A greater percentage of Facebook’s monthly active users became daily active users in recent years as consumers switched to smartphones, according to an analysis of the company’s filing for an initial public offering. DAU as a percentage of MAU is … Continue reading →
Facebook has updated its Comments Box plugin to improve functionality for mobile sites, the company announced today on its Facebook + Media page. People who have already added the Comments Box to their website will find that it is now … Continue reading →
Users can now toggle between page posts and fan posts when visiting page walls on mobile devices. This has long been a feature on the web, but mobile displays showed all wall posts in a single stream. The change allows … Continue reading →
Facebook is testing a recommendation tab for some pages on its mobile touch site. As the company continues to build out its mobile pages with social recommendations and additional information, it could become an alternative to Yelp and other location-based … Continue reading →
The annual uptick in app downloads and new device activations around Christmas has translated into big mobile gains for Facebook. During the holidays the social network’s apps climbed to the top of the iOS and Android charts, with both Facebook’s standalone … Continue reading →
Facebook’s acquisitions in 2011 suggest a strong focus on mobile technology and talent, as six of the 11 startups acquired this year had previously been working on mobile ventures. In September, Facebook announced it had 350 million monthly active users … Continue reading →
Facebook’s “Move fast and break things” mantra was put into action again this year as the company overhauled a number of its products, introduced many new features and eliminated old functionality. Here is a month-by-month review of changes that most … Continue reading →
Facebook has updated its games platform today to introduce games stories to the mobile news feed, as well as providing developers with updated categories for identifying their games, and marrying the games and apps dashboards. The mobile news feed is … Continue reading →
A new mock-up from Facebook and other recent changes suggest the social network could be making another push to make Events seem less formal. Facebook has long wanted to make its Events product a tool for users to organize casual … Continue reading →
Facebook could be looking to introduce ads to its mobile platform early next year before an anticipated initial public offering. According to reports, these ads would be in the form of Sponsored Stories, which turn user activity such as liking … Continue reading →
