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The Verge: Facebook Rolls out GIF-Supported Polls Feature to Web and Mobile Apps

Facebook introduces a GIF-supported poll feature for users to ask votable questions as a status on web, iOS and Android apps.

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The Verge: Facebook Rolls out GIF-Supported Polls Feature to Web and Mobile Apps

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Facebook introduced a GIF-supported poll feature for users to ask votable questions as a status on web, iOS and Android apps. The company previously had a polling feature in 2007 and recently acquired polling startup tbh.

Facebook is giving brands and people the ability to quickly poll their fans and friends. According to a recent article from The Verge , the social network introduced a GIF-supported poll feature for users to ask votable questions as a status on web, iOS and Android apps.

The company is following its fairly new Instagram Stories feature, which introduced polling stickers last month. A polling feature was previously a part of Facebook back in 2007 without GIFs and photos but was eventually removed. This recent move follows Facebook’s acquisition of the polling startup tbh back in October.

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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on November 6, 2017. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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