Thanksgiving has passed in the U.S., and Episode 48 of Brave Ad World is waiting as you come out of the food coma.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Adds Sponsored Stories to the Ticker, Cyberbaiting Becoming a Bitter Reality for Teachers and YouTube Gets Disney Movies.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Spotify’s Mysterious Annoucement, Zynga Launches Castleville, Google+ Further Intergates the +1 Button, Klout Adds Google+, President Obama Joins Google+ and Online Black Friday Sales Break Records.

You can find it on iTunes or in the podcast section to add it to your preferred podcast player.

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Halloween is here as is Episode 45 of Brave Ad World.

On this week's episode, Kevin and I discuss: President Barack Obama Joins Tumblr, Occupy Wall Street Goes Digital, Klout’s Influence Algorithm Changes and Google+ Launches a Slew of New Features.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Missouri Changes Student/Teacher Facebook Law, Netflix Continues to Decline, Amazon Stock Drops, Zynga’s IPO Gets a Date, Conde Nast Sees Big Return from Apple’s Newsstand, Tango (Not Skype) Debuts on Windows Phones for Video Calling, Redbox Raises DVD Prices, The Guardian Launches a Twitter-Based Search Bot and YouTube Launching Celebrity Channels.

It's been a week filled with politics, controversy and platform changes. Check it out on iTunes or in the podcast section to add it to your preferred podcast player.

We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Leave a comment, find us on Twitter or send us an email to braveadworld [at] gmail [dot] com.

Have a great week!