Facebook is now letting users designate an heir to their throne, if they happen to pass away. What has been happening to Facebook users' accounts after they have passed away, or in case they do, is one controversial topic. However, Facebook has just launched a new 'Legacy Contact' feature which allows a designated friend to take control of a deceased friend’s account on the social network. More details to follow right after the jump.
Facebook has just launched an experimental initiative for its users, called Place Tips. As you can already tell by the name itself, the feature will be bringing you relevant information based on your location. More on this brilliant development from the social networking mammoth, right after the jump.
WhatsApp, the popular cross-platform instant-messaging app, has had a busy past year or so. Following the purchase by Facebook for a massive amount in the billions, it recently launched its very own Web service, but despite the expansion, it's not readily accessible to each and every smartphone owner. Because of data limits, many WhatsApp users are often forced to converse only when Wi-Fi is available, but for a flat, annual fee amounting to the equivalent of $11.60, one Italian entrepreneur is peddling a SIM solution that'll enable unlimited WhatsApp messaging anywhere in the world.
Here’s how you can save Facebook posts so you can access and read them later. More details on how to do so can be found right here.
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Arguably the biggest social network in the world, Facebook has been, time and time again, under a lot of fire from the media as well as users for its not so friendly privacy settings, including (at one point) resetting of the set settings for all users once they rolled out any changes. The social networking giant has been keen on improving its standing on this front for quite some time now, and the latest step that it took is a big leap in this direction. Recently, Facebook has been notifying its mobile and desktop users of upcoming Terms of Service & Privacy changes through push notifications across both its mobile platform, as well as the Web version of the service.
Facebook has now been around for a good part of our lives, and where the social network behemoth has dedicated apps for mobile platforms, it continues to be confined to Internet browsers on the desktop. Enter Current for Facebook - a native Facebook app for Mac, which is already turning some heads. We see why.
Facebook continues to evolve at a considerable rate, with Mark Zuckerberg and his development team introducing and rolling out new features every couple of months now. Sure, there's been quite a bit of trial and error along the way, with the the company having thrown many ideas against the wall in hoping that they'll stick, and today, another has arrived in the form of a concept that lets users create short, 'thank you' clips to post to their friends.
Social media, particularly the likes of Twitter and Facebook, have become essential figures in modern media and communication, and although discussions on numerous topics occur at all times, major disasters prompt a notable spike in overall activity. The problem is that while disorganized, free-for-all chatter is fine in most instances, it simply doesn't resonate with the general panic that coincides with catastrophe, and so to help bring an element of formality to proceedings, Facebook has added a novel feature that allows users of the network to log their "safety status" when caught up in a potentially hostile, dangerous, or even life-threatening scenario.
Not too long ago, we covered how Facebook will be bringing Stickers to its comments system. Well, finally, someone in Facebook managed to push out an update to Facebook, which allows you to express your emotional glory in the comments section for all those pillow fight, status', pictures, videos etc., using Stickers.