Facebook videos have fleeting lives

When a brand uploads a new video to Facebook, 94 percent of views it generates in the following week happen on that video, says Visible Measures. The stat shows that while video is booming on Facebook, it’s still difficult for brands and publishers to get people to watch their entire library, instead of just the latest or most popular videos. While not necessarily a “problem,” improving search and discovery could help Facebook really challenge YouTube. The post Facebook videos have fleeting lives appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southern Living Partners Up for New Vertical

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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polar vortex takes us back to the coldest story in American literature (+video)

The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even our grunts could be monetised by Facebook

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boot up: Facebook self-censorship, Tufte in brief, developer intention, and more

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photographer Captures The Mysterious Lives Of Modern-Day Gypsies

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[ Fast Company | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rewind radio: Live coverage of Nelson Mandela's memorial service; Book at Bedtime; Alice's Wunderland – review

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up Downton: Anthony Russell on living in Leeds Castle

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scripps Acquires Digital Video Startup Newsy

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[ AdWeek | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like This if You Like Pandas! Facebook Says Publishers Shouldn't Fret About News Feed Changes.

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[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission's call today for stronger data privacy protections could help the web's biggest data collectors like Google and Facebook fight data requests from the U.S. government.As expected, the Commission published a collection of recommendations for stronger data protections,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Improv Everywhere's Harry Potter takes Penn Station commuters by surprise (+ video)

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN Nabs Bloomberg Video Exec

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[ AdWeek | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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