Social ad spending during the festive period was up by 54% according to data gathered by data science and marketing technology firm 4C. The report took a sample of the brands using the 4C social platform to compile its ‘The State of Media‘ report. During the fourth quarter of 2017, a sample of $400m in […]
Facebook has signed an exclusive deal with ESL, the world’s largest eSports organisation, to bring streaming coverage of two of the top eSports competitions exclusively to Facebook this year. One of ESL’s flagship circuits, ESL One, will be broadcast on Facebook starting this week with the ESL One Genting 2018 event in Malaysia. A weekly […]
Facebook will prioritise news that is trustworthy, informative and local from trusted sources to combat fake news, strengthen relationships, and engage in active conversations with users. According to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook will take feedback from users to further tackle sensationalism, misinformation and polarisation. Zuckerberg, in a post on Facebook, said:”As part of our […]
Facebook is to implement a major change on its news feed that will de-prioritise content from publishers and brands, in favour of that from users’ friends and family. In a post on his own page, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company had recently had feedback from its community that public content, such as posts […]
Facebook’s VR division Oculus has teamed up with Xiaomi to create a pair of standalone VR headsets with the aim of giving people more affordable access to VR. The Oculus Go, which was first announced back in October 2017, and the Mi VR Standalone were both unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018. “We […]
Facebook is running a small test to let users post their Instagram Stories directly as a WhatsApp Status. The new feature will let users post decorated photos, videos and GIFs on WhatsApp, which will disappear after 24 hours. “An Instagram Story posted as a WhatsApp Status also becomes encrypted like the rest of WhatsApp,” TechCrunch […]
As internet advertising revenues increase in US, Amazon is reportedly all set to introduce new advertising products in its portfolio in 2018 as it grows as a force to take on Facebook and Google. CNBC reported that Amazon is planning to sell advertising beyond Amazon sites and products. Amazon is also working with third-party mobile […]
Facebook users will be notified every time their face is uploaded to the platform, even if it is not tagged. The new facial recognition feature will not apply to users in the European Union or Canada, where privacy regulators have prevented the use of such technology. The social network said the new option was “empowering” […]
BBC Worldwide Americas announced a new effect for the Facebook Cameras Effects Platform giving users across the globe the ability to experience regeneration for the first time using Augmented Reality. Users can access the effect, created by VFX studio The Mill, through the Facebook app’s camera feature on December 19, 2017 – just days before […]
Facebook has announced plans to promote videos more prominently inside its News Feed, using the central feature of its main app to build more interest in the original video content it has created and compete more directly with YouTube. As part of the plans, it will also change the kind of advertisements that run in […]