Facebook Encourages More Live Broadcasts With New Ad Campaign

Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses. Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses.Since the launch of Facebook Live last April, there have been broadcasts shot on all seven continents and even from outer space. While a lot of those videos feature celebrities and public figures and were produced by publishers, the vast majority of posts are from everyday people—and that number is growing. Since May, the amount of people broadcasting live on Facebook at any given moment has quadrupled.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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