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Longer Shows & Larger Pages Get the Facebook Thumbs-Up

Following Mark Zuckerberg’s prediction that video will be the largest driver of business for Facebook over the next two to three years, it is easy to see, that the desire to become a ‘video-first’ platform is at the heart of their efforts. A further…

Like, share & comment on this blog! Facebook cracks down on engagement bait

We’re all guilty of blindly interacting with engagement bait. Like! Vote! Share! React! To things that… actually aren’t that engaging, but yet we do it. Does this mean that our own content quality control filter is failing? I mean, am I realistically going to win an X Box One for…

How to maximise Facebook Lives within ANY organisation

Spoiler alert: if you’re not using Facebook Live then you should be – even if you’re a B2B brand who DOESN’T believe they work for you! We use them and we’re smashing it for Fujitsu. If it’s not working for you, then you’re not using it correctly, or addressing the…

Facebook is pinning its video hopes on music and 360

It seems like Facebook wants to take over the internet, and every week there seems to be a development that brings it one step closer. This week the giant’s giving Snapchat a break and is focusing on video once again. Since the launch of its TV proposition (a damp…

Facebook won’t give up hope on the poke

Do you remember when Facebook was still competing with other social networks like MySpace and Friendster? Back then, any cute feature that was a fun way to interact with other on the platform could give a network an edge over the competition. The ‘poke’ was a nice way to let…

What exactly is the message Facebook Messenger is putting out?

Facebook Messenger’s had an interesting month. It literally failed to deliver twice in the last month as it inexplicably went down. There’s been some firm conversation around the kids’ app that’s worth keeping an eye on, and intriguingly, for an avid ‘bayer such as…

Facebook ups charitability for #GivingTuesday

Facebook is an incredible platform for raising awareness of causes and being a means for people to donate to those causes. We often hear heart-warming news about stories spreading across social and raising enough money for life-saving operations, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and reuniting families. Yesterday was #GivingTuesday and Facebook upped their…

Facebook takes on YouTube with Creator app

In recent months, video content has bloomed. We’re seeing more of it than ever and it’s hugely successful as a content form across platforms. So, Facebook are rising up to the demand and success of video and taking on YouTube with their new Creator app. What can…

Facebook Introduces Messenger Plugin for Business Sites

Now that the festive season is upon us, the sound of a call centre will never be music to an irate consumer’s ears. Whether it be a product query, a refund or to simply ask a question, watching those seconds turn into minutes, into tens of minutes on your mobile…

Dark Posts, Meddling & Messenger Signal Change for Facebook

In the last few months, Facebook acknowledged that an organisation with ties to the Kremlin purchased $150,000 worth of Facebook advertising related to the election. These ads were seen by approximately 126 million people over a period of more than 2 years. A clever strategy was utilised…

Facebook says the experience is more important than the content

Netflix has been on a bit of a tear, producing high-budget original content at a rate of knots that few production companies can keep up with. The video streaming services has become so good at it that even Disney pulling content from its platform is not enough to slow its…

News hungry? The pros and cons of Facebook Explore feed

For a while now Facebook have been trying to address the fact that the individual users Newsfeed has, has become the most echoey echo chamber since Echo the dolphin started that fan site. As anyone is bound to notice users are served content from sources they follow, that usually reflect…

PayPal & Facebook Messenger introduce peer-to-peer payments

Facebook and their updates are killing the social game at the moment; here are the details on Facebook’s latest push into the mobile commerce industry. Last year, PayPal’s initial partnership with Facebook messenger allowed customers to connect their accounts with Facebook and use PayPal to shop on messenger. This year,…

Watch out LinkedIn – Facebook is coming for you!

As someone who has spent the last few months frantically trying to find a job after returning from a 10-month teaching stint in China, I am always interested to discover new ways to get your CV out there in front of employers. Before landing my current job at IF, I…

Facebook’s new snooze is the best thing to happen to your friendships

Are you being bombarded on Facebook with jealousy-inducing updates, all posted by that one friend we all have? Of course you don’t want to unfriend or permanently unfollow them because you do care, but if you see one more photo of them posing on a pristine…

Facebook launches Crisis Response Hub

Every now and then, it feels like the world is falling apart. Terror attacks, natural disasters, etc. all too often make the headlines. Social media plays a big role in breaking the news. Twitter, of course, but not only… In 2014, Facebook launched Safety Check which lets you in a…

Facebook Canvas comes to Instagram

Since its inception in August 2016, Instagram Stories has been a runaway success. It now boasts over 250 million users a day. Launching ads was always part of the road map for Stories…

Is Facebook sneaking onto Tinder’s turf?

