mobile users. According to the COO, facebook requires to do a boosted job at targeted ads to enhance the incomes even further.

In another report, facebook highlighted 1.44 billion monthly active users and 1.25 billion among them were using mobile.

The company has gross income of $1.19 billion that 28% higher than Q1 2014. Facebook costs were privileged with expenditures totaling 2.61 billion, 83% higher year over year. Operating margin was decreased to 26% down from 43% last year.

CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company is looking to expand before it starts monetizing other ventures like the VR technology or the WhatsApp platform. The company’s biggest expense comes from the research and development department and Zuckerberg is adamant that the company will continue to invest in diverse areas such solar powered drones and VR technology.