The PMI event 2017 – Facebook’s plan for the Future

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Gareth Lambe – Facebook and their plans for the future

Gareth Lambe, Head of Facebook Ireland took the floor at The Pharmaceutical Managers Institute event outlining the plans Facebook have for the future.

Facebook has moved into immersive content. The new feature is part of an aggressive push by Facebook to expand its video footprint and to keep up with their counterparts YouTube. Gareth Lambe pointed out that his CEO Mark Zuckerberg is constantly looking into the future.

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Facebook launched the 360 degree video with Star Wars in September 2015 – The Force Awakens. The videos are a few minutes long which give users a complete 360-degree way to explore a galaxy that’s far far away. Check it out below if you missed it.

Some snippets from the talk:

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  • There are 1.2 Billion daily active users
  • 1.8 Billion monthly active users
  • 1.1 billion mobile active users
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  • Facebook are continually helping with information overload on Newsfeed
  • New 360 degree immersive technology
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  • Photo uploads total 300 million per day
  • Mark Zuckerberg wants to make the world more open and connected and they are currently investing in:
    • Global Connectivity
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Virtual Reality
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  • Facebook to build €200m data centre in County Meath

Tweets from the PMI event

https://twitter.com/MillarC92/status/844933838736408576

https://twitter.com/MillarC92/status/844932589660098561

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