Facebook needs to crack down on fake “Live” videos

Was that space walk or climb of a massive antenna tower really shot on Facebook Live? No. Is the point of Facebook Live to show a virtual clock counting down to the new year? No. Yet these are some of the videos that have crookedly taken advantage of the notifications and extra News Feed visibility of Facebook Live posts. Read More

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Published in: on February 18, 2017 at 7:27 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Facebook needs to crack down on fake “Live” videos

Was that space walk or climb of a massive antenna tower really shot on Facebook Live? No. Is the point of Facebook Live to show a virtual clock counting down to the new year? No. Yet these are some of the videos that have crookedly taken advantage of the notifications and extra News Feed visibility of Facebook Live posts. Read More

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Published in: on January 24, 2017 at 11:28 am  Leave a Comment  
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Facebook is super thirsty for your Facebook Lives

It’s not enough that Facebook has a tentacle-hold on knowledge of your interests, demographics, life milestones and everyday activities. The social network desperately wants to turn each of its users’ lives into something of a personal TV station, in which they regularly broadcast their experiences, news commentary, talents or just idle snapshots of their lives. SEE ALSO: Escape from the tech hype machine: Meerkat’s founders look beyond livestreaming At least that’s the message Facebook has

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Published in: on January 11, 2017 at 2:30 pm  Leave a Comment  
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