Social Media Newsfeed: Flipboard Video Ads | YouTube Updates TV Look

[emailonly]{{{ sbox300x250 }}}[/emailonly] Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email. Flipboard Will Introduce Video Ads in September with Chanel as an Initial Partner (The Next Web) Social reading service Flipboard is the latest U.S. social network to go down the route of video advertising, following the path of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (soon) and others. Speaking at Read Write’s ReadWriteMix event, Flipboard founder and CEO Mike McCue announced that the company will introduce the ad format from next month. Mashable The first video advertiser on the platform will be Chanel, with more advertisers to come later. "We are continuously enhancing our full page ad units so they are engaging, fast and complimentary to the Flipboard reading experience," Christine Cook, head of revenue at Flipboard, told Mashable in a statement. ReadWrite There is already a lot of video on Flipboard, so people may be accustomed to watching them as they scroll through their digital magazine. But this is the first time the company will be presenting them as ads. IBT The company now uses existing static, full-page ads that comprise roughly one of every 10 pages on the app, McCue has said. The Next Web noted that it'll be interesting to see how video changes the company's engagement rate. YouTube Freshens its TV Look, Starting with Xbox One (CNET) YouTube -- home to about 2.89 million makeover videos -- just gave its TV look a makeover of its own. Google's massive video site updated its TV app Thursday, simplifying the steps for a viewer to get to the most relevant videos -- subscribed and recommended ones -- and bringing the TV interface in line with how YouTube's layout looks on a computer, smartphone or tablet. YouTube Stars More Popular Than Hollywood Celebrities Among Teens (SocialTimes) A recent study from Variety confirms that YouTube stars are becoming more popular than Hollywood celebrities among 13- to 18-year-olds. Variety commissioned a survey by celebrity brand strategist Jeetendr Sehdev, wherein 1,500 respondents were asked to rank 20 well-known Hollywood and YouTube celebrities. [emailonly]{{{ jodslot01 }}}[/emailonly] Response to Michael Brown Shooting Proves the Internet is More Powerful Than Police (BetaBeat) How is the Michael Brown case different from Trayvon Martin? Superficially, the cases are quite similar, so why is the outcry – in Ferguson and on the internet – more amplified this time around? Video: Mark Zuckerberg on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: ‘That Was Really Cold’ (AllFacebook) You’ve probably seen videos making the round on your News Feed, with people getting soaked with a bucket of ice water to raise awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Recently, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to a challenge by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and took the plunge. Facebook’s $400M-$500M Acquisition of Video Ad Tech Startup LiveRail is Now Official (TechCrunch) Facebook’s acquisition of LiveRail closed Thursday, a source told me, and Facebook confirms to me the deal is now official. Facebook announced the buy without disclosing a price back on July 6, but multiple sources told TechCrunch the price was between $400 million and $500 million. [emailonly]{{{ sbox01 }}}[/emailonly] Is Your Business Ready for Social Media? (Use This Decision Tree to Find Out!) (AllTwitter) Is your business ready for social media? Maybe. Maybe not. It certainly sounds like a simple enough question, but have you thought about everything that needs to be in place, and everything that you must be prepared to do, to ensure your social campaigns are successful? Sam Lessin, Key Facebook Employee, Leaves Company (The Wall Street Journal/Digits) A key Facebook employee and Harvard confidant of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that he is leaving the company. After his startup, Drop.io, was acquired by Facebook in 2010, Sam Lessin worked on key products such as the “Timeline” feature and served in other important product development roles at the social network. ABC News: Viewers are Watching 50 Percent More Live Video on Apple TV App (LostRemote) So far, local content is one of the most popular features on ABC News on Apple TV. After its first month live, ABC News has shared data about viewing habits of its Apple TV app users. [emailonly]{{{ sbox02 }}}[/emailonly]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Flipboard Video Ads | YouTube Updates TV Look

Social reading app Flipboard to launch video advertising. YouTube updates its TV look. These stories, and more, in today's Morning Social Media Newsfeed.

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