Facebook to introduce 360-degree live video

It seems like a natural progression for Facebook to bring together two of its biggest projects: live video and virtual reality. The social network announced plans of releasing 360-degree live video feature to its users. This’ll help bring you right into an event. It won’t be available to all users when it’s released but will come to publishers first. Facebook will officially introduce the feature on Tuesday starting with a video from the Mars Desert Research Station facility in Utah thanks to a partnership with National Geographic.

Source: CNET

‘The Fate of the Furious’ trailer has Vin Diesel on the dark side

The Fate of the Furious a.k.a. Fast and Furious 8 has Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the side against his family and it involves many car chases, prison fights, explosions, tanks, and even a submarine. The franchise has never shied away from fantastical action sequences and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping in this one. But with Dom against his crew, we’re wondering what will become of the #F8 gang. The film is expected to land in theatres on April 14, 2017.

WestJet's highly anticipated holiday campaign

There are a few times each year when I actually look forward to seeing ad campaigns. Significant days like April Fool's Day,  Mother's Day, SuperBowl, but it's the holiday season that brings the best of the "pull on my heart strings" kind of campaigns. They serve as a reminder that we are all in this world together and through acts of kindness we can help bring some joy to others. 

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Yahoo Answers Now officially comes to mobile

Yahoo takes out of beta its question & answer app and officially launches it on both Android and iOS. First called Yahoo Hive, the experimental app is now officially called Yahoo Answers. And it lets you share your wisdom on random, obscure things and anything else under the sun. This Q&A format has been a popular feature of Yahoo’s platform ahead of this standalone app. Having actual people answer questions results in weird and unusual responses, which could make for a funny way to pass time—or even act as a starting point for researching a topic that matters to you.

The new app has features like support for rich media such as images and links, being able to ask questions to qualified responders, follow other users in a Twitter-esque format, send thanks through “thank you” and emoji buttons, and receive notifications.

Source: TechCrunch