Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Launches 15-Second Auto-Play Video Ads

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and WhatsApp:

Facebook

  • Facebook launches its 15-second, auto-playing video ads – Facebook started testing video ads last fall and now a ‘select group of advertisers’ will be placing the 15-second video ads on the platform; the ads will autoplay without sound, or, if tapped by a user, expand and add volume (TechCrunch)
  • Facebook updates design for Business Pages – last week, Facebook’s desktop version rolled out an updated design for brand pages; the updates are designed to make it easier for brands and businesses to manage their presence on the site (MediaPost)

Twitter

Pinterest

WhatsApp

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