#MidweekMinute 10/4/17
Facebook gets creepy with facial recognition - especially worrisome given the whole Russian ads debacle, which just brought them in front of Congress. They're also expanding their data-saving Messenger Lite to the US. Snapchat will now enable you to place a Jeff Koons sculpture wherever you go. Dating app Bumble introduces Bumble Bizz, where you can swipe right on prospective professional contacts. LinkedIn announces geofilters for conferences and events, which I cannot freaking wait to try.
More info:
Facebook Facial Recognition:
Facebook tests letting you confirm logins with your face (The Verge)
Facebook can unlock your account with facial recognition (TechCrunch)
Facebook reportedly tests facial recognition to recover your account (Engadget)
Facebook Russian Ads:
Facebook Surrenders Russian-Linked Influence Ads To Congress (NPR)
Facebook Says 10 Million People in the U.S. Saw Russia-Linked Ads (Time)
Facebook will give its 3,000 Russia-linked ads to Congress today (Business Insider/Reuters)
Facebook Messenger Lite:
Facebook brings data plan-saving Messenger Lite to U.S. Androids (TechCrunch)
Snapchat Art:
Snapchat and Jeff Koons Collaborate on Augmented Reality Art Project (NY Times)
Snapchat to launch augmented reality art platform tomorrow (TechCrunch)
Bumble Bizz:
Bumble launches LinkedIn-style feature so you can swipe for professional connections (Mashable)
Women-focused dating app Bumble just launched its LinkedIn killer, 'Bumble Bizz' (Business Insider)
Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Talks Feminism, Fast Growth And Competing With LinkedIn (Forbes)
LinkedIn Geofilters:
LinkedIn is rolling out Snapchat-style geofilters for events and conferences (Mashable)
