Facebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a so-called metaverse. A metaverse is an online world where people can game, work, and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been a leading voice on the concept. The announcement comes as Facebook deals […]
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Social media giants–Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back online after widespread outage on Monday, October 4, 2021. The social media apps were offline for about six hours. They used Twitter to update their subscribers on the development. A lot of people took to Twitter to make jokes about the situation, as the impact of the […]
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In a bid to take on Facebook and Snapchat, Twitter has announced to bring Stories-like vertical format, full-screen ads to its Fleets feature for the first time. Fleets are disappearing tweets that sit in a row at the top of users’ Twitter handles on smartphones. “Fleet ads are full-screen billboards for advertisers. Appearing in between […]
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Facebook recently said that it is adding podcasts and “live audio rooms” in a push to get people talking and take on the fast-growing audio-based app Clubhouse. “We think a lot of magic happens at the intersection of audio formats, as well as at the confluence of text, audio and video,” Facebook app chief Fidji […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the way people live, connect, shop and discover. This is more evident during Ramadan, a period of introspection and celebration for nearly two billion people. During Ramadan, people want to come together, whether virtually or socially distanced, to share the joy with loved ones. To better understand the behaviours […]
Read MoreSocial media giant Facebook has shut multiple accounts belonging to Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections scheduled to be held on Thursday. Facebook’s head of communication for sub-Saharan Africa, Kezia Anim-Addo stated in an email to the news agency AFP that the company had removed “a network of […]
Read MoreApple and Facebook are going to need each other in the long run, because billions of people want their social media apps to work well on their phones and tablets. But first, the two California tech giants need to settle a brawl that’s playing out in newspaper ads, industry meetings and potentially federal court. Facebook […]
Read MoreAccording to a report from the Financial Times, Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra could launch in January. More interestingly, the Libra Association, the consortium created by Facebook, could scale back its ambitions once again. When it was first unveiled, the Libra cryptocurrency was supposed to be a brand new currency tied to a basket of fiat currencies […]
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Social Media giant, Facebook, has announced the opening of its newest office in Lagos, as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa. Facebook said that the coronavirus pandemic has users flocking to its services while it undermines ad revenue on which the world’s biggest social network depends. In a statement recently, Facebook […]
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Facebook’s virtual wallet for yet-to-be-minted Libra digital coins was renamed “Novi” on Tuesday. The rebranding replaces the original name of “Calibra” for the Facebook digital wallet which would work with the planned virtual currency. The Novi digital wallet set to launch when Libra coins debut promises to give Facebook opportunities to build financial services into […]
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