whatsapp - 24 fingers https://24fingers.co.uk Content Marketing & Creation Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 Facebook tests new plans sticker feature that could be great for announcements https://24fingers.co.uk/facebook-new-plans-sticker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebook-new-plans-sticker&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebook-new-plans-sticker https://24fingers.co.uk/facebook-new-plans-sticker/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2020 12:19:36 +0000 https://24fingers.co.uk/?p=4365 “Life moves pretty fast”, said Ferris Bueller in the 1986 John Hughes comedy, and crikey do we know what he means. Facebook’s ongoing integration of its messaging apps has us all on our toes, but just when we think the paint’s dry on one new feature, along comes another. Facebook is reportedly testing – [...]

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“Life moves pretty fast”, said Ferris Bueller in the 1986 John Hughes comedy, and crikey do we know what he means. Facebook’s ongoing integration of its messaging apps has us all on our toes, but just when we think the paint’s dry on one new feature, along comes another. Facebook is reportedly testing – on a very small scale, mind – a new plans sticker feature that could be linked to its Rooms feature. If you haven’t heard of it before, it enables video calls from Messenger or Facebook, and hosts can invite anyone to join in, even if they don’t have a Facebook account. It also rhymes with another videconferencing service… 

According to Facebook, Rooms can be started and shared in its News Feed, Groups and Events, and the company has plans to expand it to Instagram and WhatsApp, so watch this space. 

But back to the plans stickers. You can use them to post details of a scheduled get-together on Instagram and Facebook and tell your Stories viewers how they can join the meeting.

We at 24 fingers are always up for a get-together, but we also think Facebook’s new plans sticker feature could be a really cool way to showcase webinars or product announcements particularly when we’re spending more time online than ever before. Here’s hoping the tests go well and the feature hits our screens asap. 

Want to get the best out of the latest social media tools but not sure where to start? Talk to us at 24 fingers and we’ll make everything crystal. 

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]]> https://24fingers.co.uk/facebook-new-plans-sticker/feed/ 0 Social Snippets 26/08/16 https://24fingers.co.uk/social-snippets-260816/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-snippets-260816&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-snippets-260816 https://24fingers.co.uk/social-snippets-260816/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:25:32 +0000 https://24fingers.co.uk/?p=1066 With Snapchat dominating the social-sphere, it seems that all other networking sites are trying to keep up… Facebook launches a social network just for teens Facebook have just released a new app called ‘Lifestage’ for teenagers. With a similar concept to Snapchat, the app allows users to upload short videos of themselves that can be [...]

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Facebook launches a social network just for teens

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Facebook have just released a new app called ‘Lifestage’ for teenagers. With a similar concept to Snapchat, the app allows users to upload short videos of themselves that can be decorated with stickers, frames and filters. The video clips can then be seen by students at the same school or in the nearby area – the same concept that Facebook originated from.

Only those 21 and younger can use the app, and it is currently only available for US users of iOS devices.

 

Is WhatsApp’s privacy at risk?

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When Facebook bought out WhatsApp, users were assured that their privacy would not be compromised. However, new changes to the terms and conditions will now allow Facebook to see the phone number people use with their WhatsApp account – which they aim to use to improve users’ ad experiences on Facebook. Their official blog states that “by coordinating more with Facebook, we’ll be able to do things like track basic metrics about how often people use our services and better fight spam on WhatsApp”, but users are concerned it could mean much more.

 

Instagram filters could indicate depression

A recent study had shown that people with depression were more like to use the Inkwell filter.

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The results were thought to be significant enough by the researchers – from Harvard and the University of Vermont – that there might now be future means of screening for mental health issues and that sufferers could get help sooner. Much more research is needed, as it was noted that simply posting a black and white image does not mean you are necessarily depressed, natch.

 

Could Apple be the next to copy Snapchat?

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In the past few weeks we’ve seen the introduction to Snapchat-like functions on social media networks, including Instagram Stories, Twitter Stickers, and Facebook developing multiple new channels – and it seems Apple is next in line to do the same. Reports say that the company is working on a video-sharing app with many similar functions which will allow users to share the videos from the phones to all social networking sites. Not much more has been revealed (as is usually the case with Apple). More news when we get it.

 

 

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