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(This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/pericreative/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Borrowed from\u00a0SocialMediaToday,<\/a>\u00a0written by\u00a0Andrew Hutchinson<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Meta\u2019s taking its battle against TikTok to the next stage with the\u00a0full launch of Reels on Facebook<\/a>, using the platform\u2019s massive scale to capitalize on the popularity of short-form video content.<\/p>\n Already\u00a0available to some users<\/a>, Meta is now making Facebook Reels available in 150 more regions, with a new Reels display at the top of user feeds.<\/p>\n That will get a lot more people watching a lot more clips via Meta\u2019s TikTok clone functionality, while Facebook\u2019s also adding new creative tools and features to further encourage take-up.<\/p>\n Facebook Reels will include remix functionality to encourage trend engagement, while creators will also be able to post Facebook Reels up to 60 seconds in length, in line with\u00a0Instagram\u2019s Reels extension<\/a>\u00a0launched last July.\u00a0Users will also be able to share publicly posted Reels to their Stories, adding even more engagement potential.<\/p>\n In addition to this, Facebook\u2019s also adding Reels drafts, and a new video clipping option \u201cthat will make it easier for creators who publish live or long-form, recorded videos to test different formats\u201d.<\/p>\n That last one is important, because like\u00a0YouTube<\/a>, Facebook\u2019s looking to use its short-form option as a complementary channel, while also giving creators the opportunity to build community, and maximize their monetization potential through longer content as well.<\/p>\n That could end up being a major problem for TikTok. As it stands, monetizing short-form content remains problematic, because you can\u2019t attribute pre or mid-roll ads to specific clips, like you can with longer posts. That immediately limits your revenue potential, and while TikTok is looking to counter this with its\u00a0Creator Fund<\/a>\u00a0and by facilitating brand partnerships, none of these options provide the same money-making possibilities as longer form uploads on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.<\/p>\n TikTok creators have already\u00a0started calling out the platform<\/a>\u00a0over its flawed monetization tools, with revenue potential actually decreasing as the platform gains more users. At some stage, TikTok will need to address this, but with other platforms already paying out\u00a0billions to creators<\/a>\u00a0via their established funding frameworks, there\u2019s likely no way that TikTok will realistically ever be able to compete at the same scale.<\/p>\n Which means that TikTok, for many big stars, will only ever be a supplementary channel, with no direct opportunity for broader monetization. That could see fewer of them go putting real effort into their TikTok clips – and if they can also use Reels and Shorts to directly promote their main money-making content, why would they bother continuing to post on TikTok at all?<\/p>\n Also, what if Facebook and YouTube start doing out exclusive contracts to their most popular creators?<\/p>\n TikTok is huge now, and is on track to\u00a0get significantly bigger this year<\/a>, but much of its success still relies on top stars continuing to share clips. If that flow of content stops, your \u2018For You\u2019 feed could get real boring, real quick, which could, eventually, become an existential issue for the app.<\/p>\n We\u2019re not close to that stage yet, but that\u2019s what both YouTube and Facebook are pushing for, and with Facebook Reels now providing the capacity to reach another\u00a02.9 billion potential subscribers<\/a>, that\u2019s a big lure, which may still see Meta\u2019s short-form options become a bigger consideration.<\/p>\n Which is why this other wrinkle is also interesting – in addition to the expanded launch of Facebook Reels, Facebook\u2019s also launched a new promo campaign for its growing stable of long-form video creators.<\/p>\n As explained by Meta:<\/p>\n \u201cThe \u2018Storytelling Goes Here\u2019 campaign showcases video content that reflects the diversity of high quality long-form videos we have on Facebook from Creators, Publishers and Originals, and shares what a person may watch and where they might see an in-stream video brand advertisement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n As noted, YouTube is also moving along the same lines, with the recent addition of a\u00a0Shorts display within each Channel\u2019s uploads listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n The core message being that short-form content is great, but long-form is where the money is. And TikTok can\u2019t offer both.<\/p>\n Which is why this is such a critical expansion, and with Facebook usage\u00a0stalling<\/a>\u00a0(in some regions) and video now accounting for almost half of all the time people spend in the app, it also makes sense to lean into Reels and make the most of its TikTok-fueled popularity.<\/p>\n Facebook\u2019s also testing more direct monetization tools for Reels, including the expansion of its Reels Play bonus program for top-performing clips, and Stars tipping within the Reels experience.<\/p>\n