Facebook says it’s clarifying its ad metrics
Meanwhile, Smallwood said that it's natural for Facebook to experiment with the most effective ways to present its data. By labeling a measurement as in development, the company is telling advertisers to expect those measurements to change. (As Gaffney put it: “Don't build a complex model around that … Read More
A Facebook exec breaks down the 2 biggest misconceptions about landing a job at the tech giant
The tech giant recently topped Glassdoor's 2018 Employees' Choice Awards, and a whopping 94% of Facebook employees who've left reviews on Glassdoor would recommend the company to a friend. That's why Facebook VP of HR Janelle Gale is set to address how the company keeps its employees … Read More
Facebook and Google could soon have much higher taxes in the UK, report says
Facebook and Google could soon have much higher taxes in the UK, report says. The Treasury told BBC outlet its eyeing a proposal that would tax the internet giants on total revenue, instead of profit. European authorities have been considering the idea of higher taxes for digital giants for months. …
Facebook isn’t acting on one of its promises to fight fake news
In 2015, Facebook said it would introduce a feature that would let users flag a story in their News Feed as “false news.” In 2016, it also said it was “testing” a feature that would let users mark a post as “fake news,” this time using the term popularized during …
Florida shooting shows how hard it will be for Facebook to solve its fake-news problem
The massive quantity and dizzying variety of content about the recent Florida high school shooting on Facebook show how hard it's going to be for the company to fight fake news. If Facebook wants to rid itself of misinformation, it's going to take more than tweaking the software it uses …
US adults spent less time on Facebook in 2017
Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp saw increases in users and time spent last year, which may have played a role Facebook's drop in usage in November 2017. However, less time spent on the platform doesn't necessarily bode ill for Facebook's ad revenue, as the company can raise its ad prices to … …
Why Facebook Struggles to Keep Pace With FANG Peers
"I think Facebook is a victim of getting closer to its addressable market faster than Amazon and Netflix," Pachter said. Amazon, for instance, has only tapped about 4% of the addressable retail market, according to a Jan. 3 study from research firm One Click Retail, while Netflix still has room …
Facebook fuses VR, News Feed with 3D posts
The social giant rolled out support for the industry-standard gITF 2.0 file format for Facebook 3D posts, which let users interact with a digital object from all sides in Facebook News Feed. By supporting the industry-standard format, Facebook is linking 3D posts to VR while also enhancing the quality of …
Is Facebook down? Social network collapses across the world
The problem appears to have affected users across Europe, the US and Asia, according to Down Detector. Visitors to the Facebook site are met with a statement which says: 'Sorry, something went wrong. 'We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can.' The problem was …
Facebook and Instagram are DOWN: Users worldwide go into meltdown after a massive social …
Facebook has yet to comment on the disruptions, which began around 10:30am GMT (5:30am ET) this morning. Since then, more than 600 people have reported problems with photo-sharing platform Instagram to the outage tracking site DownDetector. Just over 300 Facebook users have reported … Read More