Workplace (software)

Workplace was first announced on January 14, 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/facebook-at-work-launch/|title='Facebook at Work' Launches So You Can Never Not Be on Facebook|first=Davey|last=Alba|magazine=Wired|date=Jan 14, 2015|access-date=Jul 25, 2019|via=www.wired.com|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108171057/http://www.wired.com/2015/01/facebook-at-work-launch/|url-status=live}} It launched in beta as Facebook at Work before officially launching in October 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbs.com/rbs/news/2015/10/rbs-becomes-first-bank-in-the-world-to-launch-facebook-at-work.html|title=RBS becomes first bank in the world to launch Facebook At Work|website=www.rbs.com|access-date=Jul 25, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403231257/https://www.rbs.com/rbs/news/2015/10/rbs-becomes-first-bank-in-the-world-to-launch-facebook-at-work.html|url-status=live}}{{Better source needed|date=July 2020}} Free accounts were discontinued as of February 2021.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Workplace for Good was launched in June 2018 to provide a free version of Workplace for registered non-profits and staff of educational institutions.{{Cite web |title=How to Successfully launch Workplace to your whole non-profit |url=https://www.workplace.com/resources/getting-started/nonprofit-launch-guide |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.workplace.com |language=en}}

In October 2018, Workplace announced the launch of Safety Check.{{Cite web|url=https://workplaceblog.fb.com/product-news/safety-check/|title=Bringing Safety Check to Workplace on mobile and desktop – Workplace Stories|date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009235033/https://workplaceblog.fb.com/product-news/safety-check/|archive-date=2018-10-09}} Originally developed by Facebook engineers after the 2011 Japanese tsunami,{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} Safety Check for Workplace allows organizations to identify employees who may be affected by a crisis and send and monitor responses. Safety Check has been used by Delta Air Lines (during Hurricane Florence and the Hokkaido earthquake).{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Khari |date=2018-10-09 |title=Workplace by Facebook introduces multi-company chat groups and video calls |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/workplace-by-facebook-introduces-multi-company-chat-groups-and-video-calls/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}

As of May 2021, there were 7 million paying users.{{Cite web|last=Dignan|first=Larry|title=Workplace by Facebook passes 5 million paid users, launches Workplace Rooms, video conferencing enhancements|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/workplace-by-facebook-passes-5-million-paid-users-launches-workplace-rooms-video-conferencing-enhancements/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=ZDNet|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610180037/https://www.zdnet.com/article/workplace-by-facebook-passes-5-million-paid-users-launches-workplace-rooms-video-conferencing-enhancements/|url-status=live}}

In May 2024, Meta announced that it would be phasing out Workplace and shutting it down completely in 2026.{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2024-05-14 |title=Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/14/meta-is-shutting-down-workplace-its-enterprise-communications-business/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Important: Workplace is closing in 2026 |url=https://www.workplace.com/help/work/1167689491269151 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.workplace.com |language=en}}

While Workplace accounts are set up and run separately{{cite web|url=https://www.workplace.com/help/work/411291142403345|title=How do I unlink my personal and work accounts?|website=Workplace from Meta|access-date=Jul 25, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924094214/https://www.facebook.com/help/411291142403345/|url-status=live}} from Facebook accounts, Workplace uses much of Facebook's underlying technology. Workplace uses machine learning to rank information in a user's news feed and make recommendations, while 'downranking' less relevant information.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-18|title=How using AI is making work more meaningful – Workplace Stories|url=https://workplaceblog.fb.com/future-of-work/ai-work-meaningful/|access-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010925/https://workplaceblog.fb.com/future-of-work/ai-work-meaningful/|archive-date=2018-12-18}} Workplace data is stored across 12 Facebook-owned and operated data centers.{{cite web|url=https://datacenterfrontier.com/facebooks-accelerates-data-center-expansion/|title=Facebook Accelerates its Data Center Expansion|date=Mar 19, 2018|access-date=Jul 25, 2019|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601153628/https://datacenterfrontier.com/facebooks-accelerates-data-center-expansion/|url-status=live}}

PC Mag described it as "Facebook if your employer restricted membership to only your coworkers and bosses" and concluded "Workplace is what an organization makes of it".{{cite web|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/social-networking/88257/workplace-by-facebook|title=Workplace by Facebook|date=Dec 12, 2017|website=PCMag UK|access-date=Jul 25, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203825/https://uk.pcmag.com/social-networking/88257/workplace-by-facebook|url-status=live}}

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