Dealing with how to weigh survivors’ competing interests, determine the wishes of the deceased, and protect the privacy of third parties – have been some of the toughest Facebook has confronted, and they still don’t have all the answers. Read the entire article here: Hard Questions: What Should Happen to People’s Online Identity When They […]

With 79% adoption among online adults, Facebook use has increased from 72% in the same survey conducted last year. Facebook use remains most popular among 18-29-year-olds (88%), with women (83%) continuing to be more likely to use the platform than men (75%). Source: Social Networking Platforms’ User Demographics Update 2016

An analysis of the 1 million most shared articles across the major social media platforms has revealed that 9 in every 10 shares occur on Facebook. That’s according to Fractl and BuzzSumo Read the entire article here: Facebook Grows As Dominant Content Sharing Destination

Facebook advertising CPMs grew by 86% year-over-year in Q1 2016 to exceed $7, according to the Advertising Index Q1 2016 Report from Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Read the entire article here: US Facebook Advertising CPM and CTR Benchmarks, by Industry, in Q1 2016

Facebook is easily the most popular social channel for advertising, but Instagram seems to be gaining on more mature offerings, according to a new survey Read the entire article here: Instagram Grows As A Social Advertising Channel

Some 37% of US adults have heard about Facebook’s new feature allowing them to broadcast live video, details YouGov in recent research [pdf] conducted for the Huffington Post. Source: Facebook Live Video Awareness Highest Among 30-44-Year-Olds

More than 8 in 10 marketers around the world use Facebook advertising as part of their marketing strategy, per results from the latest annual Digital Marketer report from Experian Marketing Services. Source: What Data Sources Do Marketers Use to Build Their Audiences for Paid Facebook Advertising?

Today, Facebook expands the ability to share live video to everyone in the U.S. via iPhone, and we plan to start rolling this out to the rest of the world over the coming weeks Read the entire article here: Expanding Live Video to More People | Facebook Newsroom

Today Facebook is launching the Facebook Sports Stadium, a dedicated place to experience sports in real-time with your friends and the world. Read the entire article here: Introducing the Facebook Sports Stadium | Facebook Newsroom