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September 19, 2011

Facebook will on Thursday unveil a real-time stream of what its users are watching and listening to online, turning the social network into a key entertainment destination on the web.

The social network will introduce the new "ticker" stream alongside partnerships with major media companies at its f8 conference in San Francisco.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will unveil the changes as part of a "read, watch and listen" theme at the conference on 22 September.

Zuckerberg is also expected to introduce changes to the "Like" button, allowing developers to create their own verbs such as "Want", "Desire" or "Need".

Early suggestions indicate that music will be central to Facebook's announcements, with Spotify and the video site Vevo believed to be introducing apps that will allow listeners to stream songs without leaving the site.

Film and TV streaming sites, as well as some newspapers, are also expected to unveil new Facebook products at the conference.

The announcements form part of Zuckerberg's vision of building a "social web" where users interact around all websites, online films and music. It builds on the introduction of the several tools for sites at last year's f8, which Facebook claims has driven a fourfold increase in traffic from the social network to media sites.

Facebook's 750 million users will be able to automatically share activity such as viewing, listening and reading in the live "ticker" stream, once they have opted in to the feature. The new stream will be separate from the existing Facebook news feed, although popular items – such as the most frequently played songs among friends – will appear in the column.

The world's most popular social network has stepped up its offering in the past year – adding 250,000 new active users – in the wake of increased competition from Facebook and a new rival in Google+.

Facebook last week unveiled two changes to the way its users interact on the site, a move seen as a direct response to Google+ and Twitter. Andrew Bosworth, director of engineering at Facebook, told the Guardian on Friday that the changes predate the launch of Google+, but said that the social network – now valued at $65bn on venture capital funding – "constantly feel like we're moving too slowly".

While Facebook is keen for its users to stay on the site for as long as possible, Zuckerberg has consistently emphasised that the site is a "distribution platform" to other media companies.

http://www.guardian.co.uk...ilm-ticker

Hummmmm...................

Shit as usual.

[Edited 9/19/11 14:38pm]

Zuckerberg is also expected to introduce changes to the "Like" button, allowing developers to create their own verbs such as "Want", "Desire" or "Need".

The days when it seems like we're living in Idiocracy just keep happening more and more often....

Arbwyth said:

Zuckerberg is also expected to introduce changes to the "Like" button, allowing developers to create their own verbs such as "Want", "Desire" or "Need".

The days when it seems like we're living in Idiocracy just keep happening more and more often....

You're not kidding. Zuckerberg's from my home state.

Timmy84 said:

Arbwyth said:

The days when it seems like we're living in Idiocracy just keep happening more and more often....

You're not kidding. Zuckerberg's from my home state.

Dude. I feel like I should send you a sympathy card or something.

Oh hell, who am I kidding. We should probably all be sending each other sympathy cards at this rate.

Arbwyth said:

Timmy84 said:

You're not kidding. Zuckerberg's from my home state.

Dude. I feel like I should send you a sympathy card or something.

Oh hell, who am I kidding. We should probably all be sending each other sympathy cards at this rate.

I feel ya...

What can I say? What's the limit of all this?

prodigalfan said:

HI I'm looking for a sing by EWF from the 70s It is instrumental with a little bit of singing. Philip Bailey is harmonizing with someone else. And they are singing something that sounds like "dei-oh, dei-oh, ba ba dei-oh dei-oooh ba ba ba ba bye eh ai oh. ba ba dei -oh dei-oh ahhhhhh" and this goes on for a while then they transition to something that sounds like acid jazz fusion.

That sounds like "Sun Goddess". It's a Ramsey Lewis song remade by EW&F

prodigalfan said:

HI I'm looking for a sing by EWF from the 70s It is instrumental with a little bit of singing. Philip Bailey is harmonizing with someone else. And they are singing something that sounds like "dei-oh, dei-oh, ba ba dei-oh dei-oooh ba ba ba ba bye eh ai oh. ba ba dei -oh dei-oh ahhhhhh" and this goes on for a while then they transition to something that sounds like acid jazz fusion.

My bet ? It's this:

Fantastic, albeit short song.

prodigalfan said:

HI I'm looking for a sing by EWF from the 70s It is instrumental with a little bit of singing. Philip Bailey is harmonizing with someone else. And they are singing something that sounds like "dei-oh, dei-oh, ba ba dei-oh dei-oooh ba ba ba ba bye eh ai oh. ba ba dei -oh dei-oh ahhhhhh" and this goes on for a while then they transition to something that sounds like acid jazz fusion.

It's the title track from the 1974 Ramsey Lewis album Sun Goddess. EWF's founder Maurice White produced and co-wrote it. EWF recorded a live rendition of the song for its Gratitude album.

Shaolin325 said:

prodigalfan said:

HI I'm looking for a sing by EWF from the 70s It is instrumental with a little bit of singing. Philip Bailey is harmonizing with someone else. And they are singing something that sounds like "dei-oh, dei-oh, ba ba dei-oh dei-oooh ba ba ba ba bye eh ai oh. ba ba dei -oh dei-oh ahhhhhh" and this goes on for a while then they transition to something that sounds like acid jazz fusion.

That sounds like "Sun Goddess". It's a Ramsey Lewis song remade by EW&F

I bet that is it. When I heard it I was reminded that Maurice white was part of Ramsey Lewis trio. (this is correct, right??

Identity said:

prodigalfan said:

HI I'm looking for a sing by EWF from the 70s It is instrumental with a little bit of singing. Philip Bailey is harmonizing with someone else. And they are singing something that sounds like "dei-oh, dei-oh, ba ba dei-oh dei-oooh ba ba ba ba bye eh ai oh. ba ba dei -oh dei-oh ahhhhhh" and this goes on for a while then they transition to something that sounds like acid jazz fusion.

It's the title track from the 1974 Ramsey Lewis album Sun Goddess. EWF's founder Maurice White produced and co-wrote it. EWF recorded a live rendition of the song for its Gratitude album.

thank you! This is the song. and you are right.. it WAS a live version.

^okay

Now I have to go to amazon and see if this boxed set has this song as well. I am so excited to be able to get all of their hits and obscure treasures in one set.

and BTW, I just realized that I posted my original question in the wrong thread. So embarrassed!

what a newbie move!

Thanks for answering and not yelling at me.

Javi said:

What can I say? What's the limit of all this?

I'm sorry, I have no impulse control. I had to.

Oh my fucking God, all we want is a GOTDAMN DISLIKE BUTTION!! I'm so over facebook anyway. Out of my 500 friends, I only talk to two of them. I'm not even kidding. My brother and my best friend are my only social life.

Kinda sad, huh?

Arbwyth said:

Javi said:

What can I say? What's the limit of all this?

I'm sorry, I have no impulse control. I had to.