CollegeHumor Co-Founder Ricky Van Veen Joins Facebook
Facebook is adding some humor to its Facebook Live and 360 video offerings, as in CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen.
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Facebook is adding some humor to its Facebook Live and 360 video offerings, as in CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen.
Van Veen announced in a Facebook post (embedded below) that he was joining the social network in the newly created position of head of global creative strategy, adding that he will work with content creators and organizations and focus on video.
According to Re/code, Van Veen and three other co-founders launched CollegeHumor in 2000 and sold it and other assets, including video site Vimeo, to IAC in 2006.
After the acquisition, Van Veen worked on projects for IAC including its Electus studio, which was behind television shows including Chopped on Food Network and Running Wild With Bear Grylls on NBC, Re/code reported.
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