02The world’s major IT companies, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft together with the EU Commission introduced the new regulations aimed at curbing the spread of hate speech in Europe. The companies that committed to the regulations thus undertake to work on internal procedures and train staff so that the majority of flagged comments could…
28We all have one messaging app that we prefer to use over the others. For some people it may be WhatsApp, while others choose Viber or Facebook’s Messenger. Using Android data from 187 countries, analytical company SimilarWeb, conducted a study to determine the most popular messaging apps in the world. In fact, the company claims…
13WhatsApp, Facebook-owned messenger has launched desktop apps for Mac and Windows. “Just like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: the app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device,” the company wrote on its blog. All messages from your phone are now synced with the app on your computer…
11Instagram is working on developing business profiles similar to Facebook Brand Pages. It appears that the service has been testing new profile pages for businesses featuring large “contact” buttons. The profiles with the white “Contact” button that appears at the top of the screen next to the “Follow” button were recently spotted in the wild…
10Facebook is preparing its own present for the upcoming Mother’s Day. The social network is currently testing several special features for the holiday, including a new reaction and a feature that lets you decorate your messages in the Messenger with flowers. Both features will appear only for a limited time. The new “flower” reaction…
15At its annual F8 Conference in San Francisco, Facebook announced the launch of the Messenger Platform with bots, currently running in beta version and Send / Receive API. “We announced new technology like Messenger bots that use artificial intelligence to make it easier to communicate with businesses. Now you’ll be able to send messages to…
08With Facebook Live now available to all, the company is improving its services further. It has now updated the Search for users to be able to find both streaming and posted videos. The Live videos can also now be found in topics that are Trending on Facebook. You will see the video in the Search…
07The company launched Facebook Live last summer as the popularity of such apps as Periscope was soaring. Since then, Facebook has been slowing rolling it out to the public. Today, Facebook announced a new update for Facebook Live with a slew of new features, including live streaming for groups and events, real-time reactions, invitations to…
04Over the past few years, we have seen the business messaging app Slack grow at the fastest pace possible. Last year only, it has registered more than triple growth. As of April 1, the number of its daily active users reached 2.7 mn. And it doesn’t seem to have any plans to stop. In its…
31A year ago the biggest social network Facebook launched Messenger for Business with the goal of bringing in commerce to the messaging apps. Over this period many businesses have had the opportunity to chat with customers through integrating into the messaging service, including retailers, hotels, Uber, etc. As its latest development, Facebook struck a deal…