Facebook is taking a cue from Snapchat Stories and Instagram Stories and testing a new feature for Messenger. Dubbed as Messenger Day, the feature lets users upload photos and videos, with filters and doodle on them. You can create slideshow of these photos and videos which will disappear in 24 hours. Continue reading “Facebook tests Snapchat Stories style feature for Messenger”
Facebook had killed a number of apps like Rooms, Slingshot and others in December last year that had failed to gain any traction. However, it looks like the social network is planning to bring back Rooms in form of a feature to the Messenger.
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Facebook has started rolling out a new ‘Instant Video’ feature to Messenger that essentially combines chatting with real time video sharing. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger rolls out new ‘Instant Video’ feature and it’s a mix of video with chat”
Facebook has announced that it will stop writing descriptions for Trending topics and short story summaries. The title will now be automated using algorithm. Trending lets people discover interesting and relevant conversations happening on Facebook. According to Quartz, Facebook has fired entire editorial staff on the Trending team that had 15-18 workers. Facebook says that there are still people involved to ensure that the topics that appear in Trending remain high-quality. Continue reading “Facebook trending topics headlines will now be automated”
WhatsApp has announced that it is tweaking its privacy policy for the first time since it was acquired by Facebook. With changes in policy, businesses can send messages directly to people using the platform.
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Facebook has joined hands with gaming development platform Unity to build a dedicated desktop gaming platform. Unity will integrate support for the Facebook platform, including an all-new PC gaming platform currently in development.
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Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it will circumvent ad blockers on the desktop website. However, the ad blockers are clearly not happy with Facebook’s move and have struck back. Adblock Plus, a popular tool for blocking ads on the internet has rolled out a work around for Facebook’s ad blocking restrictions.
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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