Workplace by Facebook, formally known as Facebook at Work, the enterprise communication network of the Social Media company built specifically for businesses is finally ready for any organization that wants to use it. With the service, you can use News Feed to stay updated, join groups to collaborate, send messages, and get notifications about what’s most relevant to you. This means you can chat with a colleague across the world in real-time, host a virtual brainstorm in a Group, or follow along with your CEO’s presentation on Facebook Live.
Multi-Company Groups, shared spaces allows employees from different organizations to work together, to extend collaboration beyond your company in a safe and secure way. These will be rolling out to all customers in the coming weeks.
They also said they have been using an internal version of the app to help run their company for many years. That since Facebook keeps you connected to friends and family, it can do the same with coworkers.
The platform is currently used by more than 1,000 organizations around the world. People have created nearly 100,000 groups and the top five countries using Workplace are India, the US, Norway, UK and France.
Here’s what you can expect with Facebook’s new “Workplace” product:
News Feed
Messenger (1-to-1 and group)
Live Video
Reactions
Search
Trending Posts
Analytics Dashboard
Multi-Company Groups
Unlimited file, photo, and video storage
1:1 support for administrators
Unlimited team and project groups
Unlimited file, photo, and video storage
Live video streaming
Monitoring tools for IT teams
Secure collaboration between companies
Single-sign on (SSO), Active Directory support
Integration with G Suite, Okta, OneLogin, Ping, Windows Azure AD
Pricing per active user per month:
The more your company uses Workplace, the less you pay per person. Our pricing is per active user, per month. Pay $3 for each of the first 1,000 active users. Additional users (up to 10,000) are charged at $2. Need more? Beyond 10,000 each person costs just $1 per month.
For more information, or to get Workplace by Facebook for your company, visit workplace.fb.com. Or stay in touch on our Facebook Page at facebook.com/workplace.
In their official announcement, Facebook said,
“The workplace is about more than just communicating between desks within the walls of an office. Some people spend their entire workday on the go, on their mobile phone. Others spend all day out in the field, or on the road. We’ve been amazed by the breadth of organizations who’ve embraced Workplace… People work in different ways, around the world, and Workplace’s mission is to help them stay connected.”
Multi-Company Groups, shared spaces allows employees from different organizations to work together, to extend collaboration beyond your company in a safe and secure way. These will be rolling out to all customers in the coming weeks.
They also said they have been using an internal version of the app to help run their company for many years. That since Facebook keeps you connected to friends and family, it can do the same with coworkers.
The platform is currently used by more than 1,000 organizations around the world. People have created nearly 100,000 groups and the top five countries using Workplace are India, the US, Norway, UK and France.
Here’s what you can expect with Facebook’s new “Workplace” product:
News Feed
Messenger (1-to-1 and group)
Live Video
Reactions
Search
Trending Posts
Analytics Dashboard
Multi-Company Groups
Unlimited file, photo, and video storage
1:1 support for administrators
Unlimited team and project groups
Unlimited file, photo, and video storage
Live video streaming
Monitoring tools for IT teams
Secure collaboration between companies
Single-sign on (SSO), Active Directory support
Integration with G Suite, Okta, OneLogin, Ping, Windows Azure AD
Pricing per active user per month:
- $3 (up to 1,000 monthly active users)
- $2 (1,001 – 10,000 monthly active users)
- $1 (10,001+ monthly active users)
Progressive pricing
The more your company uses Workplace, the less you pay per person. Our pricing is per active user, per month. Pay $3 for each of the first 1,000 active users. Additional users (up to 10,000) are charged at $2. Need more? Beyond 10,000 each person costs just $1 per month.
The platform will not display ads, Since teams and users pay for the service, Facebook will not deliver ads in any part of the Workplace product, and it's free to use for non-profits and educational institutions.
Julien Codorniou, Director of Workplace told TechCrunch. “We’re going to grow workplaces like Instagram and Messenger. Before you even think about monetization, we want to spend the first years growing it. We are obsessed with growth,” For more information, or to get Workplace by Facebook for your company, visit workplace.fb.com. Or stay in touch on our Facebook Page at facebook.com/workplace.
