Tag: video

Facebook moves into phone territory (again)

Last week, Facebook announced the launch of “Hello,” an app that shows you who’s calling you based on information the caller has shared with you on Facebook.

“Hello connects with Facebook so you can see who’s calling, block unwanted calls, and search for people and places,” writes Debbie Miller on Search Engine Journal. “When you get a call, Hello will show you info about who’s calling you, even if you don’t have that number saved in your phone.”

According to Re/code, the app is currently only available for Android devices and only to users in the United States, Brazil and Nigeria.

In addition, Facebook introduced video calling within the Messenger app, immediately making it a competitor to Skype and other video messaging platforms.

 

 

Documentary by iPhone

Luxury car brand Bentley produced a 4-minute documentary short to promote its car brand … shot completely on an iPhone 5S. The short was uploaded to YouTube in May 2014. (BeastGrip)

The trend of producing professional content using mobile devices is growing in popularity. Earlier this year, an episode of ABC’s Modern Family was shot using mobile devices. (BuzzFeed)

YouTube tests multiple angles

It’s rolling out on a very small scale at the moment, but YouTube is experimenting with allowing users to switch between different camera angles while the video is playing. (TechCrunch)

This isn’t the first time YouTube has experimented with different user experiences. In November, Honda UK used YouTube to release a “two-sided video,” which allowed users to switch between two concurrently running videos by pressing a single button.

 

Snapchat launches Discover

Snapchat has launched Discover, a platform that allows big brands and media companies to produce content for Snapchat users. In line with the platform, the content will only be available for a predetermined length of time.

The platform already has its first original series, SnapperHero, with some big YouTube names associated including Freddie Wong and Harley Morenstein.

Twitter unveils new video, messaging features

In a highly anticipated announcement, Twitter officially released two new functionalities to its platform on Tuesday.

The first is the ability to send Direct Messages to a group of up to 20 people.

“The group function lets you start conversations with any of your followers and they don’t all need to follow one another in order to chat,” the Twitter blog post read.

The second – and one that has received quite a bit of buzz in the business world – is the ability to capture, edit and post video within the Twitter app.

“In just a few taps you can add a video to unfolding conversations, share your perspective of a live event, and show your everyday moments instantly, without ever having to leave the app,” the post read.

Videos can be up to 30 seconds in length – which is significantly longer than Vine or Instagram. In addition, at least according to the first in-app video posted by Neil Patrick Harris, the videos will not automatically repeat as they do in Vine.