Facebook Mentions, Live Now Available for All Verified Profiles

Facebook announced Thursday that its Facebook Mentions application and Live for Facebook Mentions video-streaming feature are now available to public figures with verified profiles.

Facebook announced Thursday that its Facebook Mentions application and Live for Facebook Mentions video-streaming feature are now available to public figures with verified profiles.

The social network had confirmed that this move was coming last month, and product manager Vadim Lavrusik and software engineer Hursh Agrawai made it official in a Facebook Media blog post, saying that journalists and public figures can now use Facebook Mentions and Live for Facebook Mentions to:

  • Report from the scene and interact with your followers live: With Live, you can report from the scene, host a Q&A and connect in real-time with your followers.
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