Some Facebook users are seeing detailed explanations of the five-star ratings system the social network uses to allow users to rate places.
Facebook Details Five-Star Ratings System
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We're kicking off our upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here. Facebook Page Admins Can Promote Posts From Native App
Facebook is giving page administrators more options through its iOS and Android native applications. AllFacebook reader Matteo Gamba of Wimdu recently realized that he is able to promote posts through his iOS app. This feature is also available on Android. Previously, users could only pay to give posts more reach through the Pages Manager app.
Facebook Asks Page Admins To Promote Most Engaging Posts
Facebook has been trying new ways to get page admins to pay to promote posts. Most recently, Facebook tweaked the wording on the “promote,” button on the admin page. Now, Facebook is placing a module on select News Feeds, asking the page admin to promote a recent post that gained a lot of engagement. AllFacebook reader Matteo Gamba of Wimdu noticed that he was asked to advertise one of his page’s posts.
Facebook Users Seeing Unanswered Friend Requests In Notifications Area Of News Feed
Some Facebook users are seeing friend requests that they have not yet responded to appear in the notifications area of their News Feeds, right under birthdays and events.
Facebook To Page Admins: Turn On Replies
Facebook page administrators are being prompted to turn on the social network’s new replies feature for their pages, but the feature can be turned on for pages that don’t see the prompt below via the “manage permissions” section in the page admin panel.
Facebook Tests Bubbles In Desktop Chat
Facebook is testing a tweak to its chat feature on desktop, making it look more like Facebook Messenger. Reader Matteo Gamba of Wimdu sent along a screenshot showing the chat feature on the desktop version with bubbles.
Spotify Stories In Facebook’s News Feed Offer ‘Listen Later’ Option
Facebook appears to be tinkering with more ways to enable users to discover and listen to music via the social network. Following the discovery of a “listen using MySpace” button earlier this week, a News Feed story from music application Spotify offered users the option to “listen later.”
Plus Sign Duplicates Features Of @ Key When Tagging Friends, Pages In Facebook Status Updates
Add the + sign to the list of ways to tag friends in Facebook posts, as that character now brings up the same options as the @ key, allowing users to choose from their friends and pages they follow while creating status updates.
Facebook Displays How Long Friends Available To Chat Via Mobile Devices Have Been Idle
Facebook appears to have added a tweak to its chat menu on the right-hand side of the homepage, in which it displays how long friends who are connected via mobile devices have been idle.
Instagram Users Reporting Profiles Directed To Facebook-Hosted Page
When Instagram users opt to report profiles on the photo-sharing application, they are being directed to a page hosted by its parent company, Facebook.
