Facebook ‘City Guides’ Will Make It Easier To Find Events and Attractions
Move over Yelp and TripAdvisor, Facebook is getting into the travel recommendation game. A new feature from Facebook may just make it easier to find things to do on your…
New ‘Disputed’ Tag Helps Facebook Crack Down on Fake News
The term “fake news” has been brandished quite a bit in recent months, with notorious whistleblower Edward Snowden even going so far as to say that fake news on Facebook…
Facebook Revamping Chat Interface, Testing ‘M’ Virtual Assistant
Facebook is introducing two changes to the service this week: one, a revamped interface for the their Android Messenger app and two, a new virtual assistant named “M.” These features…
Facebook Using AI to Bring Suicide Prevention Tools To Live and Messenger
A disturbing trend of young people live streaming their suicide on social media is something Facebook hopes never happens again. While Facebook already uses artificial intelligence to help filer out…
Twitter Announces More Anti-Harassment Features, Including Algorithms
In a blog post this week, Twitter announced a number of safety changes to continue the site’s campaign against online harassment. Most notable (and most welcome among users) is the…
Look Before You Like: Facebook Like Farming Scam on the Rise
It’s a pretty common site on Facebook these days: a heartbreaking photo of a sick child, an abused puppy, or an elderly person sitting in squalor that implores readers to…
Facebook Users Becoming Less Satisfied and Using the Service Less
If you find yourself just not as happy with your Facebook as you used to be, you’re not alone. New research from Bridge Ratings shows that Facebook users are becoming…
New Malware Attack Specifically Targets Google Chrome Users Visiting WordPress Sites
A new malware attack is targeting Google Chome users who visit WordPress sites. And it’s a pretty simple one. News of the hack first came from NeoSmart Technologies, where they…
Facebook Users Liked, Loved, and Hahaed Over 300 Billion Times in 2016
It was February 24 of 2016 that Facebook implemented new “reactions” for the social media site. Instead of simply “liking” a post as had been the standard for years, users…
Google Responds To Sudden Signout Of Users, Says It’s Not Hacking Related
Did you find yourself unexpectedly signed out of your Google account late last week? You’re not alone. On the same weekend Facebook users around the world received notifications their account…