Facebook is taking a new step to wriggle its way into your daily life, becoming more insidiously entwined with you than ever. The social network has launched Facebook For Work, a step that might have your company actually encouraging you to Facebook during work hours. Basically, it is an inter-department […]
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Facebook changed their privacy policy to be more readable
Facebook has released a new privacy policy meant to be easily understood by the average user. It cuts it down by nearly 75%, and creates an interactive presentation that shows each reader exactly what is done with their data, and how it is collected in the first place. One of […]
Facebook’s new Rooms app takes us back to the days of the early net
Facebook has announced their new app, Rooms, a service completely separate from the social network that brings back the format of message boards. Only this time, it is done for a mobile platform. Message boards still have relevance today, but their popularity has waned in the face of changing social […]
Facebook, Pinterest and Box collaborate on WEST mentoring program for women in tech
A new mentoring program called WEST has been launched by Facebook, Pinterest and Box. Its goal is to provide one on one guidance for women in the beginning of their tech careers, and hopefully foster greater involvement from women in the industry, for the future. Some of the biggest names […]
Facebook reintroduces Atlas, with a new focus for “people based marketing”
Facebook has announced that they will be rolling out new changes to Atlas, and reintroducing it with a new focus. According to their press release, this new focus will be on “people based marketing”, as multi-device advertising becomes harder thanks to the falling popularity of cookies. The social network is […]
Facebook announces changes that limit influence of “click bait” posts
Facebook has announced changes to their sharing policies that will start to limit the influence of headlines deemed “link bait”. A link bait headline is a common practice used by marketers trying to get a heavy traffic flow to their content. It uses ambiguous language and teasers to get people […]
Facebook breaks down their role in taking down Lecpetex botnet
Facebook has released a post describing their role in taking down the Lecpetex botnet, a security threat that was spread through the social media platform. “Lecpetex”, named by Microsoft, was a lesser known bit of malware that first started to show a pattern about seven months ago. Giving a way […]