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The Facebook wedding

Posted on August 16, 2015

The death of the bride’s father led many invited guests to believe that the wedding was canceled and only 10 relatives turned up. One of them used Facebook to request strangers to fulfill the mitzvah of making the bride and … Continue reading →

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Facebook buys Israeli hand-tracking startup

Posted on July 19, 2015

Facebook’s Virtual Reality subsidiary Oculus has spent around $60 million to acquire Israel’s Pebbles Interfaces, which specializes in technology that can track hand movements. Pebbles says it uses micro-optics and computer vision to help take virtual reality to the next … Continue reading →

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Facebook buys Israeli hand-tracking startup

Posted on July 19, 2015

Facebook’s Virtual Reality subsidiary Oculus has spent around $60 million to acquire Israel’s Pebbles Interfaces, which specializes in technology that can track hand movements. Pebbles says it uses micro-optics and computer vision to help take virtual reality to the next … Continue reading →

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Detecting dangers on Facebook

Posted on July 12, 2015

Israel Technion student Eden Saig has developed a system that classifies sentiment in texts on social media. The system can identify potential terrorist threats or suicide risks. Eden’s system won Amdocs’ Best Project contest. http://www.timesofisrael.com/social-media-analysis-may-help-prevent-terror-attacks-study-shows/

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Making advertising revenue for Facebook

Posted on June 14, 2015

If you wondered where Facebook gets its income from, one of the answers is Israel’s Bidalgo. As one of the few official Facebook Marketing Partners in Israel, Bidalgo expects as much as $100 million in revenues in 2015 from selling … Continue reading →

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Facebook hires more Israelis

Posted on March 29, 2015

Facebook Israel will be hiring 40 new employees – 30 for its R&D center and 10 for marketing. It is Facebook’s first recruitment drive since purchasing acquired Israeli startup Onavo in late 2013 and turning it into its Israeli R&D … Continue reading →

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Magisto revolutionizes Facebook

Posted on March 29, 2015

Magisto, an Israeli video storytelling platform with more than 55 million registered users, is a key part of Facebook’s newly launched Messenger Platform. Using Magisto’s patented AI technology, EmotionSense, text and photos are transformed into a video with music, motion … Continue reading →

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The most shared website on Facebook

Posted on March 22, 2015

Israel’s PlayBuzz has raised $16 million to expand its quiz games, lists and poll website internationally. Founded by Shaul Omert (son of an ex-Israeli PM) Playbuzz has grown to more than 80 million unique users, with more than half of … Continue reading →

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“Facebook amazed by amount of talent in Israel”

Posted on November 3, 2013

Facebook’s Vice President Nicola Mendelsohn told Israel’s President Peres, “It was a momentous decision for Facebook to open its first Research & Development center outside the US. We chose Israel in the knowledge that the best talent is found here.” … Continue reading →

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Facebook discovers Israel

Posted on October 20, 2013

The social media giant has acquired Israel’s Onavo for at least $100 million. Onavo has developed some unique marketing and data compression applications as well as operating a successful mobile security business. Onavo says that it will become Facebook’s Israeli … Continue reading →

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