Facebook working on new search tool to rival Google
About 24 Facebook developers, led by former Google engineer Lars Rasmussen are working on a new search engine, according to a report published by Bloomberg last week.
About two dozen Facebook engineers are working on an improved search engine, say two people familiar with the project who did not want to be named because the company is in a quiet period ahead of its IPO.
The goal, they say, is to help users better sift through the volume of content that members create on the site, such as status updates, and the articles, videos, and other information across the Web that people “like” using Facebook’s omnipresent thumbs-up button.
