As part of “It’s Complicated,” CNET’s series about how tech is changing our relationships, we thought you might enjoy this story, originally published Oct. 26, 2016. “If they had Tinder when I was single…,” the guys say, imagining the possibilities. “You’re single? Have you not tried Tinder?” the gals ask incredulously. People who have never …
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Now playing: Watch this: Thwip! Zuck plays Spider-Man with VR gloves 1:21 Mark Zuckerberg is still trying to get to the future “a lot sooner.” The Facebook CEO took to the social network on Thursday to post a note about his recent visit to the Redmond, Washington-based research lab of Facebook-owned Oculus. Zuckerberg has been on a mission to make …
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Facebook really wants to serve you original TV shows over social media. The social network just hired Mina Lefevre, an experienced TV executive, to manage all of its video content programming, according to Bloomberg. Lefevre hails from MTV where she was responsible for scripted programming. The move follows Facebook’s recently announced plans to create an app for television set-top boxes. …
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Now playing: Watch this: Trouble for VR? Facebook ending slew of Oculus demos… 1:33 Enlarge Image Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dons an Oculus Rift VR headset. Facebook Ask any expert: You’ve gotta try virtual reality before you can understand its true potential. So it wouldn’t be a particularly good sign if, say, Facebook was having a hard time getting people …
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Don’t miss the weather forecast just because you can’t tear your eyes away from Facebook. A new mobile weather app is making its way into the hands of Facebook users worldwide this week. The software, really a mini app that’s part of Facebook’s overarching suite of products and services, will add timely weather info to your personal newsfeed. The data …
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Facebook recently added a new Weather section to its mobile app, and eventually weather forecasts will make their way to your newsfeed. Until then, if you want to rely on Facebook (which is using Weather.com for its data) to stay up to date on the latest weather reports, you’ll need to take a few steps. Here’s where to find it: …
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Flipboard wants to get personal. The maker of the news aggregator app unveiled a major redesign on Wednesday, its biggest update in two years. The crux of the update is a change in how Flipboard organizes the stories it shows you. Instead of just grouping articles on several different subjects into one big digital “magazine,” Flipboard’s 100 million monthly users …
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Facebook sees huge potential for it to grow in video. But YouTube, the reigning king of video, is keen to stay at the top of the heap. Against that backdrop, YouTube on Tuesday said it will soon let users start live-streaming from their phones, offering new competition to Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope. The new YouTube service was promised in …
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Now playing: Watch this: YouTube goes live on mobile 1:33 You’re already live streaming your life on Facebook Live, but now YouTube wants in on the (live) action. You’ll soon be able to live stream to YouTube from your phone, the company said Tuesday. Popular YouTubers will be the first to be get their hands on the feature, which was …
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Looks “like” Facebook and Instagram were also big winners of Super Bowl 2017. A combined 108 million users threw posts on the social platforms during Sunday’s big game in which Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a 34-28 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons, the first to be decided in overtime. Facebook and Instagram together generated almost 400 …
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