Why those Look Back movies took over your Facebook feed — and what communicators can learn from them

a capture from my Facebook Movie

By now I’m sure you’ve seen your friends’ Facebook “Look Back” videos — even if you haven’t seen your own. A lot of my friends have been posting them, hitting critical mass sometime yesterday. As with most things in Facebookland, some users are enthralled while others seem enraged at the perceived imposition upon their feed experience. But overall, sentiment toward the movies seems to be very positive. I’ve even seen people asking, “where’s yours!”

So what?

Well, let’s take a closer look at why these Facebook “Look Back” movies are taking over your news feed, why people are loving and sharing them, and Read the rest of this entry »