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 […]
Twitter Dethrones Facebook as Teens’ Favorite Social Network for Shopping
Twitter beat out Facebook in the battle for teenagers’ preferred social networks for online shopping. In a recent survey of teens’ retail behavior, participants were asked about their favorite networks, and 26% responded that it was Twitter. Facebook and Instagram each captured the hearts of 23% of survey respondents. Clearly, Instagram’s rising popularity among teens […]
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 […]
Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook?
Countless articles and studies have focused on the negative psychological consequences of Facebook. They include everything from depression (seeing friends’ awesome vacation photos while you’re sitting at a computer can spark FOMO, or “Fear of Missing Out”) to relationship problems (a British survey found that nearly one-third of divorce filings in 2011 mentioned Facebook). Researchers […]
Facebook Tests Video Autoplay in Mobile News Feeds
Facebook will begin testing a new mobile feature Thursday that plays videos automatically as users scroll through their News Feeds. The videos will begin playing as they come into view on the screen, and users can preview them within the News Feed without clicking on or opening them. Each video will play silently and can […]
Facebook Sells ‘Social Butterfly Blue’ Nail Polish- Facebook Marketing
You can now wear Facebook pride on your fingertips. The company is currently selling a shade of nail polish, “social butterfly blue” at its campus store in Menlo Park, Calif. Although Facebook told Mashable it added the polish to its collection of branded swag at the beginning of the year, its existence was recently brought […]
Facebook Now Gives More Control Over What You Share
Facebook announced on Thursday that the site’s two-step app permission process has been fully integrated with users worldwide. The feature, which was first announced in April, allows users to have more control over the content they share to Facebook through third-party applications. When users sign in to an app like Lyft or Words With Friends […]
