Tin TigerFacebook says it's not building a streaming music serviceverified_publisherThe Verge - Micah SingletonAt least not any time soon Facebook is denying a report from Music Ally stating that it has plans to launch a streaming music service in the next few months. A Facebook spokesperson told The Verge, "we have no plans to go into music streaming." Earlier this month we reported that Facebook has been in …
Tin TigerFacebook Empowers Us To Tell News Feed What We Want To See Firstverified_publisherTechCrunch - Josh Constine“We know the algorithm isn’t perfect” News Feed Product Manager Greg Marra tells me. So to make sure Facebook stays entertaining and addictive, it’s giving users more direct control over what they see by revamping News Feed Preferences. Facebook is rolling out to the U.S. a way to choose friends and …
Tin TigerFacebook Messenger now lets you send friends a map with your locationverified_publisherThe Verge - Chris WelchFacebook Messenger has never been shy about letting friends see your location. If you've got location enabled in a conversation, the person you're chatting with can just tap on any message to see where you were when it was sent. But now Facebook is making it a bit easier to share other locations …
Tin TigerFacebook may let businesses contact customers through WhatsAppverified_publisherThe Verge - Nathan IngrahamAt this year's F8 conference, Facebook announced its new Businesses for Messenger initiative. As part of a grander plan to make Facebook Messenger a platform all of its own, the company said it would soon let Messenger users communicate directly with businesses and brands for customer service …
Tin TigerFacebook Messenger adds free video calling to take on Skypeverified_publisherThe Verge - Casey NewtonAnd it works well, even over LTE Facebook is rolling out video calling to Messenger today, letting users chat face to face with their friends by tapping a single button inside the app. The free feature, which works over both LTE and Wi-Fi, competes with similar products including Microsoft's Skype, …
Tin TigerA change in Facebook’s top paid execs speaks volumes about the company’s prioritiesverified_publisherVentureBeat - Alexei Oreskovic, Business InsiderFacebook’s top product person has displaced the top sales person in the company’s ranking of its highest paid executives. Chris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, made his debut appearance on the company’s proxy statement today, with a total 2014 compensation package worth $12.47 million. He took …
