To be available to other restaurants like Chowking, Mang Inasal, Burger King, Red Ribbon, and Greenwich as well Are you craving for Chickenjoy but prefer having it delivered at your doorstep? Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) announced that it is launching a Facebook Messenger chatbot to accommodate your food orders from Jollibee, Chowking, Mang Inasal, Burger […]
You can now sell items through both social media platforms As they expand their eCommerce potential, Facebook and Instagram announced that it is rolling out Shops for both platforms, enabling users to browse and buy items directly from a business page. “I think this is particularly important right now because so many small businesses are […]
Taxes for the digital economy Both representatives from Congress and the Senate wants taxes levied on digital services to help the gov’t shore up its revenue to help fight COVID-19. House ways and means committee chair and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda want video and music streaming apps, as well as ads on social media as […]
The deal reportedly costs $400 million As it continues to expand its offerings, social media giant Facebook announced that it is welcoming GIPHY to be part of the Instagram team. Reportedly, the deal costs $400 million and aims to integrate GIPHY to various Facebook-owned services. The acquisition is particularly important to Facebook, as a big […]
Will Facebook provide better video conferencing experience? Facebook will be launching a new video chat service that’s meant to take on the defacto video-conferencing app of the current apocalypse, Zoom. Messenger Rooms won’t require users to have an account and will be integrated right into the company’s core social network and messenger app. It’ll allow […]
It’s available to download now Facebook has created a dedicated mobile app for Android and iOS, with the Android version available to download right now from Google Play. Dubbed Facebook Gaming, it’s the latest push by the social media juggernaut into the highly profitable gaming space, creating a home for around 700 million of its […]
To show that you care The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting alot of people around the world. As a response, Facebook is introducing a new Care reaction on Facebook and Messenger respectively. Facebook hopes that the new reaction will help people show care and support for one another amidst this pandemic. On Facebook, we will launch […]
It’ll help you step away from the app to keep your sanity With everyone cooped up in their respective abodes during the enhanced quarantine period, social media has become more toxic than ever before. From political bickering to class warfare and insane conspiracy theories about the pandemic, using social media apps like Facebook during the […]
All to save bandwidth With the enhanced community quarantine getting extended, it’s becoming more important than ever before to reduce the strain on mobile networks as everyone works and studies from home. Facebook is the latest company to heed the calls of the Department of Information and Communications Technology to save bandwidth and will be […]
It can do group video calls now After it was teased last year, Facebook has officially launched its standalone Messenger app for both Windows and Mac. Coming back after quite some time (there used to be a Messenger app for Windows, but it was pulled out), the new Messenger app makes navigating through multiple chat […]
You can technically access some Google Apps as well While Huawei is developing App Gallery as a Play Store alternative, there are some essential apps that remain to be unavailable. Recently, we noticed that apps like WhatsApp and Facebook—both previously unsearchable—are now available in App Gallery. However, both links will direct you to a page […]
Dark mode at last! After teasing the new desktop redesign and dark mode last year, Facebook is rolling out the new desktop redesign and dark mode to select users.Here’s how the new Facebook Desktop redesign looks like in dark mode: The redesign has a streamlined layout, with Messenger contacts on the right side and essential […]