On Friday, we saw yet another rolling update from Facebook, this time encouraging users to interact with old friends and to try and discover new ones. This feature is more in-depth than the basic ‘friend suggestions’, it’s based on things you have in common, such as pages liked, events attended…

Facebook, Audience Network, and the fat finger problem

For those of us that do paid on social, this is a question that comes back very often: should we or should we not use audience network as an ad placement? In case you need a little reminder, ads you place on social media don’t only appear there- the networks…

Why Facebook’s most important job is some long overdue housekeeping

Last year Facebook disabled the use of ad blocking software. This meant that the big question was whether Facebook was still a viable social network, bringing people closer together or a multi-million-dollar advertising platform. The answer may be a muddy mixture of both. Rather than being able to login and…

Facebook launches in-stream-only video ad buys

Facebook steps up its game with another feature for video marketers. Advertisers can now buy video ads that will only be served when people are viewing a video. This should increase the chances of viewers watching your content! Shortly after Facebook revealed its video service, Watch, the company didn’t waste…

Big Changes To Facebook Marketplace

Facebook are testing out a number of big changes within Marketplace having recently expanded the product into 17 new countries in Europe launching in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, in the biggest expansion Marketplace has…

Are Facebook Stories the print supplement of social networks?

Facebook seems really keen to make its Stories feature work. So keen in fact that I think it’s seen more functionality updates than any other part of Facebook for a long time – but why? The company is already making strides into younger audiences with Instagram, and many think that…

How Snapchat has gifted growth to Facebook

Since its inception in 2004, Facebook has enjoyed largely uncontested growth. User acquisition has been consistent, and subsequent monetisation has been compelling. Last month’s earnings call, revealing a $3.89bn quarterly profit, up 71% from last year, revealed success that wasn’t foreseen by City Analysts, or Facebook’s own leadership team –…

Facebook Messenger 2.1 – What has changed?

Some time ago, I wrote an article about Facebook launching Messenger 2.0 bringing group bots and a lot of cool updates to the platform. It is now returning with an updated 2.1 version that comes along with some updates that will please brands and marketers! For this new version,…

Facebook Stories gets two updates – and we’re still not convinced

If there was an update we didn’t really need on Facebook – it would be Facebook Stories. Like Instagram, the addition sits very obviously at the top of your mobile feed. Yet, nobody seems to actually be using it, and it remains permanently empty. (Seriously, apart from that one friend…

The meaning of Reddit in a Facebook dominated world

Earlier this week it was announced that Reddit, the social network that only a few of your outlier friends hang out on, had raised $200 million in new venture funding. That means that it is now valued at $1.8 billion according to CEO Steve Huffman. Now, that’s…

Facebook Continues to Dominate. But Why?

A recent survey compiled by Statista showed that Facebook is still reigning supreme over the social media-sphere – with its monthly views sitting comfortably ahead of the competition. 706 million view’s worth of comfortable to be precise. And it’s not just Facebook. Whatsapp…

Facebook’s aims to build bridges with publishers by erecting paywalls

How do you take your news? Rolling in the morning on BBC? Heading straight to your favourite news site? In your hands with the ink leaving smudges? The days of exclusively consuming your news from the TV or a newspaper are dwindling for all age groups, no matter the preference.

Facebook bolsters custom audiences on Instagram

We’ve heard on the grapevine that Facebook is making some significant changes to its Custom Audience feature, a brilliant way to re-target users who’ve interacted with brands in some way. Although it’s only in testing at the moment, you could soon be able to create a custom audience based on…

What Facebook has done in just 7 days

Facebook’s been busy trying to conquer everything and everyone it seems in the last 7 days taking on everyone from Netflix, Google and Internet service providers. As well as updating its core platform and back end metrics all in the aim to diversify and improve its product offering. Check…

Facebook’s war on spam

Facebook have made some great strides in their battle against fake news and now they are renewing their efforts in the war on spam too. The social giant announced updates to the news feed algorithm which should limit the reach of spammy content shared by profiles which frequently post large…

Facebook has revealed secrets about its TV ambitions

After months and months of speculation, our predictions in IF Towers have finally come true and Facebook has uncovered secrets about its TV ambitions. Earlier this year, when Facebook began testing in-stream video ads in non-Live broadcasts, and at the same time changed their newsfeed algorithm to benefit some longer…

Why you should use Emojis in Facebook Ads

Lost for words? Using emojis in your marketing campaigns has now become the secret ingredient to success. Yes, we are now seeing emojis daily in all social media activity, it’s the talk of the town! Yet, only a few brands have yet successfully included emojis in their Facebook marketing campaigns.

