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Twitter to Share Ad Revenue on Videos by US Users

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  Twitter Inc on Tuesday stepped up its battle to attract video talent to its platform, saying it will allow US users who upload a video to share in any advertising revenue it generates. Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube are all competing to keep or recruit top video talent as they seek to cash in on the wave of televison-style advertising that has been moving to the internet. Twitter already offers revenue sharing to media and entertainment companies such as CBS Corp and the National Football League which post videos…

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The way you watch videos on Facebook is about to change

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NEW DELHI: Facebook has got a new plan to further enhance the video viewing experience of its users. The company will soon be improving the way it shows videos shot vertically. So far, the social media giant fits vertical videos inside a typical horizontal video format. According to a report from The Marketing Land website, who also shared some images showing the new vertical video interface, Facebook in its upcoming Android and iOS app update will be showing vertical videos in 2:3 aspect ratio instead of the current 1:1 aspect…

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Twitter Appoints New Global Media Team Head

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Micro-blogging website Twitter has tapped long-time executive Ross Hoffman as the company’s new vice president of global media – in the third appointment to that role in the last six months. Hoffman, who was most recently senior director of brand strategy and has been at the company in various roles since 2010, is taking over the media team from Nathan Hubbard, who late last month announced he was leaving the company, a report on technology website Re/code said on Thursday. Twitter confirmed the move to the publication, with a spokesperson…

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WhatsApp receives Gif image assist in state-of-the-art iOS Beta release: file

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WhatsApp for iOS’ trendy beta release (v2.sixteen.7.1) is now doing the rounds, and apart from numerous computer virus fixes and enhancements, it brings guide for autoplaying gif snap shots. The fb-owned messaging app has staunchly resisted the gif invasion till date, and assist for sharing animated photos will certainly be a welcome function addition for customers. For now, it’s doubtful when gif photo support will roll out to customers of the overall release, or when it’ll launch on Android. The changes inside the present day beta release of WhatsApp for…

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Snapchat Redesigns App to Shift interest to Media Channels

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Snapchat is remodeling its utility to make its media partners’ channels extra attractive to click on, in a circulate that could draw extra advertising sales. The channels, known as discover, are like mini cellular magazines on Snapchat run by way of media companions, along with BuzzFeed and Time’s humans mag. The startup slots commercials between the testimonies people can swipe via. however find out isn’t always the most popular a part of the app. whilst 150 million people visit Snapchat day by day, a discover channel may additionally most effective…

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Twitter Revamps Android App to comply with fabric layout guidelines

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Micro-running a blog website Twitter is rolling out a redesigned Android app based totally on Google’s fabric layout philosophy. The fabric design uses grid-primarily based layouts, responsive animations and transitions, padding, and intensity outcomes together with lights and shadows. The app is now split into four tabs – domestic, Moments, Notifications, and Messages – that you could flow among via tapping the icons on the top of the screen, or the use of a horizontal swipe. there may be also a floating action bar to compose new tweets. Dragging across…

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