Facebook reported a huge, 134% increase in the number of hate posts it removed from its primary social media platform from the first quarter to the second quarter. The company says in a new Community Standards Enforcement Report that it took action…
Even if you don’t delete Facebook, there are ways to limit the ability of the social network, other companies, and/or fellow users to get information about you. This is not an exhaustive list of what you can do—because that would…
Facebook is developing not just its own currency but also the blockchain to transact it on, plus a new programming language for the development of related apps. Libra will also not just be contained to Facebook-owned platforms, such as WhatsApp…
Researchers looked at the anonymized data of 1.4 billion users in 217 countries, territories and autonomous regions and calculated the proportion of women and men ages 13 to 65 who actively used the social network. Places with a lower female-to-male…
Facebook hired Mina Lefevre, former MTV executive vice president, as head of development. She announced her new position on her Facebook page saying, “I am excited to share that I will be embarking on my new adventure as Head of…
Facebook dominates content sharing activity and is responsible for 81% of all shares among US internet users in Q4 2014. In comparison, Pinterest accounted for 7% of total sharing volume, Twitter saw just 6% of the total pie, and reddit…
The long chat room is experiencing a renaissance and social media companies new and old are hoping to capitalize on the trend learn more in fastcompany . Why Chat Rooms Are The Hot Social Media in 2015 By Kevin Zawacki…
Atlas is an ad-serving service that Facebook acquired from Microsoft and then rebuilt from the ground up. Atlas lets advertisers target ads to people based on data that Facebook gathers, including your Facebook activity and your web-browsing activity. Facebook associates…
The idea is to simplify the buying process and keep people on Facebook instead of forcing them to go to another app or site to make the purchase. learn more in bits Coming Soon to Social Media Click to Buy…
Similar to how click tracking measures a web ad’s impact on online sales, a program being piloted by Google is designed to help retailers better figure out if their online ads are driving in-store sales. learn more in retailwire The…
