Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 282

After a brief holiday break, Brave Ad World is back with episode 282 of the podcast.

This week’s headlines: Instagram Launches Stories Search and Archive, Twitter Now Has Direct Message Ads, Pinterest Improves Food Search Capabilities, Google Takes Aim at Last-Click Attribution, Instagram Testing Direct Response Ads in Stories, Pinterest Rolls Out Auto-Play Video and Google Chrome Coming with Ad Blocking Technology.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Order Food Button, Facebook Watch and Scroll Videos Rollout on Desktop and Mobile, YouTube Ads Can Now Include Location Info, Facebook Launches Audience Direct for Video Campaigns on Publisher Sites, Snapchat Launches Custom Stories for Collaboration with Friends, Facebook Launches New Live Features, Google Enables AMP for Ads, Facebook Tests Carousel of Stories from Multiple News Outlets, Instagram Allows Link Sharing in Direct Messaging, Foursquare Powers Location Tagging in Reddit Posts, Twitter Tests Reminder Button for Live Video Streams, Vimeo Gets Cards and End Screens and Skype Gets Snapchat-Inspired Update.

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 232

Episode 232 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is ready for your listening pleasure!

This week’s headlines: Twitter and NFL Partner to Live Stream Games, Facebook Live Available to All , Facebook Launches Update to Help Visually Impaired Picture Photos, Facebook Messenger Gets Major Update and Facebook Users Sharing Less.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Launches Channel Feed, Snapchat Increases Character Limit, Twitter Makes It Easier to Send Tweets Via Direct Message, WhatsApp Implements End-to-End Encryption, Reddit Updates User Blocking, Promoted Pins Expand Globally, Facebook Removes Brand Content Prohibition from Pages and Reddit Launches Android App. 

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This Week in Social (Week of February 15)

This Week in Social is a weekly digest of some of the biggest stories in social media marketing news. These stories are the show notes for the Brave Ad World Podcast. Each story is discussed at a deeper level on the podcast.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Expanding Instant Articles to All Publishers, Even More GIFs are Coming to Twitter and Ads May Be Coming to Messenger.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication, Yahoo Phasing Out Seven Digital Magazines, Facebook Updates Video Metrics and Twitter Adds Customer Service Tools to Direct Messages. 

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Brave Ad World - Episode 194

Episode 194 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is ready for you to check out.

This week’s headlines: Twitter Allows Anyone to Send Direct Messages to Anyone Else, Facebook News Feed Algorithm Gives Weight to Posts from Friends, Facebook Reports Q1 Earnings, Facebook Continues Focus on Video with Launch of Anthology and Twitter Rolls Out Highlights.

The week’s news quick hits: WhatsApp has 800 Million Monthly Active Users, Google Emphasizes Mobile Friendly Sites in Search Results, Google Allows Users to Download Search History, Twitter Improves Abuse-Fighting Tools and Policies, Facebook Launches Caller ID Tool Called Hello and Google Reports Q1 2015 Earnings.

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