Category: Facebook
Digital uprising? Searches to delete Facebook double following Cambridge Analytica scandal
Web searches to delete Facebook rocketed in March as the UK was among a number of countries to lead a ‘digital uprising’ against the social media giant, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data breach. According to a new global study of 255 locations across 17 countries by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison site Top10VPN.com, search…
5 of the top Social Media Marketing trends to watch closely
According to InternetWorldStats.com, by the end of 2016 there were 7.3 billion people on the planet and an Internet penetration rate of 50.1 percent. One third of the people on the Internet are active social media users. Social media continues to be more important than ever for businesses. The following are five trends that will…
Facebook Messenger launches on desktop
This was unexpected. Facebook has snapped up the domain name messenger.com and launched a full-size version of its Facebook Messenger app for web browsers. The new website basically resembles the tablet app, and does much the same - simply providing a larger window to chat in, rather than force users to use the tiny ones…
Developer annoyed by Instagram’s Layout app stealing his name
Mike Swanson is an independent developer who in 2012 published an app called "Layout", which lets you combine multiple photos into one. Fast-forward to 2015 and Instagram (which is owned by Facebook, don't forget) publishes a new app that lets you combine multiple photos into one, and called it... Umm... Layout. As you might expect,…
Facebook carries out drone test in the UK
Mark Zuckerberg has been flying drones above the UK. Don't worry, they're not like Obama's flying death machines - you won't be getting poked from skies or anything like that. According to E&T, Britain was used as a testbed for Facebook's "Aquila" drone, that the company hopes will one day help get the rest of…
Hate calling customer service? Soon you’ll be able to do it over Facebook Messenger
It was a big night for Facebook last night as over at its "F8" developers conference Mark Zuckerberg announced some big additions to Facebook Messenger. The big new addition is that businesses will be able to use the app to talk directly to customers - perhaps (hopefully) replacing the need for hours wasted on hold,…
Facebook Lite will let you avoid installing Facebook Messenger
For some reason, everyone hates Facebook Messenger - the company's separate messaging app that it now forces you to install on your phone if you want to chat to your mates. The good news is that with the launch of Facebook Lite, the company may just have provided a work-around. Facebook Lite is supposed to…
Facebook at Work is official – pokes from your boss to do some damn work coming soon?
Back in November, we heard rumours that Facebook was working on a new product that will let companies essentially build their own internal Facebook, for work usage. It turns out the rumours were correct - and today Facebook has confirmed the existence of what it is simply calling "Work". TechCrunch got hold of the details…
The Digest: Facebook restricts violent videos… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Facebook restricts violent video clips and photos | BBC News "Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might 'shock, offend and upset' if viewed. The alerts prevent the videos from automatically playing in feeds unless they are clicked, unlike other clips. The site is also preventing…
The Digest: Netflix denies VPN crackdown… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Netflix: VPN crackdown claims 'false', says executive | BBC News "Netflix has criticised 'false' reports it has been cracking down on customers using a work-around to watch media blocked in their area. The company denied reports it had stepped up its attempts to block access via virtual private networks (VPNs). Netflix said its…