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Why Facebook Keeps Pushing You to Go ‘Live’ With Video

From billboards to TV ads to endless notifications, Facebook is furiously promoting its live video feature as it tries to get more users to shoot and watch such videos. But will it be a big business for the social network? The prospects for advertisers are uncertain, and

Amazon Prime Video heavily censoring content in India

While censorship is not new to Indian consumers, the I&B Ministry recently clarified that it doesn’t want to censor online video streaming services. However, this doesn’t seem to have reached Amazon’s ears. The company recently launched Prime Video in India, with heavy censorship. The reasoning behind this

Adobe updates Spark Video

Spark Video, Adobe’s video-storytelling app, just got a huge update. While users have always been able to use Spark Video to create animated videos that feature photos, narration, icons and text, users can now go one step further. They can now add video clips into their creations

Can Apple Beat Snapchat and Instagram at Their Video Game?

Snapchat and Instagram, look out. Apple has you in its sights. The company is working on a video-sharing app with features similar to those found in Snapchat and Instagram, Bloomberg reported last week. The app, possibly slated for release in 2017, will allow users of Apple devices

4 Retailers Turning Heads on Social Media with Video Ads

As ecommerce and omnichannel retail advertisers look to stay ahead of their competitors, they’re increasingly turning to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to reach new audiences. In fact, eCommerce ad spend among Nanigans customers was 65% mobile in Q2 2016. And as mobile advertising ramps up among retailers,

Artisto for Android, iOS Offers Artistic Video Filters; Beats Prisma to the Punch

Photo-filter app Prisma made its presence felt round the world last month and has given way to a host of other filter apps that are aiming to mimic the app’s success. Prisma also announced last month that it was working on a video-filter feature. However, there is

Taylor Swift ends social media silence by posting a video of her cat, of course

Just two weeks ago, Taylor Swift was under fire on social media. The events between Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Swift unfolded quickly as Kim shared the conversation between Kanye and Taylor over the song “Famous.” If you’ll remember, in that song Kanye claimed to have made

Instagram’s new video channels will assist you geek out over your obsessions

The organization is including new topic–based totally video channels to the “explore” section of the app. The channels, with a view to be labeled as “picked for you,” will floor based totally on topics you may be inquisitive about. Instagram first brought video channels to the discover

Facebook shows new ways to chat, stream video

Looking for new ways to engage with its audience, Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages. And soon, if you haven’t “chatted”

60 Seconds to Success: How to Use Instagram’s New 60-Second Video Option

Instagram certainly rocked the social marketing boat these last couple of weeks with their announcement that your feed will soon be curated by an algorithm instead of by which accounts you follow and when they upload. Suddenly, everyone was drowning in requests to “turn on notifications if you still want