Facebook really does care how you’re feeling, if some new patents are any indication. Feeling good? A post from CB Insights outlines a range of recent Facebook patents, focusing around the ability to detect and respond to user emotions. One patent would pull data from your keyboard, mouse, touch pad, or touch screen, to determine […]
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The moment of truth is approaching: Facebook's getting close to launching its first scripted TV show. And it’s supposed to be quite funny. Candid Camera The series is the brainchild of comedian Nicole Byer, whose series Loosely Exactly Nicole was recently canned by MTV. The show is a semi-biographical account of Byer’s life and she
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Facebook’s been teasing us for months about whether or not it will allow GIFs in comments. Now it’s relented, and to celebrate the 30th birthday of the GIF Facebook has opened the floodgates. The GIF that keeps on GIFing When composing a Facebook comment there’s now a new GIF button, right next to the emoji
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As the News Feed becomes increasingly dominated by video, Facebook faces a problem: videos take up a lot more real estate than text updates. Facebook’s solution: side-by-side videos. More bang for your buck Now when a user plays a video in the News Feed, they can now continue to scroll down while the video goes
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We all know beauty ambassadors, posts, and products are incredibly popular on Facebook and Instagram. Now a study from Facebook IQ drills down into beauty conversations across the platforms. Beauty and the Bestie The wonderfully titled Selfies and Snail Slime study from Facebook analysed the conversations of over 3500 female beauty shoppers across the UK,
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You can’t accuse Facebook of not adapting to the changing winds of social, and society at large. One could also argue that Facebook has some say in the direction these winds blow… Facebook is now looking to improve online safety while keeping millennials happy, with a new app called Talk aimed at teens. And their
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Facebook may be big, but that doesn’t mean its forgotten how to work out. The social network has signed a new deal that will see thousands of hours of esports events coming to a News Feed near you, really soon. Let’s get physical The partnership with esports giant ESL Gaming will reportedly bring over 5500
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While Facebook is the undisputed king of social, it’s no longer the chattiest. That mantle now belongs to Instagram. Conveniently for Facebook, it owns that platform too. Chatterbox New research from Socialbakers looked at 144 billion engagements across Facebook and Instagram. The results show that Facebook is now heavily weighted towards news. Indeed, media Pages
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Always one to define or buck trends, Facebook has announced an update to the way it handles hot content. The Trending results page has been redesigned. Stay on Target Aside from a sleeker look, the page makes it easier to discover what various publications are saying about trending and breaking news. For example, if Donald
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While Facebook is one of the most popular places to express yourself online, a new report suggests you might want to exercise caution when posting and going for a job. Apparently recruiters are swarming over Facebook to vet candidates, and they’re not impressed. Slow head shake The report from Jobvite shows that while 90% of recruiters
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