Facebook is losing its cool as teens pick YouTube and Snapchat

Three years ago, Facebook was the dominant social media site among U.S. teens, visited by 71 percent of people in that magic, trendsetting demographic. Not anymore.Now only 51 percent of kids ages 13 to 17 use Facebook, according to Pew Research Center. The world's largest social network has finally been eclipsed in popularity by YouTube, Snapchat and Facebook-owned Instagram."The social media environment today revolves less around a single platform than it did three years ago," the researchers wrote in a survey published on Thursday. Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube is the most popular, used by 85 percent of teens, according to Pew. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘That’s YouTube’: Facebook opens Watch to all videos from publishers, creators

Facebook is adding a new feed to Watch that intersperses one-off videos from the Facebook pages people follow among episodic original shows. The post ‘That’s YouTube’: Facebook opens Watch to all videos from publishers, creators appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat is welcoming outside developers, but doesn't want to make the same mistakes as Facebook

Snapchat is opening up to outside developers and apps for the first time in a bid to boost user growth with new features and collaborations. In doing so, the video messaging app is following the footsteps of its rival Facebook, which first welcomed outside developers in 2007. That helped... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers with video ambitions see YouTube as safer bet than Facebook

Fast Company and The Atlantic are among other smaller video publishers that are prioritizing YouTube. The post Magazine publishers with video ambitions see YouTube as safer bet than Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why BuzzFeed News premiered a show on Apple News before Facebook, YouTube, Twitter

Apple paid BuzzFeed to release a show first on Apple News, and the publisher was also able to make money through an ad-revenue split. The post Why BuzzFeed News premiered a show on Apple News before Facebook, YouTube, Twitter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teen Vogue is ditching print, but it’s still making ‘magazine’ covers for Snapchat

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[ Digiday | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who wore it best? Take your pick of anti-Facebook magazine covers

It doesn't seem so long ago that a lot of publications would compete for readers by publishing hagiographical stories about the world-changing visionaires at social media companies, including Facebook.Particularly in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we may still think that Facebook... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is testing ways to compensate video creators so it can cut into YouTube’s dominance

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube

Unlike Facebook, YouTube offers publishers a video-specific audience and an established path to revenue. The post Why media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copycat: How Facebook Tried to Squash Snapchat

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[ Wired | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Facebook retreats from publishers, Snapchat is rolling out a publisher charm offensive

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[ Digiday | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We’re losing hope’: Facebook tells publishers big change is coming to News Feed

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[ Digiday | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are treating Facebook Watch like YouTube

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[ Digiday | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Signs that Facebook food videos are losing their luster

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[ Digiday | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook loses attention as publishers shift focus to other platforms

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[ Digiday | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Facebook eyes YouTube with launch of Watch shows

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[ Digiday | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen ratings give credit for Facebook, YouTube and Hulu views

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[ Engadget | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook takes on TV and YouTube with revamped video offering

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[ The Guardian | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Reveals 'Watch,' Its YouTube Competitor and TV Clone

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[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pages That Reshare Facebook Videos Are Losing Access to Some Metrics

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[ AdWeek | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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