Video On Instagram Draws Mixed Reaction
Facebook’s introduction of Video on Instagram Thursday and its potential impact on Twitter-owned video-sharing application Vine drew mixed reactions from the social media industry and media.
Facebook’s introduction of Video on Instagram Thursday and its potential impact on Twitter-owned video-sharing application Vine drew mixed reactions from the social media industry and media.
Gartner Technology Analyst Brian Blau told CNBC:
It will be monetized in the future, whether Facebook says so or not — it will be something that they can target ads against. It’s going to be about revenue later, but a public company like Facebook can’t forgo revenue forever.
Forrester Research analyst Nate Elliot shared a different view with CNBC:
I don’t think this has anything to do with advertising.
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