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Report: Facebook and Uber Want You to Call a Ride From Messenger

According to a report from Recode, Mark Zuckerberg met with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to discuss putting an Uber integration within Facebook’s Messenger app. Someday soon we could order a car in between sending our Facebook friends weird cat stickers. Facebook has recently been making a push towards mobile payments and expanding to e-commerce, and…

Social Media Kate Knibbs

Facebook Adds a Save Button Since There’s Too Much Crap on Your News Feed

Over the years, Facebook has slowly morphed from a voyeur’s wet dream into what is now essentially a popularity-based RSS feed. And since there’s only so many listicles one can read in a day, Facebook just added a “Save” feature that compiles all your readables for viewing at your leisure. Just click the little arrow…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat Are Turning Into Storefronts

Earlier today, three of the biggest names in social network land—Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat—all announced major pushes towards mobile payments. But it’s not your friends they want to help you funnel money to—it’s advertisers. The biggest problem any social network faces today is turning a profit. If you ask users to pay from the start,…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Facebook Now Lets You Buy Things Straight From Your News Feed

Facebook is just full of surprises today. After releasing its new Mentions app earlier, the company has just announced the latest in its long history of experiments: Giving you the ability to buy things straight from your News Feed. At least for right now, Facebook is keeping the option limited to “a few small and…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Facebook’s Newest App Is Just For Celebrities

After nearly a year of quiet testing, Facebook is finally releasing its newest app specifically built for monitoring your interactions on Facebook and dubbed Mentions. The catch? Celeb-status users only, please. Anyone who qualifies as a “verified public figure” (read: you have the venerated blue check mark) should be able to start using the app…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

This Girl’s Facebook Cover Photos Are Just Fantastic

Facebook cover photos aren’t just a banner at the top of your profile page; they’re an art form. We were impressed when we saw these masterworks from Libby Cooper. And apparently so was Nikki, who took them as inspiration to make an awesome batch of her own. From Game of Thrones to Monty Python, these…

Social Media Eric Limer

Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind

Being colorblind doesn’t mean you see the world in black and white. But it does mean that you have difficulty distinguishing between certain colors. For Mark Zuckerberg, blue is the “richest” color he can see — which is why Facebook’s dominant color is blue. From the September 20, 2010 issue of the New Yorker: [Mark…

Social Media Matt Novak

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Facebook’s “Creepy” Study

If you’ve been anywhere near this great, big internet of ours over the past few days, you’ve probably heard about Facebook’s outrageous breach of trust. Except, at least this time, Facebook might not be entirely in the wrong. The Study In 2012, Facebook decided to spend a week doing a series of experimental user testing,…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Researcher: Facebook Psychology Study Breached Ethical Guidelines

Over the weekend, the internet exploded over the fact that Facebook had conducted psychological experiments on user news feeds. While Zuckerberg’s team doesn’t see a problem with that it did, academic researchers seem think it breached ethical research guidelines. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-did-psych-experiments-on-random-users-to-study-1597385219 James Grimmelmann, professor of law at the University of Maryland, has written an extensive blog…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Facebook Doesn’t Think Manipulating Users’ Emotions Is A Big Deal

If you missed this outrageous study published earlier this month in an academic journal, here’s the nutshell version: In January 2012, a Facebook data scientist, along with two university researchers, tweaked the News Feed of almost 690,000 users to display more “positive” or “negative” stories to figure out if “emotions are contagious on social networks”.…

Social Media Pranav Dixit

Facebook Experimented on Random Users to Study Newsfeed Emotions

Spend time with a Debbie Downer, and you’ll likely end up feeling blue. Turns out, the same is true digitally: Facebook’s new study says this “emotional contagion” works just as strongly through your News Feed—which they discovered after tinkering with the emotional content of nearly 700,000 random users’ feeds. Yes, as the research paper published…

Social Media Bob Sorokanich

These Lights Can Recreate the Weather Above Your House Inside

Sappy couple alert! Say you’re sitting in your apartment—feeling a little emo (it’s okay!)—watching the sky get stormy beyond your window. Your baby’s not near but you want to share the moment—and that’s where Patch of Sky comes in. The fixtures wirelessly link up to your location and remotely mirror the weather wherever you’re at—the…

Social Media Jordan Kushins

Would You Use Facebook For Your Work Chats?

TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook could be building an at-work version of the social network. But would you like it if your company insisted that work communications all took place in Zuck’s little blue boxes? The site’s source claims that FB@Work, as it’s referred to, could be used in place of email or IM. “Everyone…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Slingshot’s Designers Say You’re Using It Wrong

Facebook’s new app, Slingshot, is confusing. The premise behind it is that you can send images to your friends—but they won’t be able to see your image until they send one back to you. As a messaging service, it’s flawed. But, according to the app’s designers, it’s not a messaging service. It’s something entirely different.…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes

Facebook Is Down (Updated: It’s Fixed!)

Facebook appears to be offline, internationally. The social network isn’t working on web or mobile, and even its developer platform is down. Facebook is yet to offer an explanation on its own site or via Twitter. Facebook is unavailable in the US and Europe, and parts of Asia appear to be missing the service too.…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

The British Government Just Set a Dangerous Precedent for Online Spying

Today, the British government revealed its justification for surveilling its citizens’ every move on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks. UK citizens communicating using the aforementioned services are considered to be using “external communications,” as the companies are not based in the UK. It’s a distinction with staggering implications. Charles Farr, the Director General of…

Social Media Micah Singleton

Facebook Slingshot Hands On: A Less Useful, More Confusing Snapchat

Facebook just unveiled its latest standalone app: Slingshot. It’s a lot like Snapchat, except worse. I hate to say it, but even Poke was more fun than this. Don’t get me wrong. Slingshot is a pretty app, with an original twist. Like Snapchat, it lets you send your friend a photo or video (plus whatever…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes

Facebook’s Snapchat Competitor Is Finally Here (For Real This Time)

After a false start late last week, Facebook’s Snapchat clone is finally available, on purpose, and will stay so for the foreseeable future, or the end of recorded history, whichever comes first. http://www.sling.me/ https://gizmodo.com/you-can-download-slingshot-facebooks-snapchat-competit-1588228152

Social Media Brian Barrett

Building the Part of Facebook No One Ever Sees

Ever since we humans gave up the nomadic life and started building homes, architecture had one goal: To make life better for humans. But now, a new architecture is taking shape in remote, frozen corners of the world. And it’s not designed for humans. It’s for machines. In this case, for the remote machines that…

Social Media Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it was going to start using all of that ever-so-illuminating app and website data it collects to serve us with more targeted ads. In other words, Facebook is getting ready to use your browsing history to benefit advertisers. Here’s how to stop them. Of course, just because you’re getting…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Report: Facebook and Uber Want You to Call a Ride From Messenger

Facebook Adds a Save Button Since There’s Too Much Crap on Your News Feed

Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat Are Turning Into Storefronts

Facebook Now Lets You Buy Things Straight From Your News Feed

Facebook’s Newest App Is Just For Celebrities

This Girl’s Facebook Cover Photos Are Just Fantastic

Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Facebook’s “Creepy” Study

Researcher: Facebook Psychology Study Breached Ethical Guidelines

Facebook Doesn’t Think Manipulating Users’ Emotions Is A Big Deal

Facebook Experimented on Random Users to Study Newsfeed Emotions

These Lights Can Recreate the Weather Above Your House Inside

Would You Use Facebook For Your Work Chats?

Slingshot’s Designers Say You’re Using It Wrong

Facebook Is Down (Updated: It’s Fixed!)

The British Government Just Set a Dangerous Precedent for Online Spying

Facebook Slingshot Hands On: A Less Useful, More Confusing Snapchat

Facebook’s Snapchat Competitor Is Finally Here (For Real This Time)

Building the Part of Facebook No One Ever Sees

How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Report: Facebook and Uber Want You to Call a Ride From Messenger

Facebook Adds a Save Button Since There’s Too Much Crap on Your News Feed

Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat Are Turning Into Storefronts

Facebook Now Lets You Buy Things Straight From Your News Feed

Facebook’s Newest App Is Just For Celebrities

This Girl’s Facebook Cover Photos Are Just Fantastic

Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Facebook’s “Creepy” Study

Researcher: Facebook Psychology Study Breached Ethical Guidelines

Facebook Doesn’t Think Manipulating Users’ Emotions Is A Big Deal

Facebook Experimented on Random Users to Study Newsfeed Emotions

These Lights Can Recreate the Weather Above Your House Inside

Would You Use Facebook For Your Work Chats?

Slingshot’s Designers Say You’re Using It Wrong

Facebook Is Down (Updated: It’s Fixed!)

The British Government Just Set a Dangerous Precedent for Online Spying

Facebook Slingshot Hands On: A Less Useful, More Confusing Snapchat

Facebook’s Snapchat Competitor Is Finally Here (For Real This Time)

Building the Part of Facebook No One Ever Sees

How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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