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The 3rd Era of Social Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Contently

Earlier this summer, the future of social media became much clearer. On June 30, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, posted a video to Twitter that included a bold statement about Instagram’s priorities moving forward: It was “no longer a photo-sharing app.” The News Feed made Facebook an actual social network.

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15 (More) Fascinating Facts About Internet and Social Media Use in 2021

Webbiquity

45% search for brand information on social media, and the same percentage use voice search. 91% watch online videos, 51% visit video blogs, and 44% watch and/or listen to podcasts. 87% play video games (that seems high). billion active social media users worldwide (almost 54% of all people on earth).

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Brand Newsrooms Descend Upon Euro 2016

Contently

If the biggest show on Earth this year is the Summer Olympics, then UEFA Euro 2016 runs a close second. Brands are bringing their newsrooms, too, and they plan to compete for every second of attention. And Euro 2016 is a massive stage, one that gets even fair-weather supporters engaged. Take Adidas.

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Video Measurement Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It

Contently

The famous detective may have had brilliant deductive powers, but even he would’ve struggled to make sense of today’s digital video landscape. But with video, the metrics are crude; every platform has a different definition for how much time counts as a view. In TV, we know how brand advertising works.

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What’s the Best Platform for Live Video Marketing in 2016?

Content Standard

The 2016 season is the first year the league will live stream some of its games via social media. For Twitter, that opportunity came at no small cost: for just 10 games, the brand paid $10 million. Instead, the company is sinking a big investment into what it sees as the future: live video streamed via social media.

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Top 5 Strategies for Facebook Video Creation

ClearVoice

In the ongoing battle of the social networking giants, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube are gaining steam. With almost 3 billion active users per month, Facebook is the most used social media platform around the world. Facebook offers various video content formats that marketers can use to engage with their target audiences.

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99 Amazing Social Media Statistics and Facts

Brandwatch Marketing

For marketers, knowing the statistics behind the social networks can inform strategy and spend, allowing focused targeting of users. Social media statistics For context, as of April 2018, total worldwide population is 7.6 billion active social media users On average, people have 5.54 billion The internet has 4.2