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More Ways To Connect with Friends in Facebook Live

By Erin Connolly, Product Manager, and Fred Beteille, Product Manager

We know Facebook Live is better with friends. We’ve been working on ways to make Live more fun, social and interactive, like with the new Live interactive effects we announced last month. Today we’re excited to announce two new features that make it easier to share experiences and connect in real time with your friends on Live.

Live Chat With Friends

One of the best things about Live is that you can discuss what’s happening in the broadcast in real time. In fact, people comment more than 10 times more on …Read More

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Drive Discovery of Bots & Other Personalized Customer Experiences in Direct Messages

Today, we’re launching a new, customizable Direct Message Card that businesses can use to promote and share bots and other customer experiences built in Direct Messages. Increasingly, businesses are using Direct Messages to create rich, personalized interactions that deepen relationships with consumers, ranging from customer acquisition to fun, engaging bots such as the first ever March Madness bracket builder in Direct Messages (#WendysBracket).

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Drive Discovery of Bots & Other Personalized Customer Experiences in Direct Messages

Today, we’re launching a new, customizable Direct Message Card that businesses can use to promote and share bots and other customer experiences built in Direct Messages. Increasingly, businesses are using Direct Messages to create rich, personalized interactions that deepen relationships with consumers, ranging from customer acquisition to fun, engaging bots such as the first ever March Madness bracket builder in Direct Messages (#WendysBracket).

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AI in the newsroom: What’s happening and what’s next?

Bringing people together to discuss the forces shaping journalism is central to our mission at the Google News Lab. Earlier this month, we invited Nick Rockwell, the Chief Technology Officer from the New York Times, and Luca D’Aniello, the Chief Technology Officer at the Associated Press, to Google’s New York office to talk about the future of artificial intelligence in journalism and the challenges and opportunities it presents for newsrooms.

The event opened with an overview of the AP’s recent report, “The Future of Augmented Journalism: a guide for newsrooms in the age of smart machines,” …Read More

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AI in the newsroom: What’s happening and what’s next?

Bringing people together to discuss the forces shaping journalism is central to our mission at the Google News Lab. Earlier this month, we invited Nick Rockwell, the Chief Technology Officer from the New York Times, and Luca D’Aniello, the Chief Technology Officer at the Associated Press, to Google’s New York office to talk about the future of artificial intelligence in journalism and the challenges and opportunities it presents for newsrooms.

The event opened with an overview of the AP’s recent report, “The Future of Augmented Journalism: a guide for newsrooms in the age of smart machines,” …Read More

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