How Facebook’s Engineers Try Not To “Get Caught With Their Pants Down” By Massive Real-Time Events

Get the Full StoryOne team is responsible for making sure that billions of people can see, and engage with, live events all around the world.

Last February, April the Giraffe gave birth at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York. Eager viewers were able to watch the event, in real-time, on Facebook Live. And they did, to the tune of more than 14 million views and 250,000 comments. Across the country, in Seattle, a group of Facebook engineers made sure that everyone watching the feed, and commenting, was able to see the latest updates as they happened.Read Full Story

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