A new feature called HuffPost Social News on Facebook aims to bring the news directly to social network-fiends.
Even though the Huffington Post has been working with Facebook Connect since the beginning of the year, this move makes it easier for users to share new stories with one another and pass on information, media sources report.
The new feature reportedly displays user comments plus all the stories each individual has read on his or her news feed or home page when users are logged on to the application.
According to CNet, the collaboration is interesting because up until this point, Facebook has tended not to partner often with third-party sites. It also chose to work with what some consider to be a left-leaning news provider.
However, co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington seems optimistic about theagreement, as the San Francisco Gate reveals.
She explained that 'we are actually in the midst of a Golden Age for news consumers,' reasoning that 'we now engage with news, react to news and share news,' and the new application is one way in which the paper can allow the public to be engaged with media.
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