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Posted on June 8, 2015June 19, 2016

How & why Facebook video can overtake YouTube

How & why Facebook video can overtake YouTube

It started with a timelapse video of an Apple Watch unboxing. The 18 second video was too long for Instagram, so I shared it with my friends on Facebook. Boom—in an instant 7,000 people (apparently) “viewed” the video. Facebook puts the stats prominently below the video clip, and they had the intended effect. I was … Continue reading How & why Facebook video can overtake YouTube

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