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Facebook Express Wifi Launched in India

Facebook’s Internet.org has launched a new service in India in a bid to connect those in currently under-served areas. Express Wifi works alongside local businesses to offer affordable access to the internet. This isn’t the first attempt Zuckerberg has made at trying to take advantage of parts of the global

Are We Moving Toward Standardised Social Media?

Social networks are trying harder than ever to offer what their rivals offer. Users are finding that whenever a new feature pops up somewhere, soon enough something inherently similar materialises on all of the others. So what’s the deal, guys? Are we moving towards standardised social media? It’s around this

How Much Should Marketers Rely on Facebook Metrics?

It’s not unlike Facebook to update the way they report insights to marketers. As the variety of content capabilities grow, the ability to accurately convey Facebook metrics becomes increasingly complicated. Couple that with periodical algorithmic changes and the challenge becomes even bigger. Instances of widespread errors in their reporting are

Another Facebook Live Fallacy

Facebook Live has yet again become subject of controversy as a pre-recorded video was shown under the guise of being live, through the network’s live video platform. The reputedly pre-recorded not-live “live” video in question was that of a sky-high maintenance job; somebody changing a lightbulb on a 609 metre

Is Facebook Marketplace a Feature Too Far?

Facebook’s newest update introduced the world of classified ads to the social network. Reminiscent of Gumtree and Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace gives users immediate access to a local buy and sell board. But with users already abusing it to sell illegal and illicit items, could it be a feature too far

Facebook Messenger Code May Hide Chatroom Feature

A glance behind Facebook may have revealed an unlaunched feature called Rooms, reminiscent of those notorious public chat rooms of the pre-social nineties and noughties. The hidden feature came to light after developer evangelist Chris Messina discovered that public chats were mentioned inside Messenger’s iOS app code. TechCrunch have reported

Facebook and Twitter Join News and Eyewitness Media Coalition

Facebook and Twitter have become confirmed partners in a new coalition of news organisations committed to tackling misinformation on social networking, and improving the quality of reporting across media. Organised and announced by the Google-backed First Draft News, the coalition is an expansion into a new partner network intended to

Facebook Tests Twitter-esque News Feature

Just when we thought Facebook had reached their quota of quarterly feature additions, the social network have begun testing a new addition to news feed reminiscent of Twitter’s controversial new algorithmic timeline. The social networking giant have begun testing “what friends are talking about” in an attempt to encourage users

Facebook Unintentionally Declares War in the Philippines

This year on June the 12th was Independence Day in the Philippines. As is customary on public holidays, Facebook celebrated the occasion by sending their best wishes to users ­- but this time they departed from their normal light-­hearted voice by accidentally claiming that the country was at war. Facebook

Facebook Tweaks Trending Topics in Reponse to Bias Claims

Facebook have denied claims of a left wing political bias in their trending topics section, but have pledged to improve the feature regardless. On Monday, in both a press release and a direct letter to the chairman of the US senate commerce committee, the social networking giant claimed that the