Facebook has just announced a raft of new features to amp up the appeal of its fledging Live video streaming service. Two's better than one At the recent VidCon event, Facebook explained Live will soon be able to host two-person remote broadcasts, allow you to schedule streams, and create virtual waiting rooms where viewers can

What's the use of having over 1 billion users if you don't get to flex your muscles once in awhile? That's the approach Facebook seems to be taking in cajoling users to embrace its Moments app. Photo finish Many Facebook users have received a blunt ultimatum from Facebook: download Moments or your synched photos will

Facebook continues its tinkering in new, potentially very profitable markets. The latest experiment: a payments feature being trailed in South-East Asia. Paybook Select users in Thailand can now pay for products featured on a Facebook Page, all without leaving the social network's eco-system. At the moment all users can purchase via Facebook, but the process

How much is a Like, comment, or emoji really worth? A new update from Facebook may finally be able to answer that most vexing question. Cash it up Facebook announced a revamp to its Local Awareness feature in a blog post, explaining the update will give retailers more insights into the effectiveness of their Facebook

Sick of using words, thumbs ups, or communicating with scores of other emojis? Now you can be heard loud and clear with video replies in Facebook comments. Screen shot Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "At Facebook’s 50th Hackathon early this year, we prototyped the ability to upload a video into comments and

In a reminder that Facebook is useful for more than Likes and advertising revenue, the platform has just updated its Safety Check feature. Safety House During the Paris attacks last November, Safety Check allowed users to let friends know they were OK. Now Facebook is extending the reach of Safety Check, allowing the feature to

If a carrot doesn't work, sometimes the stick suffices. That's the approach Facebook seems to be taking with its latest move: withdrawing messaging support from the mobile web to push users onto Messenger. Get the message? Facebook mobile web users are now being greeted with the glib message: "Your conversations are moving to Messenger". For

Facebook is ace for a great many things. But defamation is not one of them, as Norfolk Island resident Kim Edward recently discovered. Face Palm Longtime island resident Ms Edward was recently caught up in a discussion about maintenance of a local bridge. During a Facebook discussion Ms Edward alleged that at a public meeting

Continuing its love affair with (or desire to dominate) live video streaming, Facebook has brought Live Video Map to desktop. Desk jockeys The map can be accessed on the Apps list via the Facebook side bar, and lets you view live video streams from around the globe. Blue dots denote live videos. The bigger the dot, the