Facebook introduces a Donate Now button for non-profits

Facebook is making it easier for you to donate to your favorite cause. The social network now has a new Donate Now button that can appear in both the non-profit's page and ads that show up around the site. The link will take the pains out for you having to look for a way to back a non-profit. They are rolling it out slowly though so it might take some time before you see the button on your feed. 

Source: Facebook for Business | Via: Engadget 

Facebook tipped to be developing breaking news notification app

To get the breaking news on your mobile device, there’s Twitter or the other newsreaders like Flipboard. But it looks like Facebook plans to enter the game as well. Rumour has it at Facebook is developing a news app that pushes breaking news notifications and links to your mobile device. The app will have you subscribing to the news feeds you like and when breaking news comes in, the app will send push notifications your way. You’ll get a 100-character blurb and a link to the article on the publication’s site. We’re not sure if we need an app to do this, but if this is something you might be interested in. We’ll keep you posted on any confirmations or updates.

Source: Business Insider | Via: Engadget

Facebook reportedly getting into the personal voice assistant game

Apple's Siri, Google Now, Microsoft's Cortana, BlackBerry's Assistant and now.... Facebook's MoneyPenny. Derived from the famous James Bond Character, Monnypenny is expected to be Facebook's take on the personal voice assistant. 

Facebook is researching the feature but not as an all-ecompassing AI but more for helping users complete tasks like buying products and services online. The new assistant is being tested in house and while no specific features haven't been revealed it is intriguing to see where Facebook can take this technology on mobile devices and on the web.

Facebook tracks your video watching preferences

You don’t just have to like certain videos for Facebook to bring similar clips to your attention. The social network is now tracking your preferences or behavior when it comes to videos. It now also takes into account if you’ve switched the video to full-screen, increased volume, and even switched to HD (when it’s available).

According to a Facebook release, "We are now taking into account more interactions with videos that we have learned indicate whether someone found that video interesting, such as choosing to turn on sound, making the video full screen, and enabling high definition. So if you turn the volume up or make the video full screen, we have updated News Feed to infer you liked the video and will show you similar videos higher up in your News Feed. We have found that this helps us show people more videos that they are interested in.”

Source: Facebook | Via: Lifehacker Australia