Facebook is rolling out a host of new features for publishers to make the most of their Facebook Live content. Facebook Live: Tips Going Live continues to remain a popular means to generate buzz around a brand, which is why Live content has increased 1.5X since 2017. Now Facebook is sharing its latest improvements. At […]
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Facebook wants in on the e-market rush and make it easier to browse and purchase products through their official app. Facebook shopping In their latest endeavour to drive user product discovery and increase sales, the social media network is pushing Facebook Collection and its trappings to give advertisers and edge. To create a “canvas” to
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Facebook has unveiled plans for a dislike feature – and the result isn’t exactly what you might expect. Cast your vote Instead of simply re-adding the dislike thumbs down button of versions past, Facebook is bringing up and down arrows to their reaction platform. Independent of the reaction icons linked to the like button, the
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As scrutiny against Facebook continues to build in the shadow of the European Union’s data protection framework, the company’s legal abilities may be on the decline. The storm continues Facebook USA will be taking over data processing for international users instead of Facebook Ireland, in the wake of the European Union’s latest sanctions to update
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Facebook announced at their last F8 conference that the company has been collecting Instagram photos in order to “enhance the company’s artificial intelligence technology.” Were users aware? Nope. Once more, Facebook has dropped a proverbial bomb, this time on Instagram users, when announcing that 3.5 billion photos have been harvested by the company. Many were
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In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica fallout, it appears Facebook users have not made significant changes to their security settings. Change is hard The Wall Street Journal reported that, by and large, Facebook users haven’t actually changed their privacy settings. Facebook's healthy $12 billion revenue postings back up the 'business as usual' vibe. According
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14 US metro news publishers recently gathered in New York to share their best practices and tips using the Facebook Journalism Project. The best ways to read all about it The publishers focused on foundations such as developing performance milestones and revamping company culture to optimise existing markets. Jason Sylva, former marketing executive at the
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Both the Facebook and Instagram apps will soon be launching an augmented reality feature that will allow users to draw on the world around them. Paint the town A feature, accessed via Facebook Camera, will enable Instagram and Facebook users to take advantage of its latest creative tools. AR drawing allows users to virtually scribble
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New data from analytics company Parse.ly reveals Google has overtaken Facebook in becoming publishers’ most productive source for gaining external views. Changing of the times The latest information, gathered from some 2500 publishers, tells of Facebook’s strong start and gradual decline as 2018 progressed. After starting the year with promising numbers, Facebook has plummeted from
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Facebook is spelling out to users exactly how their personal information is collected and shared on the platform. Behold thy commandments Facebook will be enacting their first change to terms and services in three years, and invited users to provide feedback on the changes. Facebook is adamant they require permissions for call and text logs,
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