Insiders at Facebook have leaked that they are investigating the possibility of their very own music store… Which would, in effect, be direct competition for iTunes.

It is interesting that they have recently launched their Facebook Music service, which allows you to follow artists and buy the music via iTunes. This might have been the ’seed’ that has got Facebook execs thinking.. ‘Hey, lets cut out iTunes and put up our own store! More money for us!’. I’m sure the discussion was more in-depth than that, but you get the picture.

Any way you slice it, Facebook is reportedly in talks with major labels to offer unique content of their own. The deal is rumored to include free ad-backed streaming audio similar to what you see on MySpace profile pages. Also, paid MP3 downloads would be available and usable on any OS.

What do you think? Facebook is certainly used by millions and millions and millions… They have the audience and leverage to give something like this a shot in my opinion. They key will be, what can they do to make it better, easier and more unique than iTunes? Or do they even care… Put up a good store backed by many labels, and start taking chunks out of the market Apple has dominated for the past while!?

[via electronista]

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: FaceBook, Facebook Music, iTunes

Following yesterday’s new iPhone Facebook Ad touting a version of the service optimized for the iPhone… They’re at it again with a new announcement. Facebook is stepping deeper into the mobile realm, launching a platform for operators designed to make the social networking giant more accessible and workable on portable devices.

Vodafone will be the first operator to use the Facebook for Mobile Operators platform. They’ve started using the platform in the U.K. and Germany… and will soon be expanding to Greece, Italy, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

The new platform gives operators technical specs that should resolve the usual hang-ups when trying to use Facebook on a mobile phone.

The move by Facebook is intended to grow its user base, which the company estimates at 64 million users. So far, the company says it has 6 million users of Facebook Mobile.

That’s all well and good for mobile users… But for the rest of us that are on the iphone… Check out the link below to get ‘Facebook’n’.

To access Facebook for the iPhone, visit http://iphone.facebook.com (on your iPhone of course!)

[via Macworld]

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: FaceBook, iPhone

Here’s one of the latest iPhone ads to surface. All about the wonderful iPhone and how you can use it 24/7 to work your Facebook account

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Apple Ads, FaceBook, iPhone, Video