Facebook 2.0 For Iphone 3g Guide

The developers didn't even have final hardware for most of the cycle. They worked on simulators, guessing how a thumb would feel sliding across glass instead of a trackball.

: Introducing the News Feed as a living, breathing stream. Facebook 2.0 For Iphone 3G

: It had to work on 3G speeds, which felt fast then but would feel like dial-up today. Coding in the Dark The developers didn't even have final hardware for

: Abandoning the "grid" layout of the first experimental app. : It had to work on 3G speeds,

: It set the blueprint for every social media app we use today—the infinite scroll, the tab bar, and the mobile notification.

had just been announced. More importantly, the was opening. The Great Migration

: Realizing they could use the iPhone's GPS. For the first time, you weren't just "at home"; you were "at the concert" in real-time.