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Can Facebook Take Over Your TV?

Smart TVs often play dumb with social media, but that appears to be changing with Facebook.

By Eric Bleeker and Max Macaluso – Jun 30, 2014 at 6:32PM EST

Facebook (FB +1.25%) is the dominant social media platform on phones, tablets, and computers, but is it part of your TV experience now, too? Yes, according to international market research and consulting firm Parks & Associates:

40% of smart tv owners use Facebook on their TV @ParksAssociates #ceweek

— Scott Kerr (@scott_kerr) June 24, 2014

In the This Week in Tech video below, The Motley Fool's general manager, Eric Bleeker, and tech bureau chief, Max Macaluso, talk about this surprising news about Facebook users connecting to it through their TVs and what it means for the advertising industries and tech investors.

While the media debates whether Android or iOS can break-through into the living room, a whole host of companies could benefit regardless of which OS makes a dent on televisions. The two also discuss Twitter (TWTR +0.00%). The service has been heavily pushing television as a key way to use Twitter, could deeper integration of Twitter into future smart televisions be a key driver for the company?

 

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About the Author

Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech

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