Facebook Is Still Figuring Out What Makes A Good Video
In the past year, Facebook has made a huge push to get video into your news feed. That's given both content creators — and advertisers — a new way to reach Facebook's 1.35 billion users.
Matthew Lynley is a business reporter for BuzzFeed News in San Francisco. Lynley reports on Silicon Valley and the tech industry.
In the past year, Facebook has made a huge push to get video into your news feed. That's given both content creators — and advertisers — a new way to reach Facebook's 1.35 billion users.
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