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Why Honest Burgers is proud to ditch email
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Why Honest Burgers is proud to ditch email

Employees have embraced Workplace from Meta, allowing the restaurant chain to streamline comms and build chatbots for training
8 Mar 2022
Facebook for business: know the risks
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Facebook for business: know the risks

The social media giant has some great features for businesses, but there are hazards too
16 Aug 2021
The ultimate guide to Facebook for Business
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The ultimate guide to Facebook for Business

Here's your go-to guide for using Facebook for your business
5 Aug 2021
Facebook becomes a trillion dollar company
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Facebook becomes a trillion dollar company

The valuation was reached after the Federal Court dismissed the FTC's antitrust complaint against the social network
29 Jun 2021
Facebook unveils developer tools to boost business messaging on WhatsApp and Instagram
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Facebook unveils developer tools to boost business messaging on WhatsApp and Instagram

The social network also revealed Messenger API for Instagram at its F8 Refresh conference
3 Jun 2021
WhatsApp presses ahead with privacy changes despite backlash
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WhatsApp presses ahead with privacy changes despite backlash

The news of the update resulted in millions of new downloads for rival services Telegram and Signal
19 Feb 2021
BT ditches Yammer in favour of Facebook Workplace
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BT ditches Yammer in favour of Facebook Workplace

The company has already seen three million reactions and 970,000 comments on the B2B communications platform
27 Oct 2020
Facebook Messenger now features its own lock
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Facebook Messenger now features its own lock

Now you can lend your phone without worry about someone snooping through your Messenger app
22 Jul 2020
Half of Facebook's staff to remote work permanently
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Half of Facebook's staff to remote work permanently

The company's ten-year-plan includes an 'aggressive remote hiring strategy'
22 May 2020
Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop
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Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop

Facebook Messenger now available for macOS and Windows
3 Apr 2020
Facebook releases $100m as part of SMB support measures
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Business strategy

Facebook releases $100m as part of SMB support measures

The package also includes service impact listings and a gift card registry
3 Apr 2020
Facebook will revamp Pages to benefit small businesses
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Facebook will revamp Pages to benefit small businesses

Snapchat-like stories and 'action buttons' comprise some of the new changes aimed at boosting engagement
7 Aug 2018
Why Facebook could become the next Myspace
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Why Facebook could become the next Myspace

Facebook is learning that the network effect works in reverse too, as the young desert the site
5 May 2018
Facebook to test the ‘down vote’ feature
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Facebook to test the ‘down vote’ feature

The test is currently confined to a small number of people in the US
9 Feb 2018
Facebook's new London office will host a startup incubator
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Facebook's new London office will host a startup incubator

The office will open in 2018 and create 800 jobs
4 Dec 2017
Over 30,000 businesses now use Facebook's Workplace
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Over 30,000 businesses now use Facebook's Workplace

Facebook has also announced a desktop app supporting group video chats
26 Oct 2017
Slack Enterprise Grid should make user management easier
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Slack Enterprise Grid should make user management easier

The new business-focused platform promises enhanced administrative capabilities
1 Feb 2017
Facebook at Work lets enterprises create own social networks
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Facebook at Work lets enterprises create own social networks

The app and desktop interface will allow employees to collaborate as if they're using a private social network
15 Jan 2015