Facebook is rolling out an update to keywords triggering accompanying animations when posted, having already experimented with words like “xoxo” and “congratulations.” Trigger words appear highlighted in different colours with a brief whimsical animation appearing when clicked. The update will now add the playful cartoons to reactions of “life events” such as engagements, weddings, and […]
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Facebook has finally launched its long-planned subscription service for 10 media outlets partnered with the popular social network. Big news comes to Pages The Washington Post, The Telegraph, CNN, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Economist, and Business Insider are just a few of the big names now offering subscription services through Facebook.
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Facebook has added new features for groups helping admins to better manage and grow online communities. User feedback makes impact A new “welcome posts” feature will allow admins to automatically tag new members to distribute posts to current members with increased efficiency. Facebook is also focusing on helping members better connect with one and other by viewing group-specific
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Facebook continues to gain momentum in reach but YouTube remains the most watched online video platform in the world. YouTube takes the lead A sizeable gap has been growing between the world’s favourite steaming site and social media platform. According to a new report from Ampere Analysis, Facebook is now ranked second for online video
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Facebook has announced its new endeavour to connect users with restaurants via third-party ordering services. Social networked meals to go With people already using Facebook to figure out where to eat, the social giant is officially launching its own ability to order for pickup and delivery. Along with shared photos of fine dining and posts
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Facebook is testing a new feature allowing users to build and maintain their CV on the platform. Facebook goes professional The new feature will allow users to list education and professional experience as well as relevant contact details, images, and other relevant work information. Though few official details have been released, preliminary reporting suggests the
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In the hopes of populating Facebook Stories with active users, the platform is opening the feature to brands, publishers, athletes, non-profits, and celebrities. Ghost town to gain new residence Since its debut, Facebook Stories has received very little activity, nothing compared to Snapchat Stories or even its Instagram subsidiary. The social network giant hopes high
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Facebook has announced the ability for Oculus users to create 3D objects in Facebook Spaces and Oculus Medium and share them with friends without the headset. I made this At the recent Oculus Connect 4 event, Facebook demoed the new 3D posts where users can interact, rotate, and grab created objects. Zooming, pinching, and spinning
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In a move that could shake up the nascent VR field, Facebook's new Oculus GO and “Santa Cruz” headsets will run on their own platform, and rely heavily on wireless capabilities. Oculus sidesteps fractured marketplace A decision to pioneer their own operating system stems from an initiative to avoid problematic PC and smartphone markets. Rather
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Facebook has improved access to the Rights Manager API, improving management services to perspective users. Three new third parties The popular social networking platform has contracted Friend MTS, MarkMonitor, and ZEFR to integrate with Rights Manager and tailor service according to the needs of individual businesses. Launched last year, Rights Manager protects user video content
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