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Facebook injects new life into Stories

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 launching ‘3D’ posts for News Feed

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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LinkedIn launches Snapchat-style AR filters

LinkedIn has rolled out a feature for tagging geo-locations, to help organise and better direct attendants to conferences and events. Professional page taken from Snapchat playbook LinkedIn recently introduced a new video feature by which users can create and share videos straight from the official app with a bit of visual flare. Much like Snapchat’s

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Instagram launches Globe Trotting Sunglasses

Instagram has launched a new set of sunglass face filters for Instagram Stories, with faux reflections of popular global locales. Make-believe-stylish The new filter incorporates several styles of different sunglass frames, reflecting popular destinations, such as tropical islands and Parisians streets. The augmented-reality glasses can be cycled by simply tapping the screen or if the

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Stories on Facebook and Instagram allow cross-posting

Facebook has announced ability for Instagram users to cross-post directly to Facebook Stories, in a bid to bolster Facebook’s lack of Stories. Efficiency is key Following preliminary tests in Portugal, Facebook is looking to launch the new functionality in the US, with the rest to follow. Yet the cross-posting only works one way. Instagrammers can

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Facebook’s Bonfire gets Danish soft release

Facebook has released a group video chat app called Bonfire through the Denmark iOS App Store. Facebook gets (video) chatty Announced last July, Bonfire, Facebook’s new app, allows users to hold video chats with several other members simultaneously. Users will be able to chat while overlaying several Snapchat-like filters and effects as well as share

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