Social media giant Facebook has come up with its new application that will allow users to sign up for the service without any account. They can avail the service through their mobile phone number and connect with friends in their phone's contact list or, if they want, by finding their Facebook friends. The app has been named as Slinghshot.
Photos on Slingshot disappear from users' phones shortly after they are viewed, reflecting a growing anxiety about privacy in the age of Internet social networking.Unlike other messaging apps, Slingshot will not allow users to view the messages they have received from their friends until they reciprocate and send back a photo or video of their own. The rule is designed to make Slingshot a service for which everyone contributes material, although it could require a learning curve that confuses or turns off some users.
To lessen the threat of its competitors Facebook has adopted strategies like developing standalone apps and acquiring fast-growing rivals. In 2012 the social media pioneer acquired Instagram and in 2014 it announced the acquisition of messaging app Whatsapp.
As per reports, Snapchat, an app that lets users send messages that automatically disappear after a few seconds, turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook last year.Slingshot will be available in the United States on Tuesday for Android and iOS devices.
