Brian Solis
Social media expert, author, influencer, and all round good guy Brian Solis
reports on the seriously agenda-setting Facebook event, f8.
What’s clear is that the Facebook of yore, a social network once oft compared to Myspace, is long gone. This isn’t your previous selfie’s Facebook. This is something more from
the future...a social OS that connects people, information and things in virtual and real worlds across devices and platforms.
...creating a human egosystem of
undocumented scale and unfathomable influence.
He lists and comments on key technologies focused on at the event:
Camera Effects
platform
"We're making the camera the first augmented reality platform." Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
Spaces
Virtual reality - 2nd life for social networking
Workplace
His key, "meta" point: Facebook Migrates Away from Social Networking to Becoming a Human OS
Andrew
Hutchinson
More from f8, this time about Instagram Stories.
To
underline the potential value of Stories as an ad option, last week, at Facebook’s F8 conference, Instagram showcased some of the brands that are seeing success with Stories ads, providing some interesting lessons on what’s most effective and how the option can work to expand your reach.
Fido - wireless carrier in Canada
Moen - number one faucet brand in America
Red Bull - 'nuff said
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