Свежие новости и отзывы о Facebook

К дню всех влюблённых сервис добавил новую опцию. Пользователи получили возможность отправлять сообщения в подарочной «упаковке».... →

GUEST: Apple’s purchase of Emotient last month, a California-based firm that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to interpret emotions from facial expressions, signals that big changes are coming to mobile devices. The move means that another tech giant has entered the AI arms race alongside Google and Facebook. This fact alone should have brands learning about the […]... →

What Zuckerberg and his U.S. team didn’t understand was that in India you can buy computer tablets and smartphones for as little as $50, and that 100MB of data—which is more than a Free Basics user will consume in a month—costs much less than a dollar. Read More... →

GUEST: Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon have been dubbed the four horsemen of the tech industry. They are the biggest consumer companies and dominate the discussion through new initiatives such as drones and acquisitions such as Oculus. As our current tech era has evolved, Apple has led the pile with a huge market capitalization, and Facebook […]... →

In what continues to be a horrible week for Facebook in India, the social networking giant’s longstanding India head, Kirthiga Reddy, has stepped down from her post. She will be moving back to the US after a long, six-year stint at that position. Announcing her decision via a Facebook post, Reddy said: I’m grateful to […]... →

A French court ruled on Friday that a case against social networking company Facebook over a painting of a nude woman can be tried in France, rejecting Facebook's argument that it is governed by Californian law.... →

YouTube has acquired the online music platform BandPage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, nor was there any mention of whether BandPage would be shuttered in the process. BandPage is a marketing platform for musicians to connect with their fans and also promote their music on Facebook. Beyond the popular social network, BandPage also […]... →

Google announced they are now offering 24 hour support, Monday through Friday, via social media channels. Specifically, you can access the AdWords support on Twitter, G+, Facebook, and YouTube by using the hashtag #AskAdWords...... →

Главный вирусный ролик сезона набрал 21 млн просмотров в соцсети всего за сутки... →

Almost a decade ago, OK Go posted online a goofy, one-take video of the band dancing on treadmills. That viral sensation helped to re-invigorate the music video world while giving a big boost to a fledgling video streaming site called YouTube. Since then, the band has used YouTube to feature a series of increasingly ambitious […]... →

Facebook has confirmed that it is looking to bring back SMS support in Messenger and has also launched multiple account support. At least for now, both features are only for Android users. Android Police earlier reported spotting these new features in the popular messaging service. Facebook Messenger used to have SMS integration but the feature was […]... →

Facebook says it’s testing a way for users to receive, read and respond to their SMS-based conversations in its Messenger application for mobile devices. The feature, which would be optional if broadly rolled out, could help to shift users away from their default texting application and see them increasing their time spent Facebook Messenger instead. Also new is added support for… Read More... →

Обозреватель журнала Forbes Парми Олсон написала о том, как массовое распространение ботов обещает превратить мессенджеры в универсальный инструмент. На примере канадского Kik и других сервисов она показывает, как приложения для обмена сообщениями меняют торговлю и сферу услуг. Редакция vc.ru публикует перевод статьи Forbes.... →

Video is booming on Instagram with watch time up 40% in 6 months, so now it’s trying to lure the best video makers and marketers from competitors like Vine and YouTube. Over the next few weeks, Instagram will begin showing the view counts on videos where the Like number used to be. though you can still click through to see the heart count. Like on Facebook, 3 seconds counts as a view.… Read More... →

Теперь рекламодатели могут платить за фактические просмотры видеорекламы... →

Facebook представил несколько нововведений, призванных повысить эффективность видеорекламы в социальной сети. В их числе: Автоматическое добавление субтитров к видео Ранее такая возможность уже была доступна рекламодателям, но им приходилось встраивать субтитры в видео или же загружать их отдельным файлом. В скором времени можно будет выбрать опцию автоматического добавления субтитров. Новый инструмент сгенерирует субтитры во время создания видеообъявления, после чего рекламодатели смогут их отредактироват... →

Сотрудник Facebook AI Research Томас Миколов — об искусственном интеллекте, слежке за пользователями и будущем крупнейшей мировой соцсети... →

Following Facebook board member Marc Andreessen’s commentary on Internet.org and colonialism in India, Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement distancing himself and Facebook from the investor. Here’s the statement, in full: I want to respond to Marc Andreessen’s comments about India yesterday. I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they do not represent the way Facebook or […]... →

Marc Andreessen, noted Venture Capitalist and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz is having quite a contrite Wednesday. Andreessen, who currently sits on Facebook, Inc.’s board, caused a stir last night with his online response to Indian internet regulator TRAI nixing Facebook’s plans to implement its ‘Free Basics’ program in India. He took to the Twitterverse… Read More... →

Основатель Facebook покусился на принцип сетевой нейтральности, который запрещает провайдерам отдавать предпочтения определённым сетевым данным.... →