Facebook turns panorama into 360-photo with virtual reality

Facebook is one of the most popular social media site where people share their lives and experiences to their friends across the globe. Tons of photos are shared on Facebook every day, right from funny selfies, travelogues to art.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Facebook posted on his page that they are already roll out 360 degree photos on Facebook.

"The big difference with 360 photos is you can take them with your phone. Just take a panorama or use a 360 camera app, then post it to Facebook and we'll take care of the rest" the 32-year old explained.

The interesting part of it is that anyone can watch 360 photos on Facebook with VR headsets as well. The company launched it's 360-degree video during the month of September and this new photo version is quite similar to it. The users can click and drag the mouse or just move their phone to have a glimpse. The main advantage of it is that anyone can capture them with an Android or iOS smartphone.

Zuckerberg shared 360-degree photo of Manhattan taken from the top of One World Trade Center by Michael Franz and Jonathan D Woods for TIME. This photo is the first 360-degree photo to be uploaded on Facebook. The new technology is similar to 360-degree videos where the users can tilt and feel like they are actually there.