10 million Canadians use Facebook via mobile daily

 

Facebook users in Canada have steadily increased their use of the social network on mobile devices. Mobile daily use has jumped from 9.4 million to 10 million between the periods of August 2013 and February 2013. Monthly use is up 15% from 13 million to 15 million. Jordan Banks, Facebook head for Canada, told the Canadian Press that people check Facebook on their phones around 20 times a day.

And while users complain about the presence of ads on their news feed, Banks said the one advertisement among every 20 posts ratio has not affected engagement numbers. "We have a really good sense of how people generally want to interact with the ads and the frequency they're willing to accept and (one in 20 posts) has been universally accepted as being a good ratio." Banks adds that majority of businesses use Facebook to communicate with their market.

Facebook for Windows Phone gets multiple photo uploading and unfriending

A new update for the Facebook Windows Phone app introduces the ability to attach multiple photos into a single post and allows you to “unlike” content or “unfriend” people right from your smartphone. The app is also now available in 19 different languages.

Facebook unveils new iOS app

The iOS 7 app updates keep rolling in. This time Facebook unveiled its version 6.5 just in time for the new operating system. Some of the new features include a new menu at the bottom of the app to make it easy to navigate through the app. There is also a new “More” tab on the bottom right for access to options such as your Timeline, groups, events, etc. Facebook is also taking some design cues from iOS 7 with a translucent bar on top of the app that changes dynamically as you scroll through posts and photos. 

Make table reservations with Facebook and OpenTable

Facebook updates its mobile app to let people make reservations right from the restaurant’s Facebook Page on the social network’s iOS and Android apps as well as on the mobile site. This new feature will be available for over 20,000 OpenTable restaurant customers in the U.S. and Canada.