NEWS ➜ Facebook Live Audio Rooms are here

Live audio is about to get on a whole new level.

http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcm.wtaff.co%2Ft%2Fj-l-filithy-iytuguttl-h%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFzQqXfIm0y0RRXWq_lAVkWlMmglA they’ll be rolling out live audio rooms (and podcasts) to its platform. Here are some of the more interesting features we’ve noticed:

• Only iOS users will be able to create rooms for now. Both Android and iOS users will be able to discover and listen to the rooms though.
• Only select groups and public figures will be able to create live rooms for now.
• In Facebook Groups, admins will have control over whether moderators, group members, or other admins can create live audio rooms.
• Listeners can support the hosts by sending them “stars”. This will bump the listeners to the “front row”, which will be a special section that will highlight all the people who sent stars. That way, hosts can regularly look at the section and show appreciation to those fans.

➜ With Facebook getting into the live audio space, you finally won’t have to waste time explaining what audio rooms are to your mom and dad. If this takes off, we expect live audio rooms to get on the popularity level of Stories.