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• Facebook Will Adjust News Feed Algorithm To Prioritize Longer Videos
• YouTube Star Kurt Hugo Schneider’s Butterfinger Cover Of The Backstreet Boys Is Strange, With Candy

  Kurt Hugo Schneider and a few of his friends teamed up with the Reach Agency for a Backstreet Boys cover performed on Butterfinger candy bars.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Wisecrack Finds Niche By “Breaking The Mold Of How Academic Topics Are Explored”

  With its snappy takes on literature, philosophy, history, and other topics, Wisecrack is bringing sharp entertainment to the educational realm.

  
• NFL Star Rob Gronkowski Takes ‘Shark Tank’ Setup To Go90 With ‘MVP’

  Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski of the New England Patriots is a producer and star for 'MVP,' a sporting version of 'Shark Tank' available on Go90.

  
• Penguin Random House Orders Three Young-Adult Novels Written By YouTube Star Noodlerella
• Snickers Set To Broadcast First-Ever Live Super Bowl Commercial
• Rooster Teeth Forms Gaming Division To Publish Titles By Indie Developers
• Google Report: Generation X Uses YouTube For Nostalgia, Connecting With Kids
• The January Video Ad Rate Blues: Here’s Why CPMs Plummeted This Month
• Marijuana Influencers, Or ‘WeedTubers’, Reportedly See Growing Presence On YouTube
• Fund This: ‘Royally’ Puts Forth A Must-See Party Princess Plot
• Snapchat Reportedly Seeking Nine-Figure Deals With Ad Agencies
• Social Media Superstar Matthew Espinosa Joins Abrams Artists Agency (Exclusive)
• Livestreaming Platform Live.me Adds Translation Tool, VIP Monthly Memberships, More
• Bad Lip Reading Returns To Take Its Shots At Donald Trump’s Inauguration
• It Takes More Than A Platform To Date Influencers
• Diary Of A Web Series: Casting Is Like Trying To Find A Date On Tinder
• Music Streaming Services Surpass Netflix In Paying Subscribers For First Time Ever
• With Help From Facebook, Media Company Video Views Rise To 3.6 Billion Per Day
• CAA Signs Massively Popular Mexican Creator Juanpa Zurita
• Netflix Reimagining ‘Queer Eye For The Straight Guy’ For Today’s Political Climate
• Google’s ‘Pearl’ Is First 360-Degree Animated Short To Earn Oscar Nomination
• News Platform Ozy Media Raises $10 Million To Expand Video Team
• Musical.ly Star Jacob Sartorius’ First EP, ‘The Last Text,’ Finds An Audience