‘With Videos and Visuals Rising on Social Media, Data Mining Is Also Increasing’ – ‘Entrepreneur’ Blog

Beki Winchel says, “The visual revolution shows no signs of stopping.

Snapchat’s daily video views have tripled since May; a spokesperson for the social media app toldThe Financial Times that 6 billion videos are watched through its platform each day.

The announcement means Snapchat is fast approaching Facebook’s video views. Last week, the social network announced that 8 billion videos are watched daily on either the desktop platform or through its mobile app.

“Over the next few years, video is going to be some of the most engaging content online,” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently told analysts.

One of the ways Facebook is gathering and sharing engaging video content is through “Live,” its live-streaming feature similar to Periscope and Meerkat“.

With Videos and Visuals Rising on Social Media, Data Mining Is Also Increasing

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