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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With Facebook's Instant Articles, Publishers Contemplate a Social-First World

Reports from the last few weeks hinted it was coming, but the debut of Facebook's Instant Articles sent a shiver down plenty of publisher's spines this morning anyway. And why wouldn't they react in that fashion? One of their chief traffic drivers could suddenly siphon away audiences and ad... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook signs deal to directly publish news stories

Facebook has reached a deal with New York Times and eight other media outlets to post stories directly to the social network's mobile news feeds, as publishers strive for new ways to expand their reach. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Times, BuzzFeed to Publish Directly to Facebook

Nine major domestic and international publishers including The New York Times and BuzzFeed will begin publishing articles and videos directly to Facebook as part of an initiative called Instant Articles, Facebook announced on Wednesday.The highly anticipated partnership will certainly have many... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Instant Articles: BBC News and Guardian sign up to initiative

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[ The Guardian | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook Just Became The World's Largest Publisher

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[ Fast Company | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Publishers Will Now Post Stories Straight to Facebook

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[ Wired | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Times, L'Oréal Is Getting 90% Video Ad View Rates

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[ AdWeek | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Begins Testing Instant Articles From News Publishers

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBC Pulls Facebook Post After Sneaking in an Ad for Subway

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[ AdWeek | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Elite Daily is building a millennial video strategy

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[ Digiday | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Italian Ode to the Many Lives of One Book

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook algorithms no match for users' own decisions on feeds, study finds

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[ AdWeek | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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