Facebook Has Some Marketing Tips To Exploit Lonely People On Valentine’s Day
Breakups are an inevitable part of life – one that we all hate. But it’s good news for social media marketers, as Facebook has some top tips for brands on promoting their products to newly single people.
Can You Tag Jason? He Lost His Intelligence When Looking At Some Ridiculous Facebook Memes
Let’s not mince words here - I love memes. The intelligence, the wit, the randomness, the dark humour - they provide inappropriate laughter to my otherwise dull day. But the latest trend of “Can you tag *INSERT NAME HERE*? I’m looking for him” is a God awful addition to news feeds across the globe, which needs to disappear.
5 Major Tech Companies Have Formed A Partnership On AI - Be Scared
Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft have formed the 'Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society.' I'm seriously doubting the last part of that mission statement...
The Story About Instagram Stories – Desperate Times, Desperate Measures?
Well… This is a surprise. After spending three years trying to buy and create a more successful clone of Snapchat, Instagram (and by extension, Facebook) have shamelessly ripped off Snapchat Stories with an identical feature named “Instagram Stories.”
Facebook Changes News Feed To Focus On Friends And Family Over Publisher
Well, it was clear that Facebook was going in this direction… The social network has announced its next News Feed update that will mean bad news for business pages.
No, Nicola. Facebook Will Not Be All Video In Five Years. Text Will Live On
Excuse me for being pedantic in picking a throwaway line from a longer discussion - but with the implied huge changes in Facebook user behaviour, I feel the need to jump to the defence of text.
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Facebook Is Secretly Making Amazing Computer Art With Your Photos
Computer art is awesome, especially if it's hidden in plain sight. It's been discovered that every photo you upload to Facebook or Instagram is secretly being replicated as a html page using ASCII. Put simply, your images are being converted to text and they look incredible!
Facebook news feed echo chamber is your fault for not having enough friends, says Facebook
Does Facebook filter what views and opinions you see on your news feed? In a study conducted by the social network, it turns out you've only got yourself to blame for not having enough friends with diverse beliefs.
The Channel 13 Facebook Hoax. Your Data Is Never Private
So many of you have probably seen long Facebook statuses talking about 'Channel 13,' proclaiming that Facebook cannot use any of their profile data. I've seen a lot of our readers jump on this train, so it's time to set the record straight. This is a hoax, which has been around for more than a couple of years. And the fact you're posting it is ironically making your online information more public.
Facebook and Cornell University Team Up To Predict When You're Getting Dumped
Websites such as match.com often employ algorithms to judge how compatible you might be to someone for a romantic relationship. Typically these involve typical things you might expect such as common interests, opinions, hobbies etc. Facebook is no stranger to this game, and carries the pretty large advantage of having 1.1 billion people to average their data across.
'The Faces Of Facebook' Puts All 1.2 Billion Users On One Page
This is what it would look like if you put all 1,261,587,836 (and counting) Facebook users together in one giant mosaic web page.
Video On Instagram. Vine-Like Video Service Launched By Facebook
Instagram is taking on Vine, as it has launched a new video-sharing service, simply called "Video on Instagram."
Facebook Introduces Hashtags, Taking A Page From Twitter
Starting today, Facebook is officially adding support for the hashtag, allowing users to better follow and take part in conversation about specific topics.
Facebook To Re-Assess Policy After Sexism Row
After a barrage of campaigning by women's groups, including over 5000 emails, Facebook has released a statement announcing improvements to the way they deal with inappropriate material.
Teenagers Losing Interest In Facebook. Interest In Alternatives Rise
Facebook may still be the most popular social network amongst teenagers, new findings from the Pew Research Centre suggests their interest and enthusiasm for the network is decreasing.
Facebook Blocks 'Social Roulette' App That Deletes Your Account
Within hours of its launch, a Facebook app offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their account has been pulled. This social media reinterpretation of Russian Roulette, named 'Social Roulette,' puts the user's Facebook account at risk of complete deletion.
New 'Secretbook' Lets You Leave Hidden Messages In Your Facebook Photos
A British student has released a Google Chrome extension that enables you to hide secret messages in your Facebook pictures. Owen Campbell-Moore, studying computer science at Oxford University, used a technique called JPEG Steganography to make tiny changes in photos that form a secret code. Called 'Secretbook', you can now download it and communicate with your friends without anybody else knowing you are doing it.
"Hackers" Discover Prototype Facebook Made By A 15-Year-Old Mark Zuckerberg
We all know Facebook, right? Whether you use it or not, it's pretty much everywhere, making creator Mark Zuckerberg one of the youngest ever billionaires as a result. But it seems that "hackers" have found one of Zuckerberg's early efforts.