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Facebook Messenger’s video calling feature is now available worldwide

May20
by on May 20, 2015 at 12:46 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Facebook has announced that video calling on its Messenger app is now available worldwide, with the exception of a few countries where it is working to improve the quality. Last month, Facebook added the service to Messenger in 18 countries including the UK, US, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Laos, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal and Uruguay. This is one of a number of updates that the social network has made to Messenger. It recently introduced the ability tosend and receive money through the app, and launched a platform for developers to build apps on. ➤ Video Calling…

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33 social media groups you should know about

May20
by on May 20, 2015 at 12:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, linkedin, Social Media

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Whether you’re a community manager, a social media marketer, a PR pro or a digital strategist, chances are good you could use a sounding board once in a while. Joining a group of likeminded professionals is a great way to bounce around ideas, ask and answer questions and share industry news and tips. Luckily, there are lots of communities out there where both new and seasoned pros can go to talk shop and get help—whether your preferred network is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+! Here’s a list of 30+ of the best groups to check out. Top Twitter chats A…

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Don’t be mad, Max but Twitter verified a fake George Miller account

May20
by on May 20, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, fake, Fury Road, Mad Max, Social Media, verified

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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ has been burning up the box office and getting plenty of Twitter chatter as a result. That may be why @GMillerMax, an account purporting to be the movie’s legendary director George Miller, was swiftly verified: The account’s single tweet, which promises further instalments of the franchise, was picked up as news by numerous outlets, including entertainment industry bible Variety. That blue tick carries a lot of weight. But @GMillerMax is actually the creation of The Studio Exec, a satirical movie new sites. Its creator Lenny Delowitz writes:  Little did I know that the George Miller account would end up getting verified…

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Here’s our first peek inside the little red book Facebook gives to employees

May20
by on May 20, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Ben Barry, a former designer at Facebook, has published a series of scans from the company’s “little red book”, which he created during his time at the company. The images give our first peek inside an interesting book which hasn’t been available on the internet before today. The book is full of tiny propaganda quotes about Facebook’s history and culture. It only began being placed on each new employee’s desk after the company hit 1 billion users in late 2012. Barry founded Facebook’s Analog Research Lab, a print studio that is near Facebook’s original Menlo Park building. In his time at Facebook, Barry…

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Huawei launches its own IoT platform to connect your home to your devices

May20
by on May 20, 2015 at 11:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Huawei announced its Agile Internet of Things platform today at the Huawei Network Congress in Beijing. The Agile network will act as a platform for companies to build their IoT infrastructures. There are three main components of the platform: the Agile Controller, IoT gateway, and LiteOS, an IoT operating system. LiteOS could be used to control basic devices, and is also open to developers for configuring their own products. Huawei hopes that its flexible architecture will help to further connect the billions of devices it predicts will be part of the IoT world by 2025. ➤ Huawei’s Agile Network 3.0 Architecture Launched…

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