Top Facebook Updates – you don’t want to miss

The following blog will focus on a few of the latest features Facebook has launched: GIF button to comments: Ever since we saw the first GIF’s on Facebook almost two years ago, we have always wanted to be able to seamlessly use them across the platform. A dream come true…

Facebook is offering up its data for disaster relief

In a blog and a video yesterday Facebook’s Public Policy Research Manager, Molly Jackman, announced the social giant’s latest steps into using its powers for good. Its new initiative opens up its location data to disaster relief organisations, allowing them to see real-time information and track the extent of a…

Is Facebook trending about to get trendy?

Facebook’s ‘trending’ section has undergone a renovation this week. When you select a trending story, the new carousel format allows you to access a variety of different news articles and posts that other Facebook users have written on one story. The old format just directed you to one single news…

Feeling a bit peckish? Facebook has you covered

Facebook wants you to never leave the platform, and it’s working really hard towards this goal. From TripAdvisor-style travel recommendations with City Guides to helping with your dating life thanks to Discover People (and I am not even going to mention all the features directly copied from Snapchat), you have…

How the new Facebook Live features are even better than you realise

It’s against best practice guidelines to start with a negative, but I’ve never been one for rules and taking lessons from the mistakes of others. Had I done so, then I would have found a tropical island to live and go fishing around, as an old man once advised me.

Who wants to be a Facebook’aire?

Want to join a Facebook group in the not so distant future? Well, get ready for a quiz. But why? I hear you ask. Well, Facebook is ramping up its admin tools to help admins certify users that seek access to join their group. To access this new feature group admins…

Facebook is turning over a new page and adding video banners

Facebook is mixing things up and exploring avenues to make businesses and publishers pages more interactive, with the addition of moving cover images. Well, first of all, I am just glad I am not writing a blog on the topic of…

Facebook launches AR Studio

Daaaaaamn Facebook! Back at it again with copying Snapchat! That’s right! It had been a good week since someone got all up in Snapchat’s business, so it’s lucky Facebook stepped up with its latest announcement to keep them on their toes. This one may give the ghost a run for its…

Facebook Live split screen broadcasts are finally here!

Cast your mind back to the hazy days of June 2016 and you might remember that Facebook announced something very exciting at Vidcon – the ability to livestream with a friend on a split screen broadcast. Almost a year later, some different iterations along the way in the Mentions app…

Got a cause that’s close to your heart? Facebook is here to help, and will now let you fundraise directly on the platform.

A week ago, the IF office took part in Red Nose Day, raising money to help children in the UK and Africa. It mostly consisted of eating chocolate cake and playing Wii – hard life! (by the way, if you’re a little late but still want to take part –…

Introducing Facebook Live….Location

Facebook Live Location has been introduced this week, Facebook’s new location tracking feature. Facebook has had security and privacy issues in the past with people being unaware of their location services being on, particularly with the ‘Nearby Friends’ function that launched in 2014. Facebook Live Location offers a similar function, but has…

Facebook keeps telling the same story

Facebook has been testing yet another story feature for its mobile proposition in selected countries, and it is currently opening it up to a few more. This could be an indication that the feature will soon be launched globally, but there hasn’t yet been an announcement…

Planning your next holiday? Facebook wants to help you!

On its mission to take over every aspect of our daily lives, Facebook has been bringing a lot of new features recently – hasn’t stopped trying to take on other social platforms (Snapchat, Tinder…) Now it seems it is going after TripAdvisor (or Google Trips, it depends on who you…

The Future of Facebook TV

Social is moving to take over TV. This has been the case for a while and as we have recently explored Facebook is ramping up to take on YouTube for the social video top spot. In mid-February Facebook announced the launch of the Facebook video app…

Facebook Steps Up Against Fake News

Facebook has just quietly rolled out its latest development in the fight against one of its biggest issues – the distribution of fake news. While the term has rapidly become adopted into pop culture (I visited my sister this weekend, and when I found my clothes in her wardrobe she…

Facebook’s forward-thinking Lite app opens up social marketing

If like us you live in a developed country, you’d be forgiven for not knowing what Facebook’s Lite app is, but it’s exactly what it says on the tin – a lightweight version of the well known Facebook app, available in a select group of countries and designed…

Is Facebook “Discover people” the new Tinder?

