Facebook coverage on Stark Insider exploring Meta’s flagship social platform and its evolution. From privacy settings and algorithm changes to Facebook Marketplace tips, business page strategies, and Reels vs TikTok comparisons. Analysis of how Facebook continues to shape social media, digital advertising, and online community building.
Trendspotting: Wall-mounted Amazon Alexa smart display makes perfect sense for today’s smart home
Will in-wall displays take off?
Will a Facebook OS succeed in a bifurcated world of Google Android, Apple iOS?
Call me skeptical. But we’ve seen this sort of thing before. Remember the Facebook Phone? True, companies need to continually innovate. Or at least try.…
Trendspotting: Internet user growth slows, smartphone shipments decline + other trends (Mary Meeker Report)
Global internet user growth is still growing, but slower than before. Per Bond Capital partner Mary Meeker, year-over-year growth slowed to +6% versus +7% the…
Trendspotting: Echo Dot smart speaker leads way for Amazon on Cyber Monday
We love the Echo Dot. In fact we really, really love the tiny smart speaker. If there was any doubt about our obsession with all…
Google+ social network finally shutting down
Google has announced that its shutting down Google+. The ill-fated social network was Google’s attempt to take on Facebook. Although initially successfully — especially among…
Texture app to give Apple a leg up in bid for news and magazine subscribers
Texture is a great app. It wasn’t always. After some rough early years the start-up finally got it right, and today it’s easily one of…
Facebook keeps on rolling, gives us ‘chatbots’
Welcome to the new flesh! We now have yet another reason not to use a phone — and yet another reason not to talk with each other.…
Oculus Rift Reviews are In: Clunky VR portal or big hit?
It’s finally here. Will the world ever be the same again? Or, more to the point, will virtual reality (VR) become a market reality, or…
5 reasons why Google should buy Twitter
Silicon Valley's most obvious deal?