Facebook is getting into the Googling business.
\nThe social network is currently building a search engine that will enable users to look for shareable links within Facebook as opposed to rummaging elsewhere online and then pasting web addresses back into a status update box.
\nTechcrunch yesterday in the form of a paper clip icon entitled \u2018Add a Link\u2019 that started showing up within certain users\u2019 feeds — right next to the buttons where photos, location and friend tags can also be added to statuses. The feature only exists on iOS devices thus far.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cWe\u2019re piloting a new way to add a link that\u2019s been shared on Facebook to your posts and comments,\u201d Facebook told the outlet, adding that it had indexed over one trillion total posts to build the search function. This data is a key differentiator for Facebook\u2019s search function: when users type in keywords, the results are sorted by what is most likely to be shared.
\nThe \u2018Add a Link\u2019 feature is just the latest move by Facebook to keep users within its hallowed blue walls. In March, that Facebook was courting media giants including The New York Times, Buzzfeed and National Geographic to publish stories natively on Facebook, as opposed to linking back to their own sites, in exchange for ad revenue.
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