Facebook has begun rolling out its new “Discover People” feature on IOS and Android. The new feature aims to facilitate contact between people that are not already friends on Facebook – basically suggesting you become friends with strangers. As opposed to the “People you may know” section that shows you…

Will Facebook’s new algorithm combat fake news?

Facebook is adding a ranking algorithm that identifies sensationalised, fake, misleading posts The platform has a new way of categorising Pages that considers whether that page is posting spam or trying to game feed by doing things like asking for likes, comments or shares to determine whether a post…

Facebook teaches people how to say your name

Are you tired of people getting your name wrong? I can’t begin to tell you how many times people have changed my name to make their lives easier. The Facebook pronunciation tool will now teach people how to say your name right. Gone are the days of fighting for the…

Facebook Live rolls out the red carpet for the celebs

In a bid to encourage Facebook’s 1.8 million Facebook Live users to spend longer on the service, the social channel caters to the celebrities, public figures and Mentions app members. The new update gives celebrities and other public influential figures the power to control and edit their live videos. This…

What is Facebook Instant Articles and does it replace my blog?

Question: should I be using Facebook Instant Articles, and does it replace by blog. Answer: yes and no. Glad we sorted that one out. Merry Christmas and we’ll chat in the New Year. Okay, so I’m guessing you need a little more info than that. Fair point. What is…

5 Easy Ways to Improve Organic Reach on Facebook

Are you finding that your organic reach on Facebook isn’t quite what it used to be? You’d be right. Did you know that only 2% of your page’s fans actually see your content? Facebook’s algorithms and preferential treatments have long been something that social media marketers have…

Facebook and Instagram’s biggest updates of 2016

2016 has been dramatic for a lot of reasons. However, in the social media industry we’ve had our own upheavals. This year has seen unprecedented change in the top social networking sites, something that a few people could have predicted. Having previously been on the consumer side of social networking,…

Facebook Might Say Goodbye To Likes

Facebook is testing removing “Page Likes” but before you start panicking, let’s look at the pros and cons of this possible reality. PROS: Page Likes are slightly different from what they used to be in the good old days when Facebook’s organic reach was considerably higher than current…

Another Facebook Live Update

The launch of Facebook Live has seen brands and agencies (including us) experimenting with the new broadcasting format.

Say goodbye to traditional TV with Facebook’s new streaming functionality

Streaming video content from mobile devices to TVs has been around for many years and the big players such as YouTube have taken the lead. Facebook now wants a piece of the action with the inclusion of video streaming on your TV through popular devices such as Apple TV and…

Facebook Gets Eventful

Planning events? Opening a pub? Going for a charity run? Then Facebook might have made your life easier with its new release: a standalone app for Facebook Events! And you are not alone. Facebook claims that over 100 million people use Facebook events every day, which is a number that…

Facebook rivals huge online selling platforms with new Marketplace feature

Facebook says that there are already 450 million people visiting ‘buy and sell’ groups on Facebook each month. So it’s no wonder that they’ve just launched a new feature called Facebook Marketplace. Facebook Marketplace allows people nearby to view what others are buying and selling. This new feature puts Facebook…

Facebook to launch Slack rival within the month

While it is traditionally used in the office as a way to avoid work, Facebook might be about to change all that. Many companies use an internal communication tool such as Slack, Yammer, HipChat or Asana to assist in project management and team collaboration and so…

Facebook makes VR an actual reality with new algorithm

Gone are the days of shaky videos that make you feel queasy. Facebook saves the day with its new algorithm designed to stabilise 360-degree shots. The smart technology will combine 2D motion with 3D reconstruction to fill in the gaps and reduce the unwanted effects caused by conventional…

Facebook’s bridging the gap between click and brick

The trouble with paid social is tracking the customer journey from click to brick. Facebook thinks it has the answer to this problem and is in the process of revamping its offers program. Core updates include: Bookmark: People can easily claim an offer on mobile or on desktop and it will…

Facebook Trending Update Goes Awry

Shortly after Facebook announced a range of changes to its Trending Topics section things started to go wrong. As this blog post describes the update – “Today, we’re making some changes to the Trending feature on Facebook that will make the product more automated and will no…

Facebook collects WhatsApp’s data – what all marketers need to know

The biggest news to come out of social over the weekend has been the controversial reveal that WhatsApp will now be sharing its data on consumers with Facebook.

