LinkedIn’s New Business-Friendly “Reactions”
Yesterday LinkedIn unveiled emoji-style post reactions similar to Facebook’s reactions released in 2016. The company in a blog post explained their new feature as a way to more quickly communicate […]
Tik Tok Climbing To Facebook-Level Engagement
TikTok is a social media app for creating and sharing short videos. Earlier this month it was reported that the app had at least 500 million monthly active users with […]
Facebook Releases More Info On Independent Board For Content Handling
Last November, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a blueprint for how content should be managed on Facebook. In that blueprint, he expressed plans to build an appeals process with an independent board, […]
Facebook plans to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. Why?
The Facebook graphical interface is about to become easier to manage. According to a New York Times article on Friday, Zuckerberg wants Facebook to merge the messaging services of Facebook […]
Facebook Plans To Shut Down Moments – How To Save Your Photos
Facebook said on Thursday it was ending Moments, its standalone app for privately sharing photos with friends (similar to Google Photos) which launched in 2015. The app’s services will be […]
Facebook Employees Caught Writing 5-Star Reviews For Portal on Amazon
Facebook employees have been caught giving 5-star reviews on Amazon to the platform’s smart home device, Portal. New York Times reporter Kevin Roose spotted the similarities between the names of the […]
Facebook Rolls Out Fact-Checking Program in the UK
Social media has been working to eliminate fake news ever since it emerged as a major issue back in 2016. Law-makers have grown increasingly impatient with the issue as well. […]
Mark Zuckerberg Reflects on the Year
Every year, Mark Zuckerberg publishes a post to his platform posting his goals for the year following. Facebook has had a rough 2018 with the Cambridge Analytica scandal along with […]
Facebook, YouTube, and Tumblr – Friendster All Over Again?
Three huge players in the social media industry; Tumblr, Facebook, and YouTube – have shown their user base in 2018 how little they consider their needs in growing their platforms. […]
Facebook is Developing A Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp
A report from Bloomberg states Facebook is making a cryptocurrency for money transfers in the WhatsApp messaging platform. Specifically they are developing a “Stablecoin” which is a centralized cryptocurrency which […]
Facebook Gave Media Giants Like Netflix Special Access to Private Messages
Facebook has admitted to sharing private user messages with third-party companies, including Spotify. In their blog post, they state: “Did partners get access to messages? Yes. But people had to […]
NAACP Launches #LogOutFacebook Campaign
Facebook has had to rethink its platform several times especially more recently as civil rights concern over privacy, fake news, and discrimination have grown. Facebook has been a neglectful instrument […]
Why Is Facebook Portal So Special?
Facebook introduced Portal on October 8th, 2018, and made it available to buy in November in time for the holiday season. It’s their first hardware device that wasn’t acquired (…Oculus…). […]
Facebook’s New Home – MPK 21
Facebook announced today their new building that was recently completed (in under 18 months), titled MPK 21. The building was designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building features a 3.6-acre rooftop […]
Facebook’s Oculus Exploring VR in Education
Oculus announced yesterday that it is exploring VR in the educational space, with pilot programs in Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle. VR’s untapped potential in the classroom can help students visualize […]
Facebook suspends 200 apps over possible data misuse
Facebook stated Monday morning on their blog that it suspended about 200 apps due to their ongoing investigation caused by the Cambridge Analytica scandal regarding if services on Facebook had […]
