James Patterson is releasing his next book “The Chef” on Facebook Messenger. It will be a hybrid combining the written word with video and photography in an attempt to appeal to the millions of millennials that are on Facebook and tend not to read literature.
How Facebook Messenger Can Help You Drive Sales
Facebook Messenger is only about three years old and it’s already one of the most popular messaging platforms in the world. With the right marketing strategy, the app can easily convert leads and drive sales. Since its unveiling at the…
Facebook and PayPal Collaborate to Allow Peer-to-Peer Payments
Facebook is making it easier for users to send and receive money. Online payment giant PayPal announced that Facebook users can now make peer-to-peer payments via Messenger by using their PayPal accounts. The agreement between Facebook and PayPal will also make…
Snapchat Now Bigger Than Twitter With 150 Million Users Daily
According to a report by Bloomberg, Snapchat has surpassed Twitter in daily users by 10 million. Twitter is said to have 140 million daily users while Snapchat now has 150 million. According to sources not revealed by Bloomberg, Snapchat had…
Facebook, Messenger & Instagram Get Windows 10 Apps
Facebook just announced new Windows 10 apps for Facebook and Messenger on desktop and Instagram on mobile. The apps, the company says, will load quickly within Windows and have the most up-to-date features. “We built the new Windows 10 Facebook…
Upcoming Marketing Webinars From Facebook Cover Important Topics
Facebook announced eight upcoming webinars tackling various aspects of marketing with Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. A couple of them are this week. On Tuesday, April 26, they’re hosting one on running campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and the Audience Network, with…
Facebook Gives Developers Tools To Build Messenger Chatbots, Should Change How Businesses Is Done on Facebook
Well, we knew it was bound to be a big day for Messenger news with Facebook’s developer conference F8 kicking off, and it has so far been just that. Within its first hour, Facebook made a slew of announcements about…
Facebook Messenger Gets Video Chat Heads
Facebook introduced Chat Heads for Messenger a few years ago. These are images of your friends that appear on your device when you get a Facebook message from them. They appear regardless of what app you’re currently using. The feature…
Facebook Messenger Surpasses 900M Users, Gets New Features (With Business Potential)
Facebook Messenger lead David Marcus made some new announcements for the product on Thursday. First off is a new milestone with Messenger achieving over 900 million monthly active users. That’s an addition of about 100 million in about three months.…
Facebook Messenger Gets Lyft Integration
In December, Facebook announced a feature for Messenger that lets users request a ride fro Uber. Lyft announced today that it now provides Facebook Messenger integration. The company announced that it is expanding its reach with the launch of a…