With the steady stream of news coming across the internet, there is no shortage of opposing viewpoints, political leanings, and outright bias to the reporting. It can make uncovering the actual facts rather difficult, especially when coupled with the anonymity provided by so-called news sources. But even more alarming--though humorous, depending on who you ask--is the abundance … [Read more...] about Facebook to Add “Hoax” Button
Facebook Launches a New Book Club – A Year of Books
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set a personal challenge for himself in 2015, read a book every other week. He has leveraged his social networking site to create a virtual book club for everyone to read his selected book in tandem and foster discussion.Zuckerberg has created a Facebook group, simply called "A Year of Books,"Â for anyone hoping to follow along, and blasted it … [Read more...] about Facebook Launches a New Book Club – A Year of Books
Facebook Hard at Work on Enterprise Collaboration Tool
Most offices have been working diligently to find ways of keeping Facebook out of sight and mind for their employees while on the job --but the social media giant may be finding ways to make inroads of their own into the enterprise market. While technically still in the rumours stage, the 'Facebook at Work' initiative is all but confirmed and could roll out in the next few … [Read more...] about Facebook Hard at Work on Enterprise Collaboration Tool
Facebook Allows Better Customization of Your News Feed
I would ask if any of you have been annoyed by the content featured on your Facebook news feed, but we all know the answer. What you see (and don't see) has long been a bone of contention for those who check Facebook regularly... filled with things you don't want to see. While it may seem like an easy solution to say that we can just unfriend those people who we find annoying, … [Read more...] about Facebook Allows Better Customization of Your News Feed
Zuckerberg Hosts First Townhall Q&A at Facebook HQ
There are two types of people interested in quizzing Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg: those who envy his success and others who are avid users of his social media website (or perhaps better described as a sort of empire). Fortunately for both groups, Zuckerberg opened himself up to questions at the first Townhall Q&A session held at the Facebook HQ this week.A … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg Hosts First Townhall Q&A at Facebook HQ
Slotomania Game is Now Slots of Fun for iOS Devices
Few things are more addictive than a quality slots game, which is a formula made more enticing when you also add a competitive social component. First made famous on Facebook, Slotomania free video slots games is the number one free slots game in the world --and for good reason. Developed by Playtika, Slotomania has shown a commitment to ongoing content development and … [Read more...] about Slotomania Game is Now Slots of Fun for iOS Devices
Facebook Allows Local Advertisers to Stalk You
Facebook began rolling out a new feature this week that gives local (to you) advertisers the opportunity to target users based on how close they have been to their physical location. This means that as you travel around your city, an add could pop up in your Facebook feed for that coffee shop across the way (though it may also be visible some time later). This hyper-local … [Read more...] about Facebook Allows Local Advertisers to Stalk You
Facebook Working on Anonymous Social Media App
According to the New York Times, Facebook is working on a new social media app that will allow members to interact with each other anonymously. If rumours can be believed, this new app has been in development for over a year and would allow users to discuss topics that they might otherwise be uncomfortable to bring up. Of course, just how anonymous the new service really is … [Read more...] about Facebook Working on Anonymous Social Media App
Facebook $19B Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved by the EU
Facebook announced their intention to purchase WhatsApp in February of this year for a cool $19 billion (or $21.8 billion at Facebook's current share price); a deal that received approval in the United States a few months later in April. Unfortunately for the social media giant, the acquisition wasn't all smooth sailing --the European Union (EU) opposed the deal, stating that … [Read more...] about Facebook $19B Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved by the EU
Facebook Lets Developers Add Like Buttons to Apps
Facebook is becoming an integral part of our lives, so much so that when we see or achieve anything of merit (no matter how that is perceived or determined), we immediately reach for the 'Like button'. Earlier this year, iOS developers were given the ability to add Facebook like buttons directly into their apps --and now Android developers have been extended the same … [Read more...] about Facebook Lets Developers Add Like Buttons to Apps
Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You
Just about everybody uses Facebook, which means that just about everybody already knows that Facebook is migrating the Messenger functionality out of the core app and into a standalone Facebook Messenger app. What many hadn't realized, is that the standalone app isn't new --it's been around for a couple of years. Part of the news surrounding the shift is a hefty dose of viral … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You
Timber App Brings Tinder to BlackBerry 10
Generally BlackBerry doesn't get to see the big name apps hitting their platform, but knock-offs and look-a-likes are very common. Timber is in good company, joining the ranks of iGrann, Whine, Snap2Chat and Spo2fy. No matter, BlackBerry users will be excited that a third party Tinder client is available from BlackBerry World.Developed by Nemory Studios, Timber gives … [Read more...] about Timber App Brings Tinder to BlackBerry 10
Facebook Messenger Now Required to Chat with Friends
Beginning as early as this week, Facebook will make it a requirement that you use their standalone Messenger app to send and receive messages (as they pull the plug on Messenger being supported from within their stock Facebook app). Generally, changes to Facebook are met with unhappiness among their users --but this time, the company is claiming it will help speed up the rates … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger Now Required to Chat with Friends