Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Facebook News Feed Update Sets the Stage for Video Ads

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Facebook is trying to figure out which of its 1.3 billion active users like videos, and which don't bother watching


The social network tweaked its News Feed algorithm on Monday, a common occurrence for the company, in hopes of providing users with "better" videos on the platform



The tweak includes a new video ranking system which takes into account whether people are actually watching each video — and for how long — before deciding who else will see that video in their feed. Previously, metrics like Likes and comments were key indicators of a video's popularity, but the new measurement aims to determine exactly how captivating the video content is Read more...


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