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In a textbook illustration of the conflict of interest between Facebook and Google’s ostensible dedication to free speech and their ostensible espousal of progressive values, the internet giants reportedly took millions in advertising money from a major anti-immigration group at the same time as both were engaged in pro-immigration advocacy. Read More... →

Facebook has come under fire for its role in influencing the U.S. presidential election, particularly when it comes to “fake news” and Russian-sponsored ads.  When asked about this at WSJ D.Live in Laguna Beach on Wednesday, Facebook VP David Marcus at first deflected, talking at length about all the positive impacts that the social media giant has had on the world. “When… Read More... →

AdHawk is announcing that it has acquired one of its competitors, Y Combinator-backed Automate Ads. Even if you weren’t a customer, Automate Ads may sound familiar because it was previously known as Kuhcoon, a social advertising startup co-founded by Andrew Torba, who has since been in the news for getting banned from the YC alumni network and for his controversial far-right social… Read More... →

Facebook’s tests of an alternative News Feed dubbed the “Explore” feed are progressing, it seems. Previously available on mobile devices in the main navigation, Facebook’s new Explore Feed is now appearing for users on the desktop. The feed is found in the left-side sidebar, within the “Explore” section – where you’ll also find links to… Read More... →

Sharing your current location with someone is a great way to passive-aggressively explain that you’re on your way when they ask where you are. But it also has other uses, and WhatsApp has now joined rivals Facebook Messenger and iMessage in offering the feature (with its own somewhat unique twist). Read More... →

Facebook’s Regina Dugan, who led the company’s secretive Building 8 hardware lab, is leaving the company after just 18 months in the role. Dugan detailed in a Facebook post that she would be leaving the post to focus on “building and leading a new endeavor.” She will be staying in her position until “early next year” to help the team transition into 2018.… Read More... →

“It’s a way to give people a chance to have fun, maybe win, maybe learn something new.” That’s how former Vine co-founder Rus Yusupov describes his new trivia game show app HQ, which feels like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire meets Facebook Live. At 3pm and 9pm Eastern, thousands of people open up HQ’s iOS app and play along as excitable host Scott Rogowsky… Read More... →

As LinkedIn ads in video and other features to look a little more like Facebook, Facebook continues to take on LinkedIn in the world of social recruitment services. In the latest development, Facebook is testing a feature to let users create resumes — which Facebook calls a “work histories” feature — and share them privately on the site as part of their job hunt.… Read More... →

Компания строит амбициозные планы на VR... →

Директор по стратегическим коммуникациям Mail.Ru Group Георгий Лобушкин объявил об уходе из компании на своей странице в Facebook. Георгий Лобушкин в разговоре с Firrma сообщил, что открыт к предложениям. «А пока хочу вернуться в Петербург и провести больше времени с семьёй», – рассказал он. До начала работы в должности директора по стратегическим коммуникациям холдинга Mail.Ru Group в 2016 году Григорий Лобушкин несколько лет работал пресс-секретарём соцсети «ВКонтакте».... →

Представители соцсети сообщили, что приложение продолжит работу как отдельный сервис... →

Facebook объявил о запуске нового раздела, с помощью которого пользователи смогут заказывать еду на дом. Компания сотрудничает с рядом сервисов доставки и сетей ресторанов в США, чтобы обеспечить максимальный охват всех возможных вариантов: «Facebook предлагает варианты от ряда сервисов по доставке еды, таких как EatStreet, Delivery.com, DoorDash, ChowNow и Olo, а также ресторанов, среди которых […]... →

Facebook купил популярное среди подростков приложение tbh, предназначенное для проведения анонимных опросов. Tbh – это акроним для «To be honest» («Честно говоря»). Разработчики описывают сервис как «единственное анонимное приложение с положительными вибрациями». Продукт предназначен для пользователей от 13 лет и старше и позволяет им создавать анонимные опросы для себя и своих друзей. «Tbh и Facebook […]... →

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Facebook acquires tbh, the Samsung connected tag, Terminal offers international-office-as-a-service and IBM now has its own blockchain solution. All this on Crunch Report. Read More... →

Компания Facebook заключила сделку с создателями приложения для публикации анонимных опросов tbh, сообщает Business Insider. Сумма соглашения не раскрывается.... →

Facebook wants tbh to be its next Instagram. Today, Facebook announced it’s acquiring positivity-focused polling startup tbh and will allow it to operate somewhat independently as it’s done with Instagram and WhatsApp. tbh had scored 5 million downloads and 4 million daily active users in the past 9 weeks with its app that lets people anonymously answer kind-hearted… Read More... →

There’s a fundamental incongruency between being pro ‘free speech’ and operating a global social network for civil public discussion. Twitter is struggling with it. Facebook is struggling with it too. And it can’t be solved by a little more transparency or by hoping average citizens will do the right thing. The principle of free speech on which the United States was… Read More... →

The best compact camera smartphone attachment you can buy is getting an Android version, and a heap of updates for the existing iPhone model that make it even better (and it’s already excellent). The DxO One, DxO’s first camera hardware, gets a free software update this morning that adds Facebook Live multi-camera streaming, time-lapse an more, and customers can sign up to find… Read More... →

Сделать заказ еды из ресторана можно прямо со страницы в соцсети... →