Tag Archives: Facebook

Why GDPR Isn’t Coming to the United States

Posted on June 7, 2018 by ddeal

Will draconian privacy laws ever come to the United States as they have in Europe in recent days? The question is reasonable in light of ongoing news stories about Facebook’s cavalier treatment of user data. Now that the European Union … Continue reading →

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Why #DeleteFacebook Is Dead

Posted on April 16, 2018 by ddeal

Facebook has big problems. But #DeleteFacebook isn’t one of them. With a quarterly earnings announcement only days away, Facebook has weathered a slew of negative news mostly related to the company’s failure to respect the personal data of its 2.2 … Continue reading →

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How and Why Businesses Are Adopting Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

Posted on January 14, 2018 by ddeal

At the 2018 Consumer Electronics show, robots, voice assistants, connected cars, and even connected cities created buzz. Augmented reality and virtual reality – not so much, with the exception of augmented reality applications in the automotive industry. But proponents of … Continue reading →

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4 Ways Brands Can Adapt to Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul

Posted on January 12, 2018 by ddeal

Everyone is freaking out about the latest Facebook algorithm change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 11. And yes, the change is big. Facebook will: Downgrade in users’ news feeds the content that businesses publish. Boost posts from users’ … Continue reading →

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Three Predictions for Virtual Reality in 2018

Posted on December 10, 2017 by ddeal

In the United States, only 9.6 million people use virtual reality (VR) at least once a month, and by 2019, VR will penetrate 5.2 percent of the population, according to eMarketer. And yet, the VR industry has already become a complex … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Want to Change How We Live

Posted on December 2, 2017 by ddeal

Recently Amazon and Facebook announced new products that will extend their reach into the corporate world: Amazon’s Alexa for Business, unveiled November 30, is a platform for a business’s employees to use the Amazon Alexa voice assistant (in Amazon Echo … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s Ambitious Vision for Virtual Reality

Posted on October 22, 2017 by ddeal

Facebook wants to make the world better with virtual reality. At last year’s Facebook F8 event, Mark Zuckerberg articulated a simple vision for making virtual reality mainstream: social VR, or connecting people in the virtual world. But now Facebook has … Continue reading →

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Do You Speak Emoji?

Posted on February 7, 2017 by ddeal

Next time you are on Twitter, check out emoji search by Google. If you tweet an emoji to Google’s Twitter account, Google will respond with suggestions of where to eat or what to do based on the content of your … Continue reading →

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Content Is King in Virtual Reality

Posted on October 15, 2016 by ddeal

Virtual reality believers have had a lot to smile about lately, as Facebook and Google took big steps to make VR mainstream. On October 4, Google launched its anticipated $79 Daydream View VR headset, part of Google’s toolkit to embed … Continue reading →

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How Facebook and Google Are Bringing Virtual Reality to the Masses

Posted on June 11, 2016 by ddeal

When a hot startup launches a virtual reality product, influencers and investors notice. When Facebook and Google bet on virtual reality, the whole world notices. Recently these two market makers unveiled their VR visions and plans at their own bellwether … Continue reading →

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