Facebook this week announced new features for News Feeds videos, along with an app for TV. News Feed videos now have sound turned on by default in mobile devices. This can be disabled in the Settings menu. A larger format to present vertical videos now is standard on iOS and Android devices. The feature became available as a preview last year. A Watch and Scroll feature lets users minimize the video they’re watching and drag it to any corner of the screen so they can continue browsing their News Feed while the video is playing.
I just don't watch much video on Facebook. Maybe I am not getting the feeds that would offer video. But I can count on one hand the video feeds I have watched. Have I wanted to watch any of those on a TV? No. I get Facebook is looking to expand somehow and push more for revenue returns. But the danger is that this will backfire and over saturate Facebook to a point where people get bored with Facebook. I myself just wouldn't miss it if I stopped today. I would like to ask Mr. Zuckerberg how many people are in car accidents updating their Facebook? We talk about the importance of social networking, but what about the obsessions and addiction of it? If Facebook is already on many devices, do we really need it on a TV? I'm already burned out on Facebook on my PC.
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Facebook Gets More In-Your-Face
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 17, 2017 10:41 AMFacebook this week announced new features for News Feeds videos, along with an app for TV. News Feed videos now have sound turned on by default in mobile devices. This can be disabled in the Settings menu. A larger format to present vertical videos now is standard on iOS and Android devices. The feature became available as a preview last year. A Watch and Scroll feature lets users minimize the video they’re watching and drag it to any corner of the screen so they can continue browsing their News Feed while the video is playing.