Facebook is announcing the global launch of 'birthday stories' - a new type of story where friends, family, and everyone in your community can add digital birthday cards, photos or videos to a story to celebrate birthdays.
To celebrate, Facebook is going local and taking over bakeries across all 50 states tomorrow, Friday, May 10, to give away free treats for one special day, including in Baltimore at Charm City Cakes:
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People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends around common interests, day to day life, and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. That's why Facebook is excited to celebrate with the Baltimore community at Charm City Cakes.
There will be local representatives on site, and all are invited to come and get a first look at the new birthday feature and celebrate with free cupcakes.
Baltimore Birthday Stories Event:
Friday, May 10
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where:
Charm City Cakes
2936 Remington Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
Facebook Stories Sweetens Birthdays with a New Feature
By Jehan Damji, Product Manager
People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends around day to day life, and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. Today, we're launching birthday stories globally — a new type of story where friends, family, and everyone in your community can add digital birthday cards, photos or videos to a story to celebrate your big day. The result is a 'happy birthday message' that's visual, memorable, interactive and fun — it's like getting a personalized birthday card from everyone you care about, no matter where they are in the world.
500 million people use Facebook Stories every day. This community has shown us just how creative and thoughtful birthday wishes can be on Stories, like a series of funny photos or a video reminiscing about past birthdays spent together. Sharing these photos, videos and memories can make a birthday so much more special.
Just tap on the birthday notification, shoot or upload a photo or short video or use one of our digital birthday cards, and you’ve instantly got a birthday wish. You can even add a music sticker to give your story a "Happy Birthday" soundtrack. Then, your wish gets added to your friend's birthday story, creating a personalized birthday slideshow for them.
