Facebook Mobile – carriers want less data
To that end, Moissinac said that, for example, all photos on Facebook Mobile are low-resolution. And when dealing with carriers based in emerging countries with 2G networks, Facebook can make photos smaller or bury them within the app altogether so they’re not displayed when a user first logs on. But going forward, it will likely have to offer additional concessions, since for Facebook, which just released its first official mobile application for Android devices yesterday and is currently developing an app for Palm’s WebOS, accommodating carriers’ concerns will continue to be necessary in order for it to successfully expand across the mobile realm.
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