Facebook is testing GIF-like photos for mobile profiles

Your Facebook profile is about to get a new makeover. The social network is testing a new feature where users can upload a profile video instead of a normal photo as their profiles on Facebook .

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Facebook revamps Internet.org as Free Basics, rolls out 60 new services

Facebook has re-branded Internet.org as Free Basics.  The app and web platform, providing access to over 250 services, is now live in 19 countries including India and will be part of the “larger objectives” of Internet.org.

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Facebook brings 360-degree videos to your News Feed

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After YouTube, now Facebook will begin rolling out 360-degree videos in News Feed starting today. Company says that the users on Web and Android will be able to see 360 videos in their News Feed soon, but the iOS users will receive it in coming months. Continue reading “Facebook brings 360-degree videos to your News Feed”

Instagram’s community is now 400 million users strong

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Instagram has just announced that their fast growing network of users has just exceeded 400 million. That shows the power of photos as Instagram is a social network that uses images to send messages across people all over the world.

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Facebook introduces Signal news curation tool for journalists

In a bid to lure journalists away from Twitter, Facebook has introduced a news curation tool. Dubbed as Signal, the news gathering tool will allow journalists to discover all the latest social content.

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Facebook is finally working on a ‘Dislike’ button, says Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that the company is working on a dislike button for its social network. He dded that the “Dislike” button will not work like Reddit’s up and downvote mechanism.

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Facebook said to be working on virtual reality video app for mobile

It looks like Facebook is planning to bring virtual reality to mobile devices. A latest report from the Wall Street Journal says that the social network is testing a virtual reality video app for mobile.

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Facebook revamps Pages for mobile with new action button, sections and more

With an aim to make it easier for small business to enhance its mobile presence, Facebook has redesigned Pages by introducing new tools for better communication with customers.

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Facebook introduces personal digital assistant M for Messenger

Following a report last month, Facebook has entered into personal digital assistant space with ‘M’. The new feature that will be present inside Messenger, helps users with day to day tasks like online hotel reservations, travel arrangements and so on.

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Facebook overhauls Notes, turns it into a blogging platform

Facebook Notes has received a makeover as a blogging platform. The latest update allows users to post longer pieces of articles that differentiates from a standard Facebook status update thereby making them look like a blog.

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Facebook clocks $4.04B revenue, hits 1.49B MAU in Q2, 2015

Facebook has revealed financial results for Q2, 2015. The social network has recorded $4.04 billion revenues beating analyst expectations of $3.99 billion revenues.

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Facebook’s Oculus acquires Gesture Recognition firm Pebbles Interfaces

Facebook owned Oculus has scooped up gesture recognition firm Pebbles Interfaces. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed but as per the Wall Street Journal, the deal is said to be about $60 million.

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