A publication in the Financial Times reports that Facebook will create a new service called "Facebook at Work”And will aim to“ hit ”the corporate social networking space.
According to the publication, Facebook at Work will be similar to the main service, namely news feeds and groups, but it will allow users to maintain, besides a separate work profile, a personal profile.
Facebook has reportedly been developing the new network for at least a year and has already begun trials with outside companies as its public release is approaching.
Popular networks like Slack and Yammer are used in many businesses for internal social networking. So Facebook decided to enter the space.
Interestingly, Facebook is starting to move into the social networking business, despite the fact that many employers are actively discouraging their employees from using social networking during business hours.
Facebook today has over 1,3 billion monthly active users, and it is likely that it is looking for additional sources of users that naturally aim to increase revenue. The plan of Profcaseof businesses could guarantee not only growth with more users, but also additional revenue.