Category Archives: Meta-Facebook

21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’

21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’ The company is once again trying to revive the storied feature. Karissa Bell Meta wants you to start poking again, apparently. (Screenshot via Meta) Meta currently has lots of priorities Mark Zuckerberg likely never would have imagined back in the early days of … Continue reading 21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’

Meta partners with horror movie maker Blumhouse Productions to test Movie Gen

October 17, 2024 Meta partners with horror movie maker Blumhouse Productions to test Movie Gen Meta claimed the tool could rival offerings from leading media generation startups such as OpenAI and ElevenLabs. BY Reuters Facebook owner Meta said on Thursday it had teamed up with Blumhouse Productions, the Hollywood company behind popular horror films such as … Continue reading Meta partners with horror movie maker Blumhouse Productions to test Movie Gen

Meta to restrict data in Business Tools, impacting ad targeting

Data restrictions aim to enhance privacy, but may complicate ad targeting and potentially pause ads with highly targeted UTMs. Anu Adegbola on September 11, 2024   Meta is implementing new data restrictions in its Business Tools, which could affect how businesses target ads and measure performance. Why we care. This move reflects Meta’s ongoing commitment to … Continue reading Meta to restrict data in Business Tools, impacting ad targeting

Mark Zuckerberg says ā€˜f*ck that’ to closed platforms

Mark Zuckerberg says ā€˜f*ck that’ to closed platforms ā€œGet me talking about closed platforms, and I get angry,” he said. karissa bell   Tue, Jul 30, 2024 In his two decades running the company now known as Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has gone through many transformations. More recently, he’s been showing off a seemingly less filtered … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg says ā€˜f*ck that’ to closed platforms

Meta announces major updates to Advantage+ and Shopping Ads

The updates aim to help marketers create ads that make consumers feel more confident about making a purchase Nicola Agius on March 13, 2024 Meta unveiled updates to its Advantage+ and Shopping Ads, designed to help brands improve engagement, drive conversions and deliver more personalized ads. The platform claims the updates will help give consumers … Continue reading Meta announces major updates to Advantage+ and Shopping Ads

Meta suffers major outage at Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

What the company is calling a “glitch” kept more than 500,000 users across the world from accessing the tech giant’s platforms. Constantine von Hoffman on March 5, 2024 Meta’s online properties were down for about two hours Tuesday, preventing more than half a million Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads users from using their accounts, … Continue reading Meta suffers major outage at Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Meta makes AI-generated labels a standard across Facebook, Instagram and Threads

Meta makes AI-generated labels a standard across Facebook, Instagram and Threads Brian-Damien Morgan Features Writer   Meta has announced that across its social media platforms artificial intelligence (AI) generated images must be labeled going forward. The labeling system that will be titled ā€œImagined with AIā€ seeks to help users navigate the images that are created using … Continue reading Meta makes AI-generated labels a standard across Facebook, Instagram and Threads