Facebook launches teens-only app, Lifestage

It would appear that Mark Zuckerberg is pulling out all the stops in an effort to combat the meteoric rise of Snapchat, first with Instagram Stories and now with a standalone iOS app, Lifestage. The USP employed to capture the hearts and minds of Gen Y is that the app…

Facebook hands the power back to consumers

Advertising can be a pain. You’re scrolling down the news feed and BLAM – an advert for dog food. When you don’t own a dog. Frustrating isn’t it? But for brands, Facebook’s ad platform is a brilliant way to serve copy and content to a specific target audiences. The problem…

Should you be investing in Facebook or Snapchat?

As Facebooks user base ages it’s no secret that it has been trying its hardest to appeal to a younger audience. Facebook even made similar app in 2012 called Poke, with a built-in self-destruct feature that was intended to take on Snapchat. After that flopped in 2013, Mark…

Facebook cracks down on News Feed clickbait

Facebook ups the ante by adjusting its aggregator to reduce the annoying and misleading news feed articles. After an extensive study reviewing tens of thousands of headlines, Facebook cracks the code by identifying the tell-tale signs of clickbait. Look out for the top two traits and don’t be fooled! Curiosity…

The rise and rise of Facebook advertising

It’s no secret that Facebook is killing it when it comes to the roll-out and monetisation of video on its platform. The platform’s second quarter earnings, which were published last month, revealed that more than 1.1 billion people are currently using the platform each day and ad…

Why the new Facebook newsfeed algorithm isn’t the end of the world

On the 29th June 2016, Facebook announced it was going to tweak its News Feed (Edgerank) algorithm to prioritise content from family and friends over brands and publishers. “The goal of News Feed is to show people the stories that are most relevant to them. Today, we’re announcing an update…

It’s Raining Facebook Updates!

Facebook seems to be showering us with new features and updated API functionality every other day at the moment, so we collected the relevant nuggets of info and melted them down into this easy-to-digest erm…digest. Facebook are rolling out Instant Articles in Messenger, Android folk you already…

Facebook to offer AI translation services

Anyone who has worked on a project covering multiple languages will know the value of good translation, especially in the fast paced world of social media. Getting the right message across in the right tone of voice is near impossible for a non-fluent speaker of any language. However…

Is there anything to fear about the Facebook hoax?

If you haven’t worked out that the current Facebook hoax is just that – a hoax – then you might wanna take down the scaremongering posts that you shared. Yes, just like the celebrity death rumours that always do the rounds on social media, that 7-year old Facebook hoax is…

Facebook is getting a bit more Lively

Since Facebook launched its video broadcast feature back in August 2015 as a feature for verified Pages, it has been made publicly available for brands and the public. The Facebook feature allows users to post live broadcasts on their News Feeds, watch real time comments on their stream,…

Facebook Live Map: view live video from users around the world!

Continuing its foray to crush its competitors in the live video market, Facebook has made another enhancement to its Live Video feature. The platform recently rolled out a visual and interactive map that allows users to snoop-in on and discover live video content, from around the world. Before the recent update,…

Who is using Facebook Reactions?

We are coming to the end of the first 3 months of Facebook Reactions, and data is rolling in on all sides. Initially the majority of people were delighted that their ability to express their emotional range had suddenly become slightly more than that of the house hold refrigerator, but…

Facebook and the Potential for Social Engineering

While “Facebook and the Potential for Social Engineering” sounds like the worst Harry Potter book ever, it is actually a fairly frightening possibility. The potential abuse of something as powerful as a social media network is a reality we have explored before, Facebook in particular have gone as far as actually…

F8 2016: The Future of Facebook

Chances are your social timeline is featuring a lot of commentary around new Facebook features. Some being available immediately others with defined development roadmap. But why the sudden flurry of comms. Well, for the unaware, Facebook has just closed their annual developer conference – F8. The annual gathering in San…

