Facebook activated its safety check feature for users after a truck ploughed into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan in New York on Tuesday killing eight and injuring 12. Continue reading Facebook activates safety check following New York attack
Category Archives: Social media
Now go live with a friend on Instagram
After several weeks of testing, Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has rolled out a new feature which enables users to broadcast simultaneously with a friend. Continue reading Now go live with a friend on Instagram
Twitter rolls out new safety calendar
In a bid to make its platform a safer place, Twitter has rolled out a new safety calendar that describes upcoming changes to the company’s rules towards hate speech and abuse. Continue reading Twitter rolls out new safety calendar
Send money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal
Online payment gateway PayPal has allowed American people to send and request money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal accounts. Continue reading Send money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal
Feeling hungry? Now order food with Facebook
Ordering food online is cumbersome as you have to switch between several apps to get your favourite meal. But not anymore. Facebook has made it easy. Internet users can now get their snack through the app itself. Continue reading Feeling hungry? Now order food with Facebook
Facebook to introduce facial recognition for account security
Facebook is working on a facial recognition feature to help users secure the account and verify identity, reports said. Continue reading Facebook to introduce facial recognition for account security
New Facebook tool to help people find blood in India
Facebook is rolling out a new tool for its 201 million Indian users that would make it easier for them to donate blood to the needy, while connecting blood banks and hospitals to willing donors residing nearby. Continue reading New Facebook tool to help people find blood in India
Twitter bots can promote good behaviour, not just fake news
Twitter bots earned a bad reputation for their alleged role in the 2016 US presidential election but researchers have found that automated tweets can also help promote good behaviour such as getting the flu shot among the social network’s users. Continue reading Twitter bots can promote good behaviour, not just fake news
Facebook ‘snooze’ to temporarily ‘mute’ your friends
Facebook is working on letting users hit the “snooze” button when they need to take a temporary break from posts by friends, pages or groups without unfriending, unfollowing or leaving them. Continue reading Facebook ‘snooze’ to temporarily ‘mute’ your friends
Instagram gives advertisers more flexibility in ‘Stories’
Photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday rolled out new tools that give advertisers more flexibility over how they create and buy ads in its “Stories” feature. Continue reading Instagram gives advertisers more flexibility in ‘Stories’