“We’ve just found out that Facebook videos (the Facebook ones, those who used to be played in Flash; YouTube videos were already supported) are now iPad [and iPhone and iPod touch] compatible, as you can watch them from your new magical device using HTML5,” Viticci reports.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Have a nice day, Adobe.
Note to advertisers: (including those who advertise via third-party ad networks and become, in effect, our advertisers): Your Flash-based ads are no longer reaching the most discerning and well-heeled customers online: 50+ million iPhone owners. They’re also not hitting brand new iPad users or 35+ million iPod touch users. If you care about reaching people with discretionary income, you might want to consider dumping your flash-based ads and moving to a more open format that people with money and the will to spend it can actually see.
Help kill Adobe’s Flash:
• Ask CBS via online feedback form to offer HTML5 video here.
• Ask MarketWatch via the customer support web form to offer HTML5 video here.
• Ask CNBC via the customer support web form to offer HTML5 video here.
• Contact Hulu via email and ask them to offer HTML5 video:
• Ask ESPN360 via their feedback page to offer HTML5 video instead Flash here.
• Join YouTube’s HTML5 beta here.
• On Vimeo, click the “Switch to HTML5 player” link below any video.
This is not HTML5, they are transcoding with H.264 standard to be able to run the videos. The iPad offers support for H.264 encoded videos that is why it works. Here is the full review: http://www.thehdstandard.com/social-media/facebook-using-html5-video-on-the-ipad/
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