Archives Tag: Facebook

TECH

April 19, 2022

If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you must have come across a recent status update by some of your friends rescinding Facebooks right to use any of their picture, information or publication. Warning you that if you don’t copy and paste this message you Facebook history will become public. The full text of the message … Continue reading Prank Alert: Facebook Isn’t After Your Post

By muna-ugorji

TECH

April 19, 2022

The trend on Twitter today is to organise tweet chats to help generate a buzz around a particular activity. These chats can be used to advance a cause, discuss a political event, and promote a particular product or service. It’s therefore, important to take advantage of this platform to engage your audience as well as … Continue reading How to Organise a Tweet Chat

By adeniyiogunfowoke

TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook is the biggest social media network in the world. With over a billion followers, many people can barely survive a day without visiting the platform. It is now an important component in our lives. It has bridged the communication gap and provide real-time news unlike the past when traditional media was hugely relied upon … Continue reading 5 Surprising Facts about Facebook

By adeniyiogunfowoke

TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook, in partnership with Airtel Africa, just announced its launching of internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria. Free Basics provides people in countries where internet access in not easily affordable with access to useful services on their mobile phones. Such services include websites on news, employment, health, education and local information. And they are all available … Continue reading Facebook in Partnership with Airtel Africa Launches Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria

By muna-ugorji

TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook is updating its social network platform with live video features. The ‘live video’ feature has been around for a while, but there is a deeper integration of the feature into the social network’s framework, making it now accessible to all.  This new feature will appeal to those that enjoy video-sharing social networks like Instagram … Continue reading Discover ‘Live Video’ On Facebook

By muna-ugorji

News TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook at a three-day summit in Johannesburg has launched an Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa as part of its drive to equip its agency partners with the skills and information required to make the most of Facebook as a marketing and advertising platform. To facilitate them in becoming their agency’s expert in Facebook’s technologies, Agency Ambassadors … Continue reading Facebook Becomes First Ambassadors To Lead Digital Training And Skills Development In Africa

By nnenna

TECH

April 19, 2022

Earlier this year Whatsapp announced that they will be ending support for its app for BlackBerry devices including BB10. The company will also do away with WhatsApp Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1 While we were still wondering how lovers of the BlackBerry devices … Continue reading Next to Whatsapp, Facebook Drops Support for BlackBerry Devices

By muna-ugorji

News TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook on Wednesday launched improved emotions for it’s “Like” button. Understanding that “Like” means more than just a thumbs up, Facebook has given its users six alternative ways to express their feelings: Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry. The alternatives pop up when the Like button is held down for 2 seconds. Sometimes Like … Continue reading Facebook Like Button Launches New Extensions

By nnenna

TECH

April 19, 2022

Facebook announced 16 million people in Nigeria visit Facebook every month with 100% of them coming on mobile. Each day, 7.2 million people visit Facebook with 7 million on mobile. Facebook’s visit coincided with Friends Day (4 February), or Facebook’s 12th birthday. During the past five years, the global Facebook community has more than doubled … Continue reading Facebook Announces 16 Million People in Nigeria Come to Facebook Every Month with 100% on Mobile

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News Relationships TECH

April 19, 2022

Breakups can be hard, but fortunately, Facebook is set on making the recovery process much smoother with this nifty new feature. When users change their relationship status to “single,” the social application now provides the “take a break” option, which prevents them from viewing posts and photos of exes. The former partner’s name also ceases from … Continue reading Tech Tuesday: Facebook Launches New Post-Breakup Feature

By ify

News TECH

April 19, 2022

Founder and CEO, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg announced on his official Facebook page this Wednesday the company’s decision to activate its “safety check” feature in Nigeria. “Safety check” allows users “check-in” with family and friends during moments of crisis, informing them of their safety. The company received huge backlash after the feature was enabled for the Paris … Continue reading Facebook Activates ‘Safety Check’ Feature in Nigeria

By ify

News

April 19, 2022

Facebook has launched a new range of expressions to complement its iconic ‘Like’ button. Chris Cox, the Chief Product Officer, Facebook, revealed in a Facebook post yesterday that a new Like button was being tested in Ireland and Spain. The post included a video demonstration of how the button would be used: the user can … Continue reading Facebook Launches More “Like” Icons

By ejura

TECH

April 19, 2022

Virtually everyone is talking about Facebook’s upcoming Dislike Button after news of its launch broke out on Tuesday. Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, had this to say at a public Q&A session: “I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years. Today is a special day because today is the day I can say … Continue reading The Facebook ‘Dislike’ Button Debate

By ify

Stuff

April 19, 2022

Do you use “Haha” instead of “LOL” on social media, particularly Facebook? If you do, you may be surprised to learn that you’re one of the 51.4% according to a Facebook study. Data results were featured in an official post to the public titled The Not-So-Universal Law of Laughter. Their study outlined four different kinds … Continue reading The Rise of e-Laughter: Haha, LOL or Hehe?

By ify

Entertainment News

April 19, 2022

The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has signed a partnership agreement with Facebook for the promotion of African and Nigerian talents. Mrs. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, founder of AMAA, disclosed this during the AMAA 2015 Sponsors’ Gala Night held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. She said the agreement would give an “unprecedented” opportunity for the … Continue reading AMAA Signs Partnership Deal With Facebook

By ejura