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Facebook vs. YouTube: Which is Better for Live Video?

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If you are serious about live video streaming, Facebook and YouTube are the most obvious platforms and let’s be honest, the best choices out there. YouTube is not only the world’s largest video platform but the second largest search engine. YouTube has video monetization with their YouTube Partner Program.

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Snuggie Hopes to Recruit YouTube Parodymakers to Make its Next Viral Ad

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A search for “snuggie parody” on YouTube yields 1,440 results. The winner will receive $5,000, a trip to New York City and maybe even the opportunity to produce or appear in a real Snuggie-brand commercial for 2011. A Snuggie infomercial parody posted on YouTube, now reposted on an official Snuggie website.

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Where and How Often Do Consumers Watch Live Video? [New Data]

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At the moment, almost all of the top social media platforms -- including Facebook , YouTube , Instagram , Twitter , LinkedIn , Reddit , and now even TikTok -- have live streaming features. These platforms were YouTube (48%), Facebook (20%), and Instagram (13%). YouTube Live allows users to broadcast live content to viewers.

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7 Companies That Jumped on a Viral Craze at Just the Right Time

Hubspot

These are some examples of virality (the marketing kind) at its best. Thing is, viral marketing is not easy. Newsjack virality, that's what you can do. In other words, you can take something that's already gone viral, and piggyback on its success by creating your own awesome spin on it. million views on YouTube.

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Common Qualities of Insanely Successful Viral Videos

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In fact, over 4 billion videos are viewed daily on YouTube , and over 60 hours of video are watched per minute. Oh, and can you make it go viral, too? First of all, what a frustrating question; virality can never, ever be guaranteed. First of all, what a frustrating question; virality can never, ever be guaranteed.

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How to Fail at Social Media

The Effective Marketer

An interesting post on Why So Many Companies Suck at Social Media brings in some good insights and compares the now famous Old Spice youtube campaign with copycats like Cisco and Brigham Young University. The solution, it seems, is far more complicated. Why is it that one company fails miserable while the other gets it right?

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The Fun Theory: How to Change Behavior

The Effective Marketer

Volkswagen launched what became quickly a viral campaign with emails being forwarded, youtube videos with over 1 million hits and comments from all corners of the web. They call it The Fun Theory (www.thefuntheory.com) and the goal is simple: using fun to change people’s behavior for the better. United States License.