9 announcements made at Facebook's annual developer conference F8

Social networking giant Facebook kicked off its annual developer conference F8 yesterday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the conference with a keynote detailing the company's 10-year technology roadmap.

Here are key takeaways from Day 1 of F8 conference.

1. Live API

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be releasing an API for its live-streaming video feature. According to Facebook, this will help developers to design more ways for people and publishers to interact and share in real time on Facebook.

2. Bots for Messenger

Facebook has opened up its Messenger app to developers to create "chatbots," hoping that by simulating one-on-one conversations between users and companies it will expand its reach in customer service and enterprise transactions.

3. Facebook Surround 360

Facebook showcased a 3D-360 camera system called Facebook Surround 360. The system includes stitching technology that seamlessly marries the video from 17 cameras, vastly reducing post-production effort and time. The company plans to make design specs and stitching code available on GitHub in the coming months.

4. Profile expression kit

Facebook users can now use third-party apps to create fun and personality-infused profile videos with just a few taps. The closed beta kicks off today with support for six apps: Boomerang by Instagram, Lollicam, BeautyPlus, Cinemagraph Pro by Flixel, Lollicam, MSQRD, and Vine.

5. Free Basics Simulator & Demographic Insights

The company unveiled Free Basics Simulator, which lets developers see how their service will appear in the product, and Demographic Insights, which helps them better understand the types of people using their services.

6. Account Kit

Account Kit gives people the choice to log into new apps with just their phone number or email address, helping developers grow their apps to new audiences.

7. Facebook Analytics for apps updates

The company introduced more features to help developers and marketers grow their businesses with deeper audience insights, and push and in-app notifications (beta.)

8. Quote Sharing

Quote Sharing is new way for people to easily share quotes they find around the web or in apps with their Facebook friends.

9. Save Button

The Save Button lets people save interesting articles, products, videos, and more from around the web into their Saved folder on Facebook, where they can easily access it later from any device.