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Facebook all set to alter its News Feed
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook is all set to alter its 'News Feed' and will going forward prioritise the placement of local news on it. The move means that one is likely to see stories from their local newspapers and television stations on their timeline.
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Facebook to soon launch Desktop Stories
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook is doubling down on 'Stories' by testing the ability to create them from desktop. The tech company is also considering a much more prominent placement for viewing 'Stories', from atop one's News Feed instead of in the sidebar.
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Facebook's facial recognition to identify users without being tagged
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): In a bid to allow users to exercise control over what's posted online related to themselves, social media giant Facebook announced the expansion of its facial recognition tool, to the extent of identifying users in photos, even when they've not been tagged in it
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Facebook Messenger reports two-fold growth in video calls in 2017
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook reported that a total of 17 billion video calls were made in 2017 via its Messenger platform, which is double the figures from the previous year.
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Facebook rolls out new AI feature to detect suicidal posts
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 28 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook has rolled out a new feature which will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect suicidal posts before they are reported.
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Facebook reportedly eyeing Snapchat's streak feature
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook is reportedly looking to clone Snapchat's streak feature, one that promotes a constant flow of conversation between two users.
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Facebook introduces 'Stories' for groups, events segment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 14 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook announced the roll-out of a consolidated stories feature for all those part of the 'events' and 'groups' pages on the platform.
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Twitter bans ads from Russian media outlets
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): Micro-blogging site Twitter has banned ads from all accounts owned by two Russian media outlets , following the social media giant's probe into alleged interference of the nation in the United States Presidential election.
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Bored? Now check movie timings on Facebook!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 10 (ANI): Facebook users in the USA will now have the option to look up movie timings, local theatres and the selection of movies they are offering on the new 'Movies' section, as the social media giant has collaborated with Fandango's and Atom Tickets' booking services,
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Govt. directs socials media giants to remove 'Blue Whale challenge�
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, taking a strict measure against the deadly online game, Blue whale Challenge, has asked the social media giants like Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove all the l
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Facebook Live via camera in its pilot phase, confirms company
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 5 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook is reportedly running tests to enable users to go live from the platform via the camera option itself, in contrast to using the 'Live' option on the status update box.
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Facebook acquires AI-startup 'Ozlo' for undisclosed amount
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook purchased conversational AI startup Ozlo, giving momentum to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) drive.
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