Facebook Users Liked, Loved, and Hahaed Over 300 Billion Times in 2016
It was February 24 of 2016 that Facebook implemented new “reactions” for the social media site. Instead of simply “liking” a post as had been…
Facebook To Allow Users to Look For, Apply For, And Even Interview For Jobs All Through Facebook
Facebook figures that most people already get their news, conversation, and photos of friends’ dinners from the social media network, so why not let them…
Facebook Auto Play Videos Now Have Sound (But You Can Mute Them)
If you’re not a fan of the silent videos that automatically play in your Facebook news feed, there’s a change on the way. Those videos…
Facebook Testing Popup Posts That Mimic Chat Windows
You know the little popup window in the bottom of your screen on the desktop version of Facebook when you get a message from someone?…
Facebook Rolls Out New Updates To Stop Race Based Ad Targeting
While Facebook has never had an official way for companies to target ads to people of a certain race (the site doesn’t even let user…
Facebook Nears 2 Billion Active Users Around The World, Growing Beyond Just A Social Network
When Facebook revealed their earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2016, one number stood out – 1.86 billion. That’s how many active users the…
Facebook Taking Steps To Weed Out ‘Fake News,” Only Showing Timely, Authentic Stories
Amid allegations that fake news stories had an impact on the US Presidential election, Facebook has announced they’re taking action. According to a statement released…
Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News
In the wake of one of the most tumultuous election cycles in recent memory, many people are criticizing social media outlets – namely Facebook –…
Study: 33% of Facebook Users Want Less News in Their Feeds
A new survey of 526 random Facebook users in the US found that 33% of all users want to see fewer news articles in their…