Facebook’s instant messaging app has a new update for you, and it’s a big one. The Messenger app has been redesigned to provide users a better experience, more in line with their needs. According to David Marcus, the Vice President of messaging products, the update has been created under the statement of “reinventing the inbox.” Users across the world should expect to be introduced to the new … [Read more...]
Facebook Dislike Button Is Still Being Considered
Mark Zuckerberg hinted that the Facebook dislike button is still being considered. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spoken in his second public Q&A about his wish to provide users with the capability of expressing a larger range of emotions, which may mean the Facebook dislike button is still being considered. Speaking at the headquarters of Facebook in California, Mark Zuckerberg … [Read more...]
Facebook Bus Drivers Unionize to Avoid Exploitation
Private bus drivers who take Facebook employees to and from the Menlo Park campus have agreed to unionizing. Drivers voted 43-28 to join Teamsters Local 853. Shuttle bus drivers who schlep Facebook employees to and from Silicon Valley began voting on Wednesday regarding their forming a union, arguing they have an archaic relationship with the tech giant, comparing their situation to nobles and … [Read more...]
New Standalone App by Facebook: Groups App
After the release of the standalone Facebook Messenger App, the social media website launched earlier this week, the Facebook Groups App. Even though the first standalone Facebook App – Facebook Messenger - was not actually considered a success, the new Groups App promises to be different. It was designed as a way to make users access all the groups that they are part of and also new groups … [Read more...]
Facebook Admits to Increased Government Data Requests
On Tuesday, Facebook published the latest transparency report, its third Government Requests Report. For anyone concerned about the government snooping on his or her data, the results are not pleasing. Privacy issues are the main concern in the age of big data. Governments used to be the privileged owners of large data sets, but private companies turned into competitors once the Internet … [Read more...]
Facebook Allows Anonymous Posts, Introduces Rooms App
In the beginning there was chaos and anarchy. Some people loved it, but others were uncomfortable with Internet trolling and the great unknown. Then came Facebook with the solution to change Internet interaction and civilize virtual behavior. To attract people to the network, Facebook used one simple tool, identity. A Facebook profile requires real formal identification. Translating real identity … [Read more...]
Let The Terrorists Tweet!
The Islamic State is known not just for the primitive savagery with which they execute their victims, but also for their high-tech sophistication, as fighters immediately post photographs of themselves after beheading or crucifying their prisoners. One would argue that such content is abhorrent and only helps the Islamic State gather more followers in the West, however, this massive social … [Read more...]
Facebook WhatsApp Deal Closed for $22 Billion
Facebook finalized the acquisition of WhatsApp, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The two companies agreed on the acquisition in February. Until the deal was sealed, the instant messaging app has been running independently. Now Facebook will closely control and support WhatsApp, but no clear development direction has been lied out. WhatsApp’s 70 employees will continue … [Read more...]
Facebook Messenger’s Rumored Capability of Money Transfer
Despite the fact that it hasn’t been made public yet, it appears that Facebook Messenger is rumored to be having the capability of money transfer. On Saturday, Stanford University computer science student Audrew Aude tweeted that he had found and played with a payment feature in Facebook Messenger, which he dug out using the iOS and Mac OS X hacking tool developer tool Cycript. Aude reported on … [Read more...]
Facebook Working on Internet Beaming Planes
Facebook and Google are two of the largest tech companies in the world. They are so ubiquitous that they don’t really need to focus as much on competing with their peers as on expanding internet access to gain new users. Google is working on Project Loon, a project to bring Internet access to remote areas through giant balloons floating at around 20 miles altitude in the stratosphere. It’s like … [Read more...]
