In a bid to improve the ads it shows users, Facebook has announced that it will circumvent ad blockers on the desktop website. However, the social network is giving users the control to block ads from certain businesses, as well as ads. Continue reading “Facebook will now block ad blockers on desktop”
Facebook is testing an Express WiFi service in India and is in talks with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for a commercial launch. The social network has completed a pilot roll out of 125 rural public Wi-Fi hotspots in the country with a tie-up with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
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Facebook had acquired MSQRD video filter app in March earlier this year. The social network is finally putting the acquisition to use as it has started testing a new feature that puts a camera at the top of News Feed, allowing users to add filters to their selfies.
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Facebook is making changes to its News Feed again but this time to curb clickbait. The social network announced it will be tweaking its News Feed algorithm to cut down on how often users see “clickbait”. Continue reading “Facebook tweaks News Feed algorithm to show you less clickbait”
Facebook has found a new way to make your birthday extra special. The social network has rolled out a feature dubbed as Birthday Recap Videos (via). As the name suggests, the new tool automatically creates a video the day after your birthday to highlight photos and messages from friends. Continue reading “Facebook’s new feature turns your birthday wishes into a video”
Facebook has announced financial results for Q2, 2016. The social network recorded $6.44 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Continue reading “Facebook records $6.44 billion in revenue, over 1B mobile DAU in Q2 2016”
Facebook Messenger has announced a huge milestone. The popular instant messaging service from the social network now has more than 1 billion monthly active users.
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Facebook has been focusing more on videos since last year and today it has added another video related feature. The social network has updated its Android app that allows users to save videos offline.
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Facebook Messenger is getting support for Instant Articles. First launched in May last year, Instant Articles were available only on Facebook app until now.
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With an aim to bring connectivity to remote areas of the world, Facebook has launched OpenCellular, an open source wireless access platform. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out OpenCellular open source networking hardware project”
Facebook has rolled out a new tool that lets users translates posts into multiple languages. The social network is calling the tool as multilingual composer and it was first rolled out for Pages earlier this year. Now, it is expanded for individual people on Facebook.
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Facebook had introduced bots for Messenger Platform in April this year. Now the social network has announced that within since over two and a half, more than 11,000ots have launched on Messenger.
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Facebook has yet again tweaked its News Feed algorithm to surface posts from your friends and family. The social network will now show things such as photos, videos, status updates or links, will be higher up in your News Feed. Continue reading “Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant posts from friends”
In in a bid to offer better recommendations of activities happening around the town, Facebook has launched human curated list of events. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out human-curated featured events list”
Facebook has rolled out Slideshow feature that converts your photos and videos into a small movie-like clip. The feature is similar to Apple’s Memories and Google Photo’s Movie Assistant.
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