Is Facebook Making A Twitter Like App ?

It looks like Facebook is working on a standalone mobile news applications, according to Business Insider. The site says the app looks similar to Twitter, in that it will allows users to write in short brusts, 100 character push notifications to others when they have news to share. The app is in early alpha testing, but heres how it’s expected to work. Users download the new Facebook app and select which publications and topics they want to follow. When there is breaking news, notifications are sent out to users with a link to a news article where they can read more. There’s no word on when or if the app will see a public release.