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Facebook Watchbait: Misleading and Sensational Videos Will Be Down-Ranked

Jon Loomer

Facebook has announced that videos using “watchbait” will be penalized and receive less news feed distribution. It’s a way to get people to watch your videos by withholding information, sensationalizing, and misleading the user. Sensationalizing: Video posts can’t exaggerate or use extreme language.

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Facebook Marketers are Already Fumbling News Feed Change

Jon Loomer

It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes. The History of News Feed Changes. May 10, 2017: Your links suck.

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Facebook News Feed Update: Now What?

Jon Loomer

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. The news feed is sorted and customized based on a ranking system. Recorded videos will not get nearly the weight they once did. Posts that get long, thoughtful replies will get priority in your feed. A ghost town?

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How companies use video content on social media

Visually SM

But how is your video marketing performance? If you haven’t already made substantial investments in video content for social media platforms, then it’s about time to get started. Of course, you can always post the URL to any old video that you already published. What are the best videos for each platform?

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What Do The Different Symbols and Icons Mean in TikTok?

SocMed Sean

Since its 2017 launch, it has become one of the most popular social media apps mainly due to its ease of use. TikTok lets users quickly create, share, and watch 15-second videos shot on mobile devices. What Do The Icons on The Right of the “For You” Feed in TikTok Mean? TikTok is divided into two main feeds.

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A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Video Marketing in 2017 – Sunny Lenarduzzi [SSM029]

Buffer Social

Video marketing is one of the most-talked about subjects in social media right now. Marketers, brands, and businesses everywhere are all jumping aboard this incredible trend that has truly begun to take take over our social news feeds. Essential video marketing gear for filming. This episode is available on: iTunes. Google Play.

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Social Media Marketing Tips For 2017

The Realtime Report

Social Media Marketing Tips For 2017. Here are some great tips to make sure you’re using social media marketing to its fullest potential in 2017. Live Video. Over recent months, we have all seen live videos on Facebook. Research shows that in 2016 14% of marketers tried live video in their campaigns.