
Facebook Video Creation Kit gets new editing, resizing options and ‘Save’ feature
Facebook introduced several new Video Creation Kit features Tuesday, including a tool that will automatically create multiple versions of...

The video algorithm: Facebook vs. YouTube
When Facebook first introduced video into the Newsfeed in 2013, it marked the first time a major player challenged the video space, which...

Facebook gives small businesses new advertising and engagement tools
Facebook is rolling out a series of new tools aimed at small and mid-sized businesses on Tuesday, three days into Small Business Week: an...

Facebook updates video ranking algorithm to surface content that users routinely seek out
Facebook has updated its video ranking algorithm to surface more video content routinely sought out by users and watched repeatedly,...

Facebook makes ThruPlay default for video campaigns, begins phasing out 10-second view optimization
Facebook is making ThruPlay the default buying option for video ad campaigns, the company announced Thursday. It will also begin the...

What counts as a video view? A refresher on how social platforms calculate video ad views
This article has been updated to reflect changes and include video ad view count information from more platforms. Advertisers allocated a...

Facebook Showcase offers upfront ad buys against premium video content
Facebook introduced Showcase on Tuesday, a new “premium” video advertising program. As part of the launch, the company bundled three of...

Facebook launches brand safety certification program with DoubleVerify, OpenSlate as launch recipien
Facebook announced Thursday it is launching a brand safety certification program for Facebook Marketing Partners. The first companies to...

Facebook expands Ad Breaks to 14 more countries, launches Watch globally on desktop
Facebook announced Thursday it is rolling out Ad Breaks to 14 more markets, bringing the total number of countries with access to the...

Facebook missteps highlight what happens when you can’t trust platform metrics
Facebook has a history of miscalculating video ad metrics. In 2016, the company admitted it had been overstating the average duration of...

Facebook extends Watch Party to Pages and personal profiles, adds features
Facebook’s multi-user video feature Watch Party is now available to Pages and personal profiles. The offering — which lets multiple users...

Office Depot launches first holiday-themed AR ad on Facebook for ‘Elf Yourself’
Office Depot is the first brand to take advantage of Facebook’s holiday-themed AR ads with the launch of its “Elf Yourself” ad campaign...

As Facebook prioritizes Stories over Newsfeed, will advertisers follow suit?
third-quarter, last month, Facebook executives aimed to focus investor attention on the company’s better-than-expected revenue and a...

Here’s what Facebook says about ads and targeting on Portal
As Facebook’s new video-calling devices — Portal and Portal+ — begin shipping Thursday, the company has issued an update for consumers...

Instagram now lets users add IGTV video ‘previews’ to Stories
Soon Instagram users will be able to include a static image from any IGTV video in their Stories. Announced Thursday, the video “preview”...

Facebook Attribution now available to all advertisers
Facebook started beta testing an attribution solution for marketers to analyze the impact of their campaigns both on and off Facebook in...

Facebook: Coming to a TV near you?
Facebook is rumored to be working on a connected TV device under the project name Ripley, reports Cheddar.com. The hardware, which...

Estimate: Video now 25 percent of all US digital advertising, Facebook the top site
According to eMarketer’s newest forecast, online video ad spending in the U.S. will reach $27.8 billion. Accordingly, it will constitute...

Facebook’s ‘Premieres’ videos now available to all global Pages
Facebook is rolling out its Premieres video format — pre-recorded videos that play as live footage — to all global Pages. The company is...
























