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MomConnect Facebook Messenger chatbot launches at Durban AIDS conference

At this week’s 21st International AIDS Conference held in Durban, the Praekelt Foundation introduced a new Facebook Messenger chatbot integrated with the SA Department…

Facebook’s latest diversity report shows intent, little transformation

Facebook has released its latest batch of diversity data to shed light on the race and gender demographic of its workforce. Facebook has been…

Facebook: 950m interactions from 195m users during Euro 2016

Data from Facebook reveals that Euro 2016 in France was one of the most talked about sporting events in history. The tournament which began…

Facebook Messenger gains WhatsApp-like encrypted chat

Online privacy and protection of sensitive content is in the fore this week on social media, especially in the wake of the livestreamed shooting…

Viral Facebook video captures elephant wrecking bakkie in Maputo

Human beings might be most frequently at the top of the food chain, but we’re by no means a match for animals in the…

Facebook Messenger’s bots are mostly shit, but they’ll get better

Bots are the new cloud, it has to be said. They’re the latest trendy thing in the world of tech, as the likes of…

Socialbakers calls out The Guardian, says there’s no Facebook exodus

Look, can we all stop writing panicked articles about Facebook losing millions of users based on Socialbakers stats? It seldom turns out well. The…

Meet the cup that lets you add a Facebook friend with a toast

Whatever its other effects, there’s no denying the fact that alcohol is a pretty effective social lubricant. Trouble is, a few too many social…

Facebook Home has 500k+ installations a week after launch

A week after its release onto the Google Play Store, Facebook Home has been downloaded more than 500 000 times. That’s not the best…

New Facebook Home ad: grandma’s boring, stare at your phone instead

Facebook seems to be taking a machine gun kind of approach to the advertising for Facebook Home. First there was that weird ad with…

Facebook buys stealth mobile startup Osmeta

Facebook Home shows that the social network is on a serious mobile mission. Its latest purchase though indicates that the feature may have been…

Why Home is just the beginning of Facebook’s quest for mobile dominance

Facebook Home is a quite interesting move on the mobile market by the social networking giant, but not a decisive one. Its main goal…

Socialbakers: reports of SA Facebook ‘decline’ a ‘massive misunderstanding’

Socialbakers, a prominent social media analytics provider, has indicated that South African media’s recent reports about a significant drop in Facebook users in the…

Facebook is not the internet: why Home isn’t the new face of Android

Clever move by Facebook. Launching an app on Android that takes over the device and makes it a comfy home for Facebook. And to…

How much are you worth to Facebook?

The poorest people in the world achieve hardly any physical privacy. They can’t afford it. A billion people enjoy Facebook because it’s free. What…

New Facebook Home ad: and you thought the one with chairs was odd?

Facebook’s ad agency has done it again. Yup, it’s made an ad that makes about as much sense as the climax of a Russian…

No, Facebook Home won’t track your location for ads… unless you let it

In case you missed it, yesterday Facebook took another step into mobile with the launch of Home, its twist on Android which lets you…

7 reasons Facebook Home makes complete sense

Facebook today lifted the hood on its long-awaited mobile project. It’s not a phone, instead it’s a way of integrating Facebook into the heart…

Take a look at what may have been Mark Zuckerberg’s first website

Wondering what teenage Zuck was up to before he became The Hoodied One and CEO of the world’s largest social networking site? Well, it…

What Facebook needs to do if it really wants to get marketing right

What does Mark Zuckerberg need to do to turn his machine into a friendly power, serving mankind instead of exploiting it? A really big…

Facebook finally allows you to reply to comments

This is pretty cool. Facebook has finally rolled out a facility that allows you to reply to comments on your posts. Among other things,…

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