Workplace by Facebook (formerly known as Facebook at Work) is launching today and will be available to any organization who wants access.
Organizations can apply through the Workplace website and will be connected to a member of the Workplace team.
Workplace by Facebook is the business version of Facebook that allows companies to build more productive, efficient and collaborative workplaces.
Facebook says the platform helps organizations collaborate better and makes it easier to get things done, all while using familiar Facebook features like News Feed, Groups, Chat, Live Video and more, and is mobile-first, so employees can use it to work with their colleagues from anywhere in the world.
According to a statement by Facebook, "More than 1,000 organizations are using Workplace worldwide, on every continent except Antarctica, and more than 100,000 groups already in use. Top 5 countries using Workplace are India, Norway, US, UK and France."
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Workplace is being used by organizations in every single continent except Antarctica. With the announcement, Facebook is also sharing a few other new updates:
- A pricing model that is based on a monthly fee per active user (so companies only pay for what they use). The more active users an organization has, the less they pay per user.
- $3 for the first 1,000 monthly active users
- $2 for 1,001 – 10,000 monthly active users
- $1 for 10,000+ monthly active users
Added features over the last 18 months include Multi-company Groups, Live, Reactions, Auto-translate, Video and group audio calling in Work Chat, Trending posts, Search filters and others
Workplace by Facebook also supports multi-company groups. These are shared groups that allow employees from multiple organizations to work together. Members from other companies won't be able to see any information from your company outside of the multi-company groups they are in with you.
Facebook also has something called the Workplace Partner Program, a global ecosystem of partners, like Deloitte or Microsoft, to help customers get the most out of their Workplace.