Facebook Working On Burying Those Lousy Memories
San Jose, Calif. — Don’t go breaking my heart, Facebook. It’s a sentiment shared by people like 48-year-old San Jose resident Beth Burkley, who gets caught off guard when she sees reminders of her ex pop up on social media. “I have a couple of ex boyfriends that I’m still friends with on Facebook. We keep in touch,” she said. “Then there are others who I hope if I ever run into them again, it’s (with) the front end of my car,” she...
Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button Gets ‘Angry’ and ‘Sad’
New York — Facebook’s “like” button isn’t going away, but it’s about to get some company. Facebook has been testing alternatives to “like” in about a half-dozen countries, including Ireland, Spain and Japan. On Wednesday, Facebook started making “haha,” “angry” and three other responses available in the U.S. and the rest of the world. In changing a core part of Facebook — the 7-year-old “like” button has become synonymous with the...
News Feed Charge Irks Small Businesses
San Jose, Calif. — Chrystal Bougon remembers the days when customers walked through the door of her plus-size lingerie shop in San Jose and uttered the phrase, “I saw you on Facebook.” Now the small business owner rarely hears those words. Concerned that people will leave the site if shown too many ads, Facebook this year began filtering users’ News Feeds to eliminate many of the unpaid status updates they receive from businesses...
Advertisers Attracted to Whisper App
Los Angeles — The anonymous thought-sharing app Whisper has hired a president and signed its 10th advertiser as it tests how to turn the attention of its 10 million monthly users into revenue. The Los Angeles startup had seemed on a torrid pace of growth, raising $36 million in venture capital a year ago on top of about $25 million in earlier fundraising. People visit Whisper to post public messages that aren’t attached to their name....
