Facebook is launching a new ad format that allows users to sample products displayed in an ad, thanks to some clever AR technology. Lookin’ good The spots look like standard Facebook ads, except users will notice the “Tap to Try it On” option so they can do virtually just that. Clicking the option will allow …
It seems Facebook is backpedaling on its blanket ban over cryptocurrency advertisements, in a stark reversal from its previous stance. No wooden nickels Having put an end to cryptocurrency ads as far back as January, Facebook is pivoting to allow crypto ads from pre-approved advertisers in certain circumstances. Originally, Facebook considered ads regarding coin offerings, …
In the wake of Free TV’s outcry, Facebook is having to pivot on its ad strategy by removing ‘fake news’ from all headlines. Facebook trying to join the plebs In an effort to steer the conversation away from its roll in the spread of erroneous information, Facebook has rolled out a series of ads declaring …
Facebook has released its latest guide to best practices for driving discussion around your videos. Keep on it Posting a video and seeking sweet Likes is a matter of engaging, and Facebook has four key points to follow. Engage with your audience in the comments: Facebook personalities, celebrities, and journalists like Bob Herzog have built …
Hello, Moves, and tbh are all being axed by Facebook due to low usage, and will be phased out over the coming weeks. Goodnight sweet princes(s) The apps on the chopping block represent various directions of testing that Facebook hasn’t been impressed with, or have simply been yielding poor results. Hello was launched for Android …
Now jumping between languages is easier than ever as Facebook brings its popular feature “suggestions from M” to Messenger. F8 reveal As suggestions from M continues to test positively, Facebook is making good on promises to export the new tool for translation on other platforms. At the latest F8 conference, Facebook announced that the translation …
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Facebook is working on a new feature that will allow users to “snooze” particular keywords, censoring out posts. Read later Having already introduced the ability to snooze people and Pages for up to 30 days, now users can block coverage of particular events. A drop-down menu can be found in the upper right corner of …
In its continuing mission to project a squeaky clean image and distance itself from everything fake-news and Russian hacker related, Facebook is brining yet another layer of transparency tools to Ads and Pages. Through the Looking Glass Should they choose, users can now view which ads a Page is running across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook's …
Facebook wants to allow users to automatically post across platforms, thanks to their latest test feature. Post-to-post coverage Crossposting has become a trend at Facebook HQ, and the rumours are proving true as updates to crosspost from Pages to Instagram has come to fruition. Still in testing, the feature was first spotted by social expert …
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Despite Facebook’s best efforts, the issues of privacy and fake news have taken their tole as users flock less and less to the social network to get their news. What’s up? More and more users are getting their news coverage from other Facebook owned apps like WhatsApp and Instagram, while Facebook’s news street cred diminishes. …