ISLAMABAD – Facebook has launched a new photo-sharing app similar toPinterest called “Hobbi”. Launched by Facebook’s New ProductExperimentation (NPE) team, Hobbi joins 3 other apps including ameme-creation tool.Hobbi
Hobbi is primarily aimed at, as the name suggests, hobbyists where itallows them to “capture and organize your creative process”.
It allows users to upload photos of their on-going projects and track theirown projects. Although it comes from Facebook, it doesn’t have a socialmedia element. You can’t share individual photos or videos directly fromthe app but you can create videos and share them with your friends.
Although this is a cool idea, unlike Pinterest you can’t create and shareyour “boards” with other members of the same app. This might be useful forpeople who would like to keep track of their projects individually, but youcan’t find new ideas using Hobbi.About Facebook’s NPE
The New Product Experimentation is a year old division of Facebook wheredevelopers are expected to build unique and experimental tools, such asHobbi. This is their fourth app release, with the previous being ameme-creation tool, a music app, and an app to connect with new people.
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Although almost all of the apps so far have received terrible reviews,Hobbi aims to be the first to be a major break. Since news broke aboutHobbi, Pinterest’s shares have dropped by 4% in after-hours trading.Availability
As of now, Hobbi is only available for iOS users. You can download it byclicking herelink.
