Facebook’s new feature, ‘Groups for Pages’ unlocks fan clubs
Facebook overnight has announced that it is globally launching 'Groups for Pages', which enables the 70 million Pages that exist on Facebook to create fan clubs and groups centred around super-fans of a Page.
The new feature, Groups for...
New Features arriving on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is one of the biggest messaging platforms on the planet, in use by over 1.2 billion users monthly. It stands to reason that a platform operating on this scale will continually upgrade their capabilities and with the...
Facebook launches AMBER alerts with Australian police agencies
It is hard to escape it but Facebook is a very public, powerful and accessible tool. I have seen it be used to find a stolen car in only a couple of hours so what better way to find...
Facebook Messenger reaches a huge milestone
Reactions for Facebook Messenger were launched in late March, and the feature allows users to 'react' with an array of emoji, images and animations to show their love for a message or simply acknowledge it to their friends.
Message Reactions are...
PSA: WhatsApp is down; try not to panic
Have you messaged anyone on WhatsApp this morning and found that your message is stuck at "pending"? You're not alone. Facebook-owned WhatsApp is down, and it seems it has been for a few hours judging by the varied reports...
Instagram has announced that Android now has an offline mode
At the Facebook annual developer conference, F8, subsidiary Instagram has announced a new offline mode for Android users.
The feature allows most of the functions available online will be available offline with the changes made offline syncing up next time...
Facebook is testing its Snapchat-like “Messenger Day” feature first in Australia
Facebook seems to have pushed out a new update to some users here that added its latest and greatest feature called "Messenger Day" - a Snapchat-like feature that users can share with their friends.
Messenger Day is a new feature...
Whatsapp update their terms of service to include data sharing with Facebook
Facebook purchased Whatsapp a couple of years ago which (particularly for non-Facebook users) caused some concern about privacy with the potential for data sharing. That concern has come to fruition with their latest update to the terms of...
Facebook Messenger tops 1 Billion monthly users
Facebook is the largest social platform on the planet, so it stands to reason that Facebook Messenger would be one of the biggest messaging platforms and they've got the numbers to back that up announcing that they have topped...
Facebook Messenger will soon be direct reply capable
For anyone who hasn't yet played with it or done any reading, Android N has "Direct Replies" which allow users to reply to messages on various apps from the notification, without the need to open the app first. ...
Real estate site Domain launches Australia’s first Facebook Bot offering house prices on the...
Australian real-estate site Domain is usually at the forefront of Android releases, and it's no surprise that the company has brought their notoriously fast development skills to take advantage of Facebooks new Bot system.
The Facebook Bot announcement was made...
Facebook Messenger’s Material Design update is finally rolling out to users
Facebook Messenger is one of the world's largest messaging platforms, and in late January we heard that Material Design would be coming to the Android app. It's now early March, and the update delivering these changes is now rolling...
Facebook Messenger is adopting some Material Design UI elements
Facebook's Messenger app is a great free, secure, cross platform option to get hold of pretty much any of your friends at any time. Like Facebook's main app though, it's a little relaxed when it comes to keeping up...
Facebook finally launches Instant Articles for Android users
Facebooks Instant Articles was announced as a way of attempting to speed up webpages on mobile in order to keep users reading and sharing, all without leaving the confines of the social network. Launched for iOS users back in...
Facebook’s 2015 review video puts this year into perspective
Just like YouTube, Facebook has also launched their own 2015 review video showing highlights of some of the internet and the worlds greatest achievements. Facebook also highlights their ability to connect disparate global communities.
The companies Year in Review video,...