Just a week after rumours claimed Facebook is working on a professional version of its social network, reports now suggest we could see it as soon as January. Sources told the Wall Street Journal the tech giant is developing a site that will let users chat with colleagues, as well as collaborate on documents. Dubbed Facebook at Work, it would directly compete with LinkedIn and is expected to be released without adverts. Sources told the Wall Street Journal the California-based tech giant is developing a site designed to let users chat with colleagues and it may begin rolling out 'in early January.' Facebook staff are said to have been testing a beta version of the site, and a select number of users will be given access to it after the holidays
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Dubbed Facebook at Work, the site would let users chat with colleagues
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It would additionally let employees collaborate on official documents
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Sources have revealed the site may launch 'in early January'
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Facebook at Work is also expected to launch without advertising
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Site would compete with LinkedIn, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive
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It is said to look similar to Facebook, including its blue and white design, news feed and group pages
The 10-year-old site currently has 1.35 billion monthly active users worldwide, while @placeholder has more than 332 million members in over 200 countries and territories.