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Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, YouTube and Foursquare: Foursquare app splits in two, launches Swarm. Social Media News Ticker Facebook Facebook Camera Facebook Poke Foursquare gaming geolocation social media news ticker Swarm Twitch Youtube'

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8 ways to leverage short-form video (and how to get buy-in)

Sprout Social

But first, let’s get into a few highlights about short-form video, and ways you can get buy-in. As of June 2022, YouTube Shorts topped 5 billion monthly active users. How to prove ROI of short-form video Proving the ROI of short-form video will help you get buy-in from your leadership team and gain their trust.

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YouTube At A Crossroads: Social Media Network or Streaming Service?

Ignite Social Media

As our teams dove into Q4 research at the beginning of the year, we notice that our data partner, GWI (formerly known as GlobalWebIndex), recently moved YouTube out of the ‘social media network’ category and into the ‘streaming service’ category. YouTube As A Social Media Network. YouTube Stories.

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80% of consumers agree brand awareness makes them more likely to buy on social

Sprout Social

did TikTok really make me buy it?). knowledge of the brand) makes them more likely to buy on social. But what type of social content actually captures consumers’ interest when they’re inclined to buy? We surveyed 1,000 US consumers to better understand what’s driving perceptions and behaviors around social commerce (i.e.,

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

The Realtime Report

Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Facebook tests new ‘buy’ button for online purchases in U.S. Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch.

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How to Make YouTube Shorts: Everything You Need to Know

Hootsuite

Since launching in 2005, YouTube has been home to countless video trends and many forms of entertainment. Now, the team behind one of the most visited websites in the world has hopped on the short-form video bandwagon by creating YouTube Shorts. What are YouTube Shorts? Why try YouTube Shorts? How long are YouTube Shorts?

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Top Video Marketing Trends of 2024

Social Media Strategies Summit

more engaging than longer videos, while 66% agree that short-form video is the most engaging of all in-feed social media content formats. Even YouTube, which still has a standard aspect ratio of 16:9 (i.e., Games: Image source Then, you can link to the actual video on YouTube or a dedicated landing page.

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