Свежие новости и отзывы о Facebook

Фонд Юрия Мильнера DST Global инвестировал в приложение для торговли на бирже Robinhood. Как пишет TechCrunch, постинвестиционная оценка компании составила в $1,3 млрд. Как сообщает Fortune, еще в ноябре Robinhood вело переговоры с инвесторами, стремясь привлечь $100 млн при оценке от $600–700 млн. Позже оценка компании поднялась до $1 млрд. Приложение позволяет торговать акциями бирже без комиссии. В мая 2015 года в стартап инвестировал фонд основателей «Вконтакте» Льва Левиева и Вячеслава Мирилашвили Vaiz... →

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook, SpaceX successfully re-launches a rocket, Cloudera files for IPO and Snapchat now allows you to search Stories. All this on Crunch Report. Read More... →

The ACLU reported last year that law enforcement teamed up with Geofeedia, a software company that uses social media data to track and monitor protesters. Many were outraged. Facebook and Twitter cut off Geofeedia’s access to their data. These new rules have far-reaching implications for companies whose business models revolve around utilizing social media data for close observations. Read More... →

Новости в сфере рекламы и маркетинга за неделю.... →

У половины крупнейших митингов 26 марта не было Facebook-страниц, они анонсировались исключительно через ВК.... →

В Facebook не рассказали, добровольно ли Лаки покидает компанию.... →

Palmer Luckey is out at Facebook. The Oculus co-founder, who helped kick start the recent VR with a prototype headset built in his parents garage, has left its parent company. Oculus has confirmed the report, first spotted by UploadVR, with TechCrunch in a fairly cookie cutter statement. “Palmer will be dearly missed,” it reads. “Palmer’s legacy extends far… Read More... →

Основатель Oculus VR Палмер Лаки покинет Facebook, которая владеет компанией по разработке технологий виртуальной реальности. Об этом сообщает Business Insider со ссылкой на представителей компании.... →

Facebook тестирует новую функцию Personal Fundraisers, позволяющую совершеннолетним пользователям социальной сети собирать деньги на благотворительность. Об этом компания сообщила в своём блоге.... →

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd is holding talks with several major Internet companies today to urge them to be more proactive about tackling the spread of extremist content online. Companies in attendance include Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook, along with some smaller Internet companies. Read More... →

В США функция краудфандинга станет доступна пользователям в ближайшие недели... →

Facebook today announced it’s expanding its set of online fundraising tools to include its own GoFundMe competitor, with the added support for personal online fundraisers, starting first in the U.S. The new tool will allow Facebook users to raise money for personal crises and other campaigns – like school or medical expenses, emergency situations, funerals, and more. In addition,… Read More... →

Если Facebook без разбора банил за «хохлов» и «негров», ВК блокирует за «кит» и «РКН».... →

Telegram is the latest messaging app to get a major new feature, but unlike Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber, Hike and countless others, it isn’t cribbing from Snapchat. That’s because Telegram is introducing voice calls. Admittedly the company is a little late to the audio calling party, but that is likely because of its focus on security, and in particular end-to-end… Read More... →

Для ведения трансляции требуется специальное оборудование — панорамная камера.... →

Facebook will reveal at its F8 conference a new class of group bots that work inside Messenger group chats. These group bots can keep users informed about real-time news such as a sports game’s progress, ecommerce deliveries, and more, according to three sources familiar with the development of the feature. Facebook is already working with top chatbot makers to prepare for the launch. Read More... →

Heavy with fake news guilt, Facebook is rolling out new social channel benchmarking for publishers in the CrowdTangle tool it acquired and made free last year. CrowdTangle Intelligence lets news outlets compare their different accounts’ peformance on up to five social accounts within any one social app, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit. Publishers can then see which… Read More... →

Facebook just made live streaming 360-degree video relatively easy, provided you have the equipment to capture the content. Users of devices like the new 2017 model Gear 360 just announced at the S8 smartphone launch, or the Insta360 Nano (for iPhone) and Air (for Android), or a host of higher-end models designed for pros, you can go live and broadcast an immersive feed for your audience.… Read More... →

A billion and a half photos find their way onto Facebook every single day and the company is racing to understand them and their moving counterparts with the hope of increasing engagement. And while machine learning is undoubtedly the map to the treasure, Facebook and it’s competitors are still trying to work out how to deal with the spoils once they find them. Facebook AI Similarity… Read More... →

TechCrunch Disrupt NY is around the corner, and with it we’re introducing a brand new content type for the main stage. You’re probably familiar with our fireside chats — last year we spoke one-on-one with USV’s Fred Wilson, Uber’s David Plouffe, Facebook’s Stan Chudnovsky, Soledad O’Brien, Carmelo Anthony and Jessica Alba. We also host panels, like… Read More... →