In OK Live app for iOS appeared virtual mask
In the OK Live app for iOS for users became available the virtual mask which you use in live. Such an opportunity was not previously available for streaming in any social network on the iOS platform.
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Twitter has replaced the section Moments to Explore
Twitter announced about the launch of the new Explore section, which will take place Moments.
Microsoft reported growth in quarterly profit to $5.2 billion
Microsoft has published results for the second quarter of 2017 financial year. In the reporting period, revenue increased by 1.2% in annual comparison to $24,09 billion, profit increased 3.6% to $5.2 billion.
Facebook has updated the algorithm for ranking videos
Facebook has announced about the update of the algorithm for ranking videos. In particular, Facebook will now consider such criterion as percent complete.
Official pages in VK got an opportunity to create live stream
Team of VK announced that it is now all official VK pages became available the ability to create live broadcasts.
VR is the direction Facebook will be headed by former top Manager of Google and Xiaomi
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially announced that the former Vice-President Xiaomi Hugo Barra will lead VR-the direction of the company.
Facebook is testing ads on the main Messenger screen
Facebook started showing ads on the main screen of the app. The experiment is carried out in a limited scope and includes only a small number of users in Australia and Thailand.
Facebook launched Stories
Facebook added a new section of Stories in their applications for iOS and Android – an analogue of Instagram Stories. While it is only available in Ireland, but in the coming months will appear around the world.
In VK appeared autorun for video
Team VK announced that from today, video ads into their news feeds will start to run automatically. Playback of video begins when more than half of the video is displayed on the screen. For advertisers, the system automatically predicting the quality of views and video analytics, including statistics of the views by quartile (25% share in video).
VK has hidden section with the saved pictures
Social network VK made the album with the stored user photos hidden by default. Before this was not possible even in your account settings.
The use of social networks in 2016 increased by 21%
Over the last 12 months the use of social networks worldwide has increased by 21%. This is evidenced by report data Hootsuite and We Are Social, devoted to current digital trends.
Mark Zuckerberg does not intend to participate in elections for for President of the United States
The founder and head of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to participate in elections for for President of the United States. This he said in an interview with Buzzfeed News.
Instagram introduced a feature live broadcasts for russians
Instagram announced that the live streaming feature in Instagram Stories became available for Russian users.
Facebook is looking for a way to soften the impact of fake news
Facebook search for a way to reduce the impact of fake news in that case, when they are already spread among users. About it told the Vice-President Adam Mosseri during the thematic debate that was held at the University of California, Berkeley.
Index of CTR advertising on Facebook grew 42%
In the fourth quarter of 2016, global clickthrough rate on Facebook increased by 42% in the annual comparison. About this state Nanigans in date report.
Russian hacker received $40 thousand for hacking Facebook
Facebook has paid Russian programmer Andrey Leonov, a record fee for hacking – $40 thousand, state Fortune.
Facebook will build a new data center in Denmark
Facebook will build new data center in the Odense city of Danish. Center will become the third data center of the company outside the United States. Two other centres were opened in Sweden and Ireland.
Pinterest added groups in the ad campaigns
Pinterest continues to improve their product advertising. The latest innovation in this field was adding groups in the ad campaigns.
LinkedIn has redesigned the website
Social network for professionals LinkedIn has launched a new website design. This step was designed to bring the desktop version of the service in accordance with mobile. The company also hope to encourage users to spend more time on the platform.
OKru decided not to introduce a fee for sending the GIF images
Team social network OKru announced that will not impose a fee for sending the GIF images. Users will be able to send them messages for free and those who bought access to sending GIF in the test period spent in local currency will be returned.