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I’ve noticed this thing on social media lately where a single image is turned into like a 10-second video...of nothing but the still image (and sometimes stock
by itsboring 9y ago
I’ve noticed this thing on social media lately where a single image is turned into like a 10-second video...of nothing but the still image (and sometimes stock background music). This is usually done by low-effort clickbait sites, but I don’t get why.
- LocalH 9y agoI figure it's harder to download a video from Facebook (for the average person, anyway) than it is to download a still image, which makes it more likely that someone will just share the post instead of saving and posting the image.
- iotku 9y agoVideos might have more weight for the suggestion algorithms or other timeline filtering probably. (or at least they think it's otherwise effective)
- ComodoHacker 9y agoBetter "retention" metrics?
- vmateixeira 9y agoExposure period