Since its inception, part of Facebook’s company philosophy is to connect users with the world of people and information. The validity of information that is shared is sometimes questionable.
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In a fast-paced digital world, it can be difficult to quickly filter which news sources are legitimate and which are not...especially if a story has a large number of shares attached to it. Levi Sauerbrei explains why fake news on Facebook is a danger to an authentic newsfeed, and why we have to worry about it in the first place.
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Most built-in smartphone calendars seem to work well with balancing your weekly work-life schedule, but imagine if it did a whole lot more. What if this calendar would not only help you remember social events you’re attending, but also suggest others you might be interested in as well?
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Facebook may be one of the more tenured platforms in the social media community, but that does not mean it can thrive on its iconic features and well-established brand forever.
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Twitter is desperately trying to keep up with the pack. The tech world is continuing to evolve at a rapid rate, yet Twitter seems to be lacking a few key features that other messaging apps have been incorporating in their services for a while.
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Lifestage, the new app launched by Facebook, is a visual profile that lets users post videos . Lifestage is restricted to students 21 years old and UNDER. It is intended for high school students to meet other classmates in their school or nearby.
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Facebook has established another way to make your experience more personal. Last month, the Facebook ad preferences were modified to allow users to choose what kinds of ads are seen in their feed. Most recently, the descriptions from the Trending feature were removed and replaced with the amount of people talking about them.
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Earlier this month, the White House introduced a chatbot that allows users to contact the President via Facebook’s Messenger app. Though more of a novelty (the bot carries out the same function as the “contact” page on whitehouse.gov), the move is a hint at the emergence of chatbots and similar artificial intelligence (AI) in social media and public relations.
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