MENLO PARK, Calif.,
Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To help
you kick off Halloween in spooky
style, Facebook and Messenger are celebrating in a big way and
rolling out dozens of new and hair-raising features that will take
your Halloween to the next level.
Each year, Halloween is a top holiday
that brings people together on Facebook and Messenger. In fact,
last year, it was one of the most popular days of the year to share
photos - undoubtedly to show off people's frighteningly
fun costumes!
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release
here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8160154-facebook-messenger-celebrate-halloween/
This year, there are more than 500,000 Halloween events planned around the world. But
before you head out to the parties, here's what (and who!) to look
out for: Multiple Mickey and Minnie Mouses, Wonder Women, Harley
Quinns, Captain Americas, Bat Girls and Darth Vaders. How do we know? When people talked
about Halloween on Facebook leading
up to the holiday, the top costumes generating conversation were
these super heroes, villains and some of the world's most iconic
cartoon characters.
The fun doesn't stop with parties and costumes. Here's how you
can enjoy the many spook-tacular Facebook Halloween features:
- Celebrate in Costume: Beginning today, you might see a
message from Facebook in your News Feed wishing you a Happy
Halloween and inviting you to get
into the holiday spirit. If you swipe right into Camera, you'll see
more than twelve different spooky masks and frames to use
throughout your Halloween
celebrations.
- Escape From a Virtual Haunted House: Also within Camera,
you'll find an interactive Halloween-themed game. As a trick-or-treater,
you'll have to find your way out of a spooky haunted house by
hopping up the walls to escape. Turning your head from side to side
changes the direction in which you jump to climb higher and avoid
traps. Share your highest score with a photo and challenge your
friends to beat your record.
- Broadcast Your Halloween
Live: Try a scary mask, or tell a spooky story using one of
many Live effects. Go live with a friend and have fun bringing
people into your Halloween
moments.
- Trick or Treat at a Neighborhood Event: Facebook is
making it even easier for people to find events near them by
sending prompts around topics and times that may interest
people.
- Make Your Posts More Boo-tiful: To give you even more
ways to express yourself this Halloween, Facebook is adding Halloween-specific backgrounds to the colored
background options on text posts.
On Messenger, there are even more fang-tastic ways to connect
with your friends:
- Find Your Disguise in Camera: No need to pick up a
last-minute costume when you can try on a number of Halloween masks and frames in the Messenger
Camera. The Camera is always one tap or swipe away, whether you're
already in a conversation or you've just opened the app.
- Give Your Friends a Fright on Video Chat: All of the
same masks and effects in the camera are also available in
Messenger video chat! Start or open a one-on-one or group
conversation and tap the video icon in the top right corner. Then
tap the star to chat with your friends as a green goblin or black
cat.
Happy Halloween!
Media Contact:
Lisa
Stratton
lstratton@fb.com
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