Facebook confirmed that it has acquired tbh (To be honest), a teen-focused messaging app that lets users create anonymous polls, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was confirmed by tbh in a blog post stating that it hopes to purse its mission further. Today we’re announcing that we’re joining Facebook […]
Facebook has thrown its weights behind the one-week-long celebration of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017. In the first event of its kind on the continent, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017, will search for the best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs in Sub Saharan Africa. The event will see entrepreneurs and […]
The war against hate speech and other contents promoted on the world’s largest social network has taken another dimension. Facebook Inc., the company behind the world largest social net work said it will launch a new standard that will guide how people use the platform to advertise. The new standard is […]
Facebook Inc, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp said its net income for the first quarter of the year rose to USD3 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the group said: “We had a good second quarter and first half of the year.” He added that “Our community is now […]
In recent weeks, Google, an Alphabet company has intensified a marketing campaign in Nigeria for one of its notable products (or brands) – YouTube. The campaign is not only Nigeria-centric, but a deliberate strategy to further resonate the online video platform in Africa’s most populous country. Latching on major connection […]
Facebook Inc, the world’s largest social network said it has reached 2 billion monthly users which is about one-quarter of the world’s population. The data also means that in the last one year, about 600,000 new accounts are opened on Facebook every day. To put into context, the feat must […]
A recent media survey has adjudged Facebook as a leading news source edging out legacy traditional media sources and significantly outpacing other social networks/digital platforms like Google and Twitter. The Ogilvy Media Influence’s annual global survey of over 250 reporters and editors said the social media platform leads the trail. […]
Starting with the United States of America, Facebook has created a fundraiser feature to allow people to raise money for personal causes on the social network. According to a statement issued by Facebook, anyone above 18 years can create a fundraiser to quickly raise money on Facebook and easily reach […]
To do its part in cleaning up its platform of hate speeches, crime and negative posts, Facebook said it will hire about 3,000 people to do just that. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said in a post that: Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen people hurting themselves and others […]
Facebook challenges developers in the Middle East and Africa to create the smartest Bots for Messenger. Developers, in teams of up to three people, are invited to create bots in three categories: gaming and entertainment; productivity and utility; and social good. Facebook is challenging developers across the Middle East and […]