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Here They Come: Facebook Announces Premium Video Ads from ‘Select Group Of Advertisers’ (AllFacebook)

Facebook video ads have finally arrived, at least for a “select group of advertisers,” as the social network announced the launch of what it is calling premium video ads and what it began testing last December. The 15-second ads will begin playing on users’ News Feeds without audio, and they will stop playing if users scroll past them. Inside Facebook This may not happen immediately — Facebook notes that these video ads will be rolled out slowly over the next few months. Facebook will also be keeping close tabs on how users interact with these auto-play video ads. The Wall Street Journal Facebook’s cautious approach is based on concerns that video ads could turn off users. But analysts have long pointed to video ads as another potential growth catalyst for the social network. VentureBeat With this new ad unit, TV-focused advertising firm Ace Metrix will reportedly serve as a third-party moderator. The company will evaluate video ad submissions to help maintain quality. Business Insider Facebook’s Instagram unit recently did a $100 million ad-buying deal with Publicis Omnicom Group, a giant ad agency holding company that buys billions in TV advertising every year. The pair will be working developing best practices for ways other advertisers can use Instagram ad products.

Mark Zuckerberg Called Barack Obama to Express His Frustration Over U.S. Government ‘Damage’ to the Internet (The Next Web)

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Thursday posted on the social network to share his thoughts about the Internet, why it’s important to keep it secure, and how angry he is with U.S. government surveillance. Just a couple days after news surfaced that the NSA posed as Facebook to infect computers with malware, Zuckerberg says he called Obama himself and wasn’t pleased to learn the broader problem won’t be solved quickly.

There is No ‘Online’ and ‘Offline’ Marketing Anymore (SocialTimes)

Dani Frankhauser, Mashable’s associate editor for branded content, compiled a list of reasons to stop thinking in separate campaigns. While it used to be true that e-commerce ventures needed digital marketing, and physical retail stores needed local marketing, many businesses have moved on to integrated campaigns.

Newsweek Reporter Bashes ‘Fanatical’ Bitcoiners on Facebook (BetaBeat)
Newsweek reporter Leah McGrath Goodman has hardly been mum about her notorious March 6 story “Bitcoin’s Face: The Mystery Man Behind the Crypto-Currency.” It seems the most candid statement yet has come from her Facebook account.

17 Eye-Opening Social Media Facts [Infographic] (AllTwitter)

Did you know that 82 percent of women believe social media is influencing how we define beauty today? What if I told you that 51 percent say that social media has changed their life in a negative way, more than four in five feel “worried or uncomfortable” when email and Facebook are inaccessible and (accordingly) 23 percent of Facebook users access their account at least five times per day?

Netflix Revives Veggie Tales, Puss in Boots Characters for Kids Exclusives (GigaOM)

Netflix is getting three new original kids shows from DreamWorks Animation, and all of them are based on existing characters. Maybe this will make up for Dora disappearing a year ago?

When NFL Player’s Wife Takes Her Displeasure with Hubbies Team to Instagram (LostRemote)

We rarely get to see a star NFL player publicly go against his team’s management, much less their spouse rant on their behalf, but social media gave us both in the case of now former New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles and his wife Michel. First, Sproles found out about his team trying to trade him via Twitter on Tuesday.

Bill to Ban Florida Employers from Asking for Social Media Passwords Moves Forward (WFTV)

Social media can tell a person’s life story, but a new bill would prevent employers in Florida from demanding your login information. Channel 9′s Julie Salomone talked to one recruiter who said it’s a red flag if an employer wants access to your social media account.

The Emotions That Drive Video Sharing (SocialTimes)

Senior research associate at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, Dr. Karen Nelson-Field, spent two years trying to identify how emotions influence video sharing. Nelson-Field used a large data set of user-generated content combined with 355 billion branded videos from social video marketing analytics platform, Unruly.

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Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook Video Ads | Zuck Calls Obama