{"id":297092,"date":"2017-07-25T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integralads.com\/insider\/viewability-social-platforms-all-relative\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:48:05","slug":"viewability-social-platforms-all-relative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integralads.com\/apac\/insider\/viewability-social-platforms-all-relative\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertising on social: it&#8217;s all relative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Social media is defined as \u201cwebsites and applications that enable users to create and share content to participate in social networking.\u201d It\u2019s a pretty general definition, but that\u2019s because it has to be. The concept of social media rapidly evolves as new platforms pop up, and existing platforms find new and unexpected ways for people to connect with friends, families, influencers, celebrities, brands, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nielsen.com\/us\/en\/insights\/reports\/2017\/2016-nielsen-social-media-report.html\"><span class=\"s1\">Nielsen <\/span><\/a>estimating that U.S. adults spend\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">22% <\/span>of their media time on social media, it\u2019s no wonder that buyers are in hot pursuit. eMarketer estimates that $20.31 billion will be spent on social network advertising in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick breakdown of the different ad environments each of the top social platforms provide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-81262\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/viewability_social_platform_chart.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As these platforms offer different types of ad experiences, it\u2019s not surprising then that they may have different ways of describing and measuring those experiences. For example, there are different definitions of what constitutes a video\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">view. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressboardmedia.com\/how-are-video-views-counted-infographic\/\">Pressboard<\/a> <span class=\"s1\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bufferapp.com\/social-video-metrics\">Buffer\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Social <\/span><\/a>provide a comprehensive overview of what these platforms count as a video view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Why does this matter? <strong>Billing<\/strong>. For example, one platform may charge only for videos that are 50% in view for at least 3 cumulative seconds, while another may simply charge for all impressions served.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about viewability across channels, environments, and formats, download our guide,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/integralads.com\/apac\/insider\/viewability-the-essentials\/\"><strong>Viewability: the essentials.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is defined as \u201cwebsites and applications that enable users to create and share content to participate in social networking.\u201d It\u2019s a pretty general definition, but that\u2019s because it has to be. 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