Facebook fires shots at YouTube with new poll and gaming creator tools

Move over, Instagram vs. Snapchat. The fight is on between Facebook and YouTube.

Facebook announced Tuesday that it's bringing new poll and game features to Live and on demand video for Facebook creators. With this new emphasis on interactivity, and with game tools that sound *a lot* like HQ, the gamification of video seems to be Facebook's latest play in the battle for teen eyeballs — a competition that it has been steadily losing in recent years to YouTube.

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Facebook launched its Facebook for Creators website and app in November 2017. Today's tools mark an expansion of its offerings for fledgling Facebook *Stars*. Read more...

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