Facebook Events
IRL pivots into virtual event calendar In Remote Life
What do you do if you’re an event discovery startup and suddenly it’s illegal to attend events? You lean into the cultural shift and pivot. Today, $11 million-funded calendar app IRL is mo
Facebook redesigns biz Pages for utility as feed reach declines
An unescapable fact of Facebook’s ubiquity is that as more Pages and people compete for limited News Feed attention, the percentage of a business’ followers who see their posts declines. R
Facebook relaunches Events app as Facebook Local, adds bars and food
Bad news for Yelp and good news for nightlife lovers. When you want to go out, it doesn’t necessarily have to be to an event. So to help you discover bars, restaurants, and nearby attractions, F
Facebook Events app comes to Android
Facebook’s standalone Events app that launched in October on iOS is launching on Android today. The Facebook Events app helps you browse nearby happenings, see the dates of your upcoming Faceboo
Facebook launches standalone “Events” discovery and calendar app
650 million people use Facebook Events — 100 million every day — but it’s a smaller sect of hardcore extroverts who discover these parties and meetups, then invite everyone else. Now
Facebook launches human-curated Featured Events list
Approximately 550 million people use Facebook Events each month, with 60 percent of connections to events happening serendipitously in the News Feed. But Facebook is giving hardcore extroverts seeking
Facebook Hits 100M Hours Of Video Watched A Day, 1B Users On Groups, 80M On Fb Lite
Everything at Facebook seems to be growing, according to Mark Zuckerberg’s Q4 earnings call comments. Facebook now sees 100 million hours of daily video watch time. There are 1 billion monthly u
Facebook Becomes A Local Party Discovery Tool With “Events For You” Redesign
Just because you weren’t invited, doesn’t mean Facebook can’t help you crash the party. Facebook Events on the web got a slick visual overhaul today that includes a new “Event
Facebook Finally Redesigns Events, Adds Calendar and List Views So You Don’t Miss Birthdays
Facebook has <em>finally</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/hackathon-building-a-better-events-view/10150946671013920">redesigned Events</a> so you don't