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Facebook Videos Will Now Feature Ads

Video took off last year and in 2017 is expected to be used as a content platform that drives customer campaigns, content and even product sales.That is why Facebook does not want to stay behind, and is taking an active role in video advertising.

Digital Bites: Google, Facebook, Netflix, Viacom, Cisneros, Clarín

Time just flies by! December is almost over and 2017 is almost here! Come on Q4… we’re almost done. Let’s get ready for the most beautiful part of the year: The Holidays!. Let the celebrations, parties and holiday travel begin! But first here a round up of what I saw happening in the Latin American/Digital sector over the last few weeks.

Hispanic Video: Google Leads Followed by Facebook, Yahoo and VEVO

Which are the preferred video platforms by Hispanic residents of the United States? What types of content do they prefer? How do they establish their consumption priorities when it comes to media? The answers to those questions and more, according to those questions and more, according to comScore’s August 2016 rankings.

Facebook Concedes Measurement Errors…Again.

Oh dear Facebook executives, a few weeks after “videogate” you are admitting more measurement errors. Wasn’t it enough to have GroupM call your artificially inflated video metrics “careless and unfortunate”? Well, yesterday Facebook admitted to the media buying community that it had uncovered a bug in a Page Insight dashboart that overstated the 7 day reach of a Facebook page by 49% and the 28-day reach by 122%. The paid reach has not been impacted by this measurement error. Below excerpts of the Facebook announcement.

Facebook’s Secret Is Out: Now What?

We spoke to Neha Misra, Vice President, Strategy & Analytics at MBuy, Albert Thompson, Director of Digital Strategy at Walton Isaacson, Zach Rosenberg, President of MBMG Media, Xavier Mantilla and Guillermo Abud, Head of Global Business Development & Programmatic at Batanga Media to gauge the industry’s feelings about where Facebook will go from here, third-party auditing and greater industry transparency in general.

Snapchat Expands Shareholder Base and Raises US$1.8 billion

Photo-messaging app Snapchat Inc. keeps growing its business and expanding its shareholder base. The company raised US$1.8 billion with a Series F funding round, according to an SEC filing from Thursday. The Venice based company expects the business to grow by a lot more in 2017, to somewhere between US$500 million and US$1 billion.

Facebook to Shut Down Desktop Ad Exchange FBX

Facebook is reportedly planning to close its ad exchange FBX that allows advertisers to buy desktop ads.The move is said to be part of Facebook’s shift to mobile now that mobile has become its’ main source of traffic and revenue.