As if not wanting to miss the fierce competition of social media features, Facebook recently released the capability of 'Live' or Facebook's live broadcast. The feature comes with paid rewards for its users.
As reported by USA Today, the ability to 'live' was not the first time offered up. In 2016 and then, Facebook has also launched a 'live' but still limited from the celebrities. So, not all Facebook users can enjoy the chance of 'live' on Facebook and get paid.
Today, users who have more than 2,000 followers and get at least 300 people watching Facebook 'live' will earn 55% of the revenue from ads shown on their 'live'. Facebook's new initiative, planned to be featured in beta version with a larger capacity.
Youtube is still a strong contender for Facebook in terms of 'live' paid. Youtube has been able to pay its users with 55% of ad revenue for every video posted with monthly checks. In fact, Youtube also continues to offer live streaming 'live' via mobile phone that is easier and practical. Various advantages, making Youtube increasingly become the choice of "fields" of money that is tempting for its users.
Even so, it does not mean Facebook has lost opportunities to grow. Because on Youtube, users need to collect 10,000 subscribers to qualify streaming on the phone to get 55% of revenue from advertising. While Facebook, it only takes about a fifth of the terms of followers Youtube or 2000 followers, then the user can get a chance to get paid.
When you start pressing the LIVE button to display the video, it will change with the dollar symbol. If you click and receive it, then the first 15 seconds will enter ads from the Facebook ad network. Then, you can continue 'live' for 4 minutes until the second ad reappears after 5 minutes of your live broadcast.
"Visitors will see a notification if you will start 'live' again," Facebook said. "Once the ads are finished, your visitors will be able to enjoy your stream and see it as usual."
If you meet Facebook qualifications, then the company will contact and invite users to be able to insert ads into the video via notifikasi