PayPal President Moves to Facebook to Lead Messaging Products
Facebook has captured Paypal’s leader in the clearest evidence yet that the social networking organization will soon be wandering into online payments. David Marcus will lead Facebook’s messaging items, the organization proclaimed in a press release on this Monday. Marcus confirmed the move with a post to Facebook, which could be found in its whole at the lowest […]
Top 8 Reasons Why Men and Women Use Facebook
Facebook turned 10 on Tuesday, and with 1.23 billion monthly active users, 37 offices worldwide and more than 6,000 employees, it’s something to celebrate. But how are Facebook users actually using the social network after a decade? According to a recent survey conducted by Pew Research, 54% of female responders said they use Facebook to […]
Facebook Will Let You Save Links to Read Later
Mark Zuckerberg has described his social network as a “personalized newspaper” — and for seasoned users with a wide-range of like-minded friends, it’s hard not to argue that the articles that pop up in your news feed constitute the most engrossing read in the world, if not exactly the most timely one. But Zuckerberg also […]
Study: 30% of Americans Get Their News on Facebook
A new study reveals that 30% of Americans get their news on Facebook, and suggests that the social network drives people to media sites who may not have otherwise done so. Of that 30%, more than half — 78% — said they click on news links to media sites after initially logging on for unrelated […]
Facebook Suffers Sitewide Errors for Many Users – Digital News
As of Monday morning, Facebook is experiencing errors across the site. It won’t allow many users to update your status, post comments, send messages or post photos. Users are also unable to Like posts. Trying to update your status will yield this message: “There was a problem updating your status. Please try again in a […]
Facebook Ads Are 1,790% More Profitable on iOS Than Android
After studying more than 200 billion Facebook ads, it has been discovered that the ads are more effective on iOS than on Android. The study conducted by Nanigans shows that Facebook ads on iOS are 1,790% more profitable than on Android-powered devices. Nanigans is one of Facebook’s largest ad buyers specifically focusing on retail advertising. […]
Facebook Ads Are 1,790% More Profitable on iOS Than Android
After studying more than 200 billion Facebook ads, it has been discovered that the ads are more effective on iOS than on Android. The study conducted by Nanigans shows that Facebook ads on iOS are 1,790% more profitable than on Android-powered devices. Nanigans is one of Facebook’s largest ad buyers specifically focusing on retail advertising. […]
Facebook Lowers Age Rule to Allow Teens to Post Publicly
Facebook is giving its teenage users a public voice on the platform. For the first time, beginning Wednesday, users between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to post publicly and obtain followers of their profiles. Previously, teens using Facebook were only able to share content with friends, friends of friends and custom […]
Facebook Radically Simplifies Ad Buying
Facebook ad buyers have cause to celebrate: On Tuesday, the social network unveiled a major overhaul of both its basic ad-buying platform, Ads Manager, and its more sophisticated offering, Power Editor, both of which now boast a more streamlined interface. Those who have used Ads Manager and Power Editor in the past know that neither […]
Facebook Improves Tools for Measuring Brand Pages
Facebook is making it easier for brand marketers to gather insight and engagement metrics surrounding their Facebook pages. On Wednesday, the social network released a new version of Page Insights, a dashboard that allows page managers to monitor traffic and engagement. The tool’s newest version breaks down engagement metrics into individual tabs, such as check-ins, […]
