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Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2019

Webbiquity SMM

Here are five of the most important trends to watch in the coming year (your competitors will!). These have been fairly popular on YouTube for a long time, and now this trend moved on to other social media, such as Facebook and Instagram—to the extent that many platforms these days notify us when this or that person of interest goes live.

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How the YouTube algorithm works in 2022

Sprout Social

2005-2011: Clicks & views. 2012: Watch time. In 2012, YouTube announced a new metric “ Time Watched ” to use in their search and Suggested Video algorithm. Although demonetization was in effect since 2012 , the platform did not start notifying content creators about their violations of content guidelines until 2016.

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How Does the YouTube Algorithm Work? A Guide to Getting More Views

Hootsuite

YouTube’s first video was uploaded in 2005. But here’s the long answer, too: 2005-2012: View count (a.k.a. 2012: Watch time (a.k.a. In 2012, the platform announced an update to the discovery system designed to identify the videos people actually want to watch. Trending videos. view duration).

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Predictions Revisited: Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies That Might Change Social Media

Ignite Social Media

Just because it’s not as shiny as it was back in 2011/2012 doesn’t mean we should write it off. One thing I’ve noticed with certain tech trends is that they’ll form a hype bubble and then fade into obscurity. Podcasts were a thing back in 2005, receiving some initial popularity, only to fade away from the general public’s eye.

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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

Sprout Social

When YouTube first arrived in 2005, few likely had any idea how valuable it would become. The first video, “ Me at the Zoo ,” launched on April 23, 2005, and the first ads followed two years later. By 2010, YouTube was generating more than two billion views each day. 4. Mobile devices dominate YouTube views, but TV is gaining.

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Good Writing Remains a Core PR Skill

Proactive Report

I read a post in CommPRO.biz today about 5 trends for 2012 that will affect your PR resume. I started telling PR people that back in 2005. There are new skills you should have in your 2012 PR resume: The ability to write well in many different styles – press releases, articles, blog posts.

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

billion people log in every month), started with a few viral hits and began a trend that today we might call, “going viral.” In December of 2005, the first “viral video” appeared online under the name “Lazy Sunday.” I know I have! What is now one of the largest social media networks on the planet (more than 1.5