Facebook to test video ads this week

Gigaom

After months of exploring embedded videos in the newsfeed, Facebook(s fb) has announced that it will be testing “promoted videos” to its user base, starting with a trailer for the March movie Divergent. This announcement comes in the wake of Wall Street Journal report that asserted the company would be selling video ads this week.

The videos will be embedded in the newsfeed and autoplay once they “appear” onscreen — similar to the way Facebook’s embedded videos from users work now. Like those videos, ads will be initially muted — users will have to tap the video or play it in full screen to get the sound. At the end of the video, new content will appear in a carousel, which will allow users to watch multiple ads at once. According to the company’s own internal research, videos increase user response (Likes and Comments) by ten percent.

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