Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred Sunday night in one of the most contentious debates in modern political history. Followers of each presidential candidate, unsurprisingly, took the contest online. The 90-minute duel between the real-estate mogul and seasoned Washington veteran, with just a month to go before Election Day 2016, was the most-tweeted political debate …
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The faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most actively tweeted debate yet. Don’t worry if you missed it because the event is still trending across social media, with its decisive moments still on everyone’s mind. From designated social-media hero Ken Bone to the fly buzzing around both candidates, Twitter and Facebook were focused on the debate Monday …
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If you’re not already using Facebook regularly in the office, you might soon find your boss insisting upon it. Facebook officially launched Workplace, a work-based collaboration and chatroom platform, on Monday at an event in London. Workplace by Facebook is designed solely for the kind of interactions you might have with your colleagues, as well as those that take place …
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This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Firas Alshater stood blindfolded, arms outstretched, in a crowded Berlin square. A handwritten sign was placed next to his feet: “I am a Syrian refugee. I trust you. Do you trust me? Hug me!” …
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Facebook is watching you. The social media giant won the “Big Brother” Award in Belgium on Thursday. The award is named after the dystopian government surveillance in George Orwell’s “1984,” and given to the “biggest privacy-offender of the year,” according to the Flemish League for Human rights, which runs the awards, and its partners. Facebook, nominated by international digital advocacy …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might have just showed us the future of selfies — and maybe of social networks, too. Long story short, Zuck expects people to start hanging out with their friends in VR spaces, each person represented by a cartoony avatar. Related coverage Oculus is Zuckerberg’s big bet on the future PlayStation VR is pretty damn cool Palmer …
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Hurricane Matthew has hit Florida hard as the devastating storm begins to move up the East Coast. The storm was trending on Twitter by Friday morning, with updates continuing to pour in. Social media also celebrated the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, while humankind’s worst creation — the Cheetos pizza — trended on Facebook. Social Cues is our daily …
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A prominent part of modern social life is the Facebook Event. It’s the concert, fundraiser, book reading, gala or pub crawl you say you’re going to attend, but probably won’t. Now Facebook wants to make it easier for you to RSVP to stuff, and also find more stuff to RSVP to. On Friday the company launched Events by Facebook, a …
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Wireless isn’t new. The Microsoft HoloLens is wireless. The Intel Project Alloy is wireless. Qualcomm has a wireless VR headset too. None of them create a virtual world as stunning as what the Oculus Rift’s annoying tether can produce. But just tried a wireless Oculus Rift. And by “tried,” I mean I tried to break the illusion as hard as …
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Oculus has another new VR platform on the horizon, and it looks like something different from PC- and phone-connected virtual reality. At Oculus Connect on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a lengthy appearance to discuss the future of VR software. He also introduced a surprise, acknowledging the need for something different — hardware that’s not a PC or mobile …
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