Facebook Fixes Bug Following Site Outage

UPDATE, May 9, 9:10 p.m. ET — The technical issue has been fixed. According to a Facebook spokesperson: "Earlier this afternoon we...

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RIP, Facebook Poke

Facebook quietly withdrew its Poke app from the iOS app store Friday, ending the run of an app that was both a Snapchat competitor and the...

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75% of Brands' Facebook Posts Are Photos, Study Says

Ever since Facebook officially launched Timeline for businesses in 2012, brand marketers have found increasing success at engaging their a...

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Facebook Tweaks News Feed Algorithm to Combat 'Spammy' Posts

Facebook is tweaking its news feed algorithm again, this time to combat posts that contains "like-baiting," duplicate content an...

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Facebook's Not Messing Around: Messenger Will Be the Only Way to Chat on Mobile

When Facebook acquired standalone messaging app WhatsApp in February for $16 billion, the future of its own messaging app, Messenger, sudd...

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Twitter Rolls Out Its Facebook-Like Profile Redesign

Twitter is gradually rolling out a major redesign of user profiles, starting on Tuesday. The new look, which Twitter was testing in Februa...

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If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses

The state of social networks today has a lot in common with the fictional world of Westeros they're both filled with warring factions, t...

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The 6 Most-Used Social Networks on Mobile in the U.S.

Every social media company knows that enhancing the mobile user experience is necessary for a network's success. But among all the app...

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Facebook Adds Free Voice Calls to Messenger App

After Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion, some wondered what would happen to the company's existing messaging app. Now it seem...

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Facebook Acquires Oculus VR for $2 Billion

Facebook announced Tuesday that it acquired Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift gaming headset in a cash and stock deal valued a...

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Too Many Facebook Hashtags Seriously Hurt Your Brand

You really need to stop using so many hashtags on your brand's Facebook Page, according to a new report (though, it's probably a goo...

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