Facebook uses clever AI that will make images more accessible for the blind

With infinite streams of visual content dominating the majority of social platforms, we are all more than aware of the highly visual nature of online communications. However, this can often leave the visually impaired marginalised from the online experience. Facebook wants to change this. In an effort to help the…

Facebook has changed the 20% text rule – don’t start the party just yet

The moment social marketers have been waiting for has finally arrived. The 20% text rule on Facebook adverts has changed. I can hear the cheers from here. Don’t pop open the bubbly just yet – let’s look into the details first. So what has Facebook actually said?…

The Latest News, Updates and Gossip around Facebook

The Social Media industry is constantly evolving, and March 2016 has been no exception. It’s been a busy month for all the top social media sites but no more so than Facebook. Here’s a breakdown of the latest news, updates and gossip around Facebook. Video Metrics Update: New Daily Video…

New tool makes it easier to publish through Facebook’s Instant Articles

From 12th April, Facebook gears up to expand its Instant Articles offering to all publishers in the world, no matter how small or large. To simplify the process, the social networking giant unveils a WordPress plugin, that’s free for all to use. Even more, advanced coding skills aren’t required! So…

Facebook Canvas

On February 25th Facebook launched what they are calling Canvas, a full-screen ad experience. Originally announced at Cannes Lions way back in June 2015, Facebook’s chief product officer Chris Cox demonstrated mock-ups of a new mobile format that takes over the mobile screen after a user clicks on it from…

Facebook’s monetisation of Messenger

Last Spring, in a bid to increase the number of users, Facebook announced its plans to start letting brands and businesses use its Messenger app to handle customer service issues. Then, having reached over 700 million monthly active users last summer, they went public with their…

5 Facebook features you should know about

Facebook is rapidly becoming the all-singing-all-dancing internet within the internet it has been aiming for for years. Here are a few functions Facebook products have that you might not know about: PAGES Pages is one product by Facebook that has…

Facebook messenger for the professional

The use of social networks, especially Facebook, in the workplace has always been a contentious issue. A kind of tightrope that companies often struggle with to strike the right balance – a 15min social media break in an 8 hour working day can help to recharge the mind and boost productivity.

Paris on Facebook was just the tip of the iceberg

Obviously the wave of attacks in Paris on Friday November 13th shocked and saddened the world, with the ensuing wave of social dedication on Twitter ranging from sympathies for the victims (#PrayForParis and #PortesOuvertes) to support for the actual attackers (#ParisBurns #باريس_تشتعل…

Facebook Government Spy Requests 2015

Every 6 months or so Facebook releases its Global Government Request Report from deep within its cold concrete halls. Basically it’s a giant list of requests to snoop on us or hide Facebook content from us by men in long billowing trench coats and dark glasses, who I…

The battle for real-time – Facebook vs Twitter

Facebook announced its latest move to try out manoeuvre Twitter in the battle for real-time conversation. The range of second screen tools launched to engage TV viewers as they tune into live shows. Hashtag voting, polling for live events, photo and video submissions as well as custom icons (Facebook’s answer…

Facebook takes off into space

Facebook has announced it will be partnering with Eutelsat, a French satellite internet operator, to transmit internet connections to offline parts of sub-Saharan Africa from late 2016. Although it now claims a mindblowing 1.5 billion monthly active users, Facebook has long been looking to emerging markets…

Facebook hopes to hear the Signal through the noise

Whether you are a budding blogger, a professional journalist, or just trying to ramp up your brand’s content portfolio, Facebook’s latest content offering could prove a useful app with which to familiarise yourself. For years, tabloid newspapers and radio stations have been citing celebrity comments prised from verified Twitter handles.

Behind the Curtain at Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg will be hosting his 7th Town Hall Q&A session on Tuesday the 15th of September. This much anticipated event will provide the Facebook community, and a live audience at Facebook HQ, with yet another opportunity to quiz Zuckerberg on a range of (mostly) Facebook-related topics.

Facebook Optimises Pages in time for Christmas Build Up

With Instagram Ads slowly rolling out to engagement-hungry marketers, and Twitter adding advanced coverage of all events as well as upping their game on Windows 10 and iPad Twitter apps – where does that leave the ever-dominant Facebook? With the recent announcement…

Facebook Talks Business

Facebook has recently launched a dedicated messaging site similar to their Mobile messaging app that allows users to log in with their Facebook credentials and make phone calls, video calls, or text messages. With the launch of this new site, Facebook aims to integrate its new…

Facebook fights dirty in video showdown

It’s no secret that Facebook has its eyes fixed firmly on the prize when it comes to being the internet’s biggest video platform. In April Facebook reported that it is getting 4 billion video views per day. Besides being extremely attractive for advertisers, numbers like that would…

How’s Your Facebook Relevance Score?

