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Facebook Marketplace Lets You Buy, Sell Items Around Your Area

Tim October 3, 2016 23

I can't remember the exact year it was, but quite a few years ago, I attempted to purchase a laptop from Craigslist. Given there is no longer an active police investigation taking place, I can tell you that not only did I not get a laptop, but I was also out $...

Facebook is Giving You New Controls Over Ads, Will Bypass Your Ad Blocker

Kellen August 9, 2016 41

Facebook, like many internet properties who offer up free services and content, makes money from advertisements. Since the world hates advertisements, Facebook is introducing some new tools to users to help improve the ad experience when using the social...

Facebook is Testing End-to-End Encryption Via Messenger With ‘Secret Conversations’

Tim July 8, 2016 5

Beginning now, Facebook and the Messenger team are testing a new option inside of Messenger, one catered to those who prefer discussing certain matters in a more discreet fashion. Called Secret Conversations, this end-to-end encrypted messaging feature is...

Facebook News Feed to Show More Friends, Less Pages

Tim June 29, 2016 15

Facebook is revamping your News Feed yet again, but this time, actually has its user's interests and not business in mind. Shocking, I know. Over the next few weeks, your News Feed will now display more posts from your friends and family (or whoever you follow...

Instagram Hits 500 Million Users, 300 Million Use it Every Day

Tim June 21, 2016 11

Instagram announced this morning that the service has hit 500 million users, with 300 million of those people using it every day. That's a lot of dinner pictures. Additionally, 80% of users are currently outside of the US, making Instagram truly a global...

You Can Now Leave Video Comments on Facebook

Tim June 10, 2016 17

Showcased at Facebook's Hackathon event earlier this year, a feature that allows users to upload video comments to people's posts drew quite the attention. Over the past few months, the FB coders behind the feature worked to get it up and running on both...

Facebook Messenger Users, You Now 1,500 New Emoji to Play With

Tim June 2, 2016 54

An update for Facebook Messenger is completely revamping the emoji experience inside of the communication app, but it's not just the addition of new emoji that has people excited. According to Facebook, 10% of all messages sent via Messenger include emoji, and...

Swipe for Facebook App Returns After Facebook-Imposed Restriction

Tim May 4, 2016 26

After temporarily removing his app from Google Play, the developer behind a 3rd-party Facebook app, called Swipe for Facebook, recently shared an experience he had with Facebook and the reason for the removal. Apparently, Facebook was not too happy with the...