Facebook to experiment with new apps, new experiences

Social media giant Facebook is set to give new experiences to its users by launching new apps. The company announced this in a blog post where it revealed that a new team called NPE will work exclusively on these experiences. As per a blog post by Facebook, “In the coming weeks, Facebook will begin to launch new consumer-focused apps under the developer name ‘NPE Team, from Facebook.’ NPE Team apps will be aligned with Facebook’s mission of giving people the power to build community but will focus on shipping entirely new experiences.
The idea behind this move, according to Facebook, is to try out different ideas in form of apps rather than launching new features directly. In the blog post, the company outlined that “This is a way for Facebook to develop new types of experiences for people and to try different ideas by creating small, focused apps in order to see whether people find certain features useful or engaging.” The company will then think about how to take those apps forward depending on the feedback it gets from its users.