Hack: Publishers Game Facebook By Posting Pictures As 'Videos'

Credit: Illustration by Tam Nguyen/ Ad AgeIf you can't beat the system, game the system.Facebook has made it clear that it will prioritize and reward publishers who post video on the platform. But publishers lacking in video content need not wory, though: One new tactic involves posting static images in video formats -- like MP4 -- in order to rake in the eyeballs. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside Facebook-born Freeda Media’s distributed publishing strategy

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[ Digiday | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Post vs. the (non-Murdoch) media, Google backs local news: Publisher's Brief

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How Facebook is spending more to ensure wary publishers rely on it less

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[ Digiday | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents braced for American land-grab as publishers eye European rights post-Brexit

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Why this digital publisher refuses to blame Facebook for media's woes

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YouTube’s brand-safety woes give publishers a boost in selling video ads directly

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Green Book’s Best Picture Win Sparked Facebook and Twitter During the 91st Academy Awards

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Why video is still the best investment for digital publishers

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Facebook tests empowering publishers to deliver ads to Watch

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Facebook finally lets brands and publishers into Groups

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Facebook to publishers: We are not here to save you

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