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• Ricky Van Veen Departing CollegeHumor To Head Global Creative Strategy For Facebook
• Facebook To Challenge Twitch By Letting Users Stream Blizzard’s Video Games

  With an upcoming "Go Live" feature, video game company Blizzard will encourage its players to live stream footage directly to Facebook.

  
• Stay-At-Home Mom’s Chewbacca Video Gets 136 Million Views, Most Ever On Facebook Live

  Candace Payne has an awesome Chewbacca mask and an infectious laugh.

  
• Report: 85% Of Facebook’s Video Views Are Occurring Without Any Volume

  'LittleThings', 'Mic', and 'PopSugar' -- each of which clocks 150 million monthly video views -- says the majority of these views are happening silently.

  
• Facebook To Sell Video Ads For Third Party Websites And Apps Like ‘Daily Mail’ And ‘USA Today’
• Analyst: The Top 1% Of All YouTube Videos Account For 93% Of The Platform’s 39 Trillion Views
• Natural Wonders, Soccer, And ‘Game Of Thrones’: Facebook’s Most Popular 360-Degree Videos Of The Year
• Influencer Marketing Platform TheAmplify Acquired By Tech Company You & Mr Jones
• One-Third Of Snapchat Users Create Stories, Driving 10 Billion Video Views Every Day
• Facebook Reportedly Developing Standalone Camera App Featuring Livestreaming Mode
• Facebook Changes News Feed Algorithm To Favor ‘Time Spent Viewing’ Articles, More Publisher Variety
• Data-Driven Influencer Marketplace Captiv8 Announces $2 Million In New Funding