Facebook's best-kept secret is a second website that's amazing for talking to...
Everyone and their grandmother knows all about Facebook. You can't not. The social network has more than a billion daily users across the globe.It's an essential part of modern life.What's less...
View ArticleThere's a secret chess game hidden in Facebook — here's how to play
Facebook's messaging app let's you do more than just chat with your friends. You can trade GIFs, stickers, and photos. But most people don't know that you can also play chess.Messenger has a built-in...
View ArticleHow to play the secret chess game hidden in Facebook
With one simple command, you can play a game of chess with any of your Facebook friends anytime you want. Here's how to access it and how to play.Produced by Chris SnyderFollow TI:On FacebookJoin the...
View ArticleFacebook has a secret website that makes talking to your friends much simpler
Facebook is cluttered with way too many notifications, trending news, friend requests, etc. All of this makes Facebook messaging your friends way too distracting. But there's a hidden website you can...
View ArticleFacebook wants you to be able to get your news from Messenger (FB)
Facebook's Messenger app isn't just for chatting with your friends anymore.At its developers' conference next month, Facebook plans to announce a way for news publishers to automatically send users...
View ArticleYou can now hail a Lyft ride with Facebook Messenger
The new feature is actually part of an expansion of its larger developer program, which enables developers to embed ride-hailing buttons and features within their apps. The announcement also shows that...
View ArticleHow to access the addictive hidden Facebook game that's driving the internet...
Just in time for March Madness, Facebook has introduced a hidden basketball game in the Facebook Messenger app wherein you can compete against your friends. This is how you access the incredibly...
View ArticleYou might soon be able to pay for goods in-store using Facebook Messenger...
Facebook looks as though it is gearing up to roll out several new features in Facebook Messenger including an in-store mobile payment option.Clues in the code of the iPhone Facebook Messenger app —...
View ArticleSnapchat just made a massive change to how you chat with friends
The way you chat with friends on Snapchat is getting a major face lift.Chat 2.0 has video chatting, audio calling, fun stickers, and the option to send photos from your camera roll — and you can pretty...
View ArticleFacebook is using Messenger to solve the headache of airports
Facebook Messenger is quickly becoming a hub for much more than chatting with friends. On Wednesday the app added its first airline partner, which means you'll have everything you need to get through...
View ArticleFacebook is starting to suggest businesses you should chat with on Messenger...
In Facebook's big push to make Messenger about more than just your friends, the social network has started suggesting businesses you might want to chat with as well.The suggestions are hidden under the...
View ArticleFacebook just copied another Snapchat feature (FB)
On Thursday, Facebook Messenger boss David Marcus announced that the platform had reached 900 million monthly active users.The last time Facebook shared numbers for Messenger was in January, when it...
View ArticleFacebook has been hiding a bunch of messages from you — here’s how to find them
Facebook's Messenger app is a great way to stay in touch with friends, but it's also probably hiding a few messages you should have received months ago. Here's how to find them.Produced by Matt Stuart....
View ArticleCHATBOTS EXPLAINED: Why the world's most powerful tech companies think...
Chatbots are the future, whether we're ready for them or not. "It's technology that's inevitable," Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has said. On Tuesday, Facebook is expected to release a Bot Store in a...
View ArticleFacebook's grand vision for how we'll use apps in the future is all about...
Facebook wants to radically change how we all use apps.On Tuesday Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Messenger Platform, a storefront inside Messenger for businesses and apps to chat directly...
View ArticleFacebook is about to let you do a bunch of cool new things in Messenger
Facebook Messenger is slowly adding "bots"— AI technology that will enable ordering an Uber, sending maps, dealing with customer service, and various other uses.Produced by Matt Stuart. Video courtesy...
View ArticleHere’s how you’ll chat with businesses and other apps in Messenger
Get ready to start chatting with your favorite businesses and apps in Facebook Messenger.During a demo of the new Messenger Platform on Tuesday, Facebook executive David Marcus showed off how...
View ArticleCHATBOTS EXPLAINED: Why Facebook and other tech companies think they're the...
Chatbots are the future, whether we're ready for them or not. On Tuesday, Facebook launched Bots for Messenger, a step that could define the next decade in the same way that the Apple App Store launch...
View ArticleFacebook is playing a dangerous game with Apple (FB, AAPL)
Facebook has finally unleashed Messenger Platform, letting developers build chatbots — intelligent software that lets you get stuff done just by sending text messages.It's a big moment for chatbots,...
View ArticleHow to tell if someone has read your Facebook message (FB)
Whether you like it or not, Facebook's chat app Messenger will let you know when someone has read your note. It's super obvious when you're using the desktop version of the product — you'll even see...
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