Facebook is as much an evolving ecosystem of data as ever before. We proactively share what we care about with people we care about at some of the most revealing levels of intimacy. It is no wonder that among such an environment of personal information, marketers can use this data…

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Longer Shows & Larger Pages Get the Facebook Thumbs-Up

Like, share & comment on this blog! Facebook cracks down on engagement bait

How to maximise Facebook Lives within ANY organisation

Facebook is pinning its video hopes on music and 360

Facebook won’t give up hope on the poke

What exactly is the message Facebook Messenger is putting out?

Facebook ups charitability for #GivingTuesday

Facebook takes on YouTube with Creator app

Facebook Introduces Messenger Plugin for Business Sites

Dark Posts, Meddling & Messenger Signal Change for Facebook

Facebook says the experience is more important than the content

News hungry? The pros and cons of Facebook Explore feed

PayPal & Facebook Messenger introduce peer-to-peer payments

Watch out LinkedIn – Facebook is coming for you!

Facebook’s new snooze is the best thing to happen to your friendships

Facebook launches Crisis Response Hub

Facebook Canvas comes to Instagram

Is Facebook sneaking onto Tinder’s turf?

Facebook, Audience Network, and the fat finger problem

Why Facebook’s most important job is some long overdue housekeeping

Facebook launches in-stream-only video ad buys

Big Changes To Facebook Marketplace

Are Facebook Stories the print supplement of social networks?

How Snapchat has gifted growth to Facebook

Facebook Messenger 2.1 – What has changed?

Facebook Stories gets two updates – and we’re still not convinced

The meaning of Reddit in a Facebook dominated world

Facebook Continues to Dominate. But Why?

Facebook’s aims to build bridges with publishers by erecting paywalls

Facebook bolsters custom audiences on Instagram

What Facebook has done in just 7 days

Facebook’s war on spam

Facebook has revealed secrets about its TV ambitions

Why you should use Emojis in Facebook Ads

Top Facebook Updates – you don’t want to miss

Facebook is offering up its data for disaster relief

Is Facebook trending about to get trendy?

Feeling a bit peckish? Facebook has you covered

How the new Facebook Live features are even better than you realise

Who wants to be a Facebook’aire?

Facebook is turning over a new page and adding video banners

Facebook launches AR Studio

Facebook Live split screen broadcasts are finally here!

Got a cause that’s close to your heart? Facebook is here to help, and will now let you fundraise directly on the platform.

Introducing Facebook Live….Location

Facebook keeps telling the same story

Planning your next holiday? Facebook wants to help you!

The Future of Facebook TV

Facebook Steps Up Against Fake News

Facebook’s forward-thinking Lite app opens up social marketing

Is Facebook “Discover people” the new Tinder?

Will Facebook’s new algorithm combat fake news?

Facebook teaches people how to say your name

Facebook Live rolls out the red carpet for the celebs

What is Facebook Instant Articles and does it replace my blog?

5 Easy Ways to Improve Organic Reach on Facebook

Facebook and Instagram’s biggest updates of 2016

Facebook Might Say Goodbye To Likes

Another Facebook Live Update

Say goodbye to traditional TV with Facebook’s new streaming functionality

Facebook Gets Eventful

Facebook rivals huge online selling platforms with new Marketplace feature

Facebook to launch Slack rival within the month

Facebook makes VR an actual reality with new algorithm

Facebook’s bridging the gap between click and brick

Facebook Trending Update Goes Awry

Facebook collects WhatsApp’s data – what all marketers need to know

Facebook launches teens-only app, Lifestage

Facebook hands the power back to consumers

Should you be investing in Facebook or Snapchat?

Facebook cracks down on News Feed clickbait

The rise and rise of Facebook advertising

Why the new Facebook newsfeed algorithm isn’t the end of the world

It’s Raining Facebook Updates!

Facebook to offer AI translation services

Is there anything to fear about the Facebook hoax?

Facebook is getting a bit more Lively

Facebook Live Map: view live video from users around the world!

Who is using Facebook Reactions?