Last year Facebook launched Local Awareness Ads, aimed at helping retailers connect with nearby customers. Now Facebook has released two updates intended to make targeting smarter. Local legends Aimed at businesses with multiple locations, the first update lets businesses add bespoke copy using the Locations for Page feature. This means that a restaurant with various locations can […]
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In news that will surprise no-one, Facebook's latest earning report has confirmed Mark Zuckerberg's social network continues to expand in both users and cash. Billions of both. Bling time Facebook's latest earnings report confirms the network now has 1.55 billion users, with 1 billion of these logging on every day. Daily Active Users are up
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Here's something you don't see every day. A bank is encouraging its employees to use Facebook during business hours. Face the music However it's not all kitten photos and Liking your mates's pics from last weekend's party. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has partnered with Facebook in a landmark deal that will see Facebook at
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Facebook has revealed a massive increase to its search functionality – with all 2 trillion of its publicly listed posts are now searchable. Needle in a haystack Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Today, we’re updating Facebook Search so that in addition to friends and family, you can find out what the world
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Facebook loves tinkering with its products almost as much as Twitter does. The latest update: new GIF buttons for Messenger. Message in a bottle While there's been no official announcement, several Facebook chat and Messenger users have spied the new buttons, which appear when you open a chat window. Sitting beside the Send Money, Photo
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Facebook is preparing to launch several new ways users can purchase products on mobile. Shopping trolley Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Marketers are challenged to reach their customers and drive sales on mobile. "The majority of time spent on mobile is in apps, and people spend the majority of that time in
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Depending on your point of view, either Messenger or the Apple Watch just got a bit more appealing. Facebook's messaging service is finally available on Apple's latest gadget. Watch this space Apple Watch users can now do all sorts of handy things using Messenger, including the ability to send voice memos, view and respond to
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Video and mobile are the two biggest things on Facebook at the moment. Now the twin giants are coming together with video profiles for mobile. Mobile mugs Facebook announced the news in a blog post, "The world has changed since we first introduced profiles in 2004. On News Feed and profiles, we’re seeing people create
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While you could never accuse them of being BFFs, Facebook and Google aren't open to working together when it's mutually beneficial. The latest teaming of the superpowers is over access to Chrome. Push button Now Facebook mobile users will be able to receive Push Notifications on Google Chrome. The feature can be activated via Chrome’s
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Facebook has teamed up with Shopify to launch a new service for merchants: The Shop. Shop smart Shopify announced the partnership in an official blog post. "Over the past few months we’ve been working closely with the team at Facebook, and today we’re rolling out the new Shop section on Facebook Pages." Tough sell? The
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