Brave Ad World - Episode 261

The last episode of the Brave Ad World for 2016 is here, and it is full of news.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Reports More Measurement Discrepancies, Instagram Live Becomes Available to All Users, Snapchat Adds Four New Features, Twitter Adds Periscope Streaming to Core App, Facebook Launching Massive Update to Messenger’s Camera and Facebook Launches Effort to Fight Fake News.

The week’s news quick hits: A Slimmed Down Moments App Comes to Desktop, Facebook Launches Live 360 Videos, Snapchat Inks Slew of New Discover Deals, Flipboard Launches Promoted Roundup Editorial Ad Unit, Facebook Events App Available for Android, Instagram Launches Post Saving Feature, Instagram Reaches 600 Million Users, Facebook Testing Suggestions for M Virtual Assistant, Facebook Notifying Pages to Remove Snapcodes as Page Profile Pictures, Twitch Launches IRL Content Category, Yahoo Hit by Second Security Breach Affecting 1 Billion Users and Amazon Unbundles Prime Video. 

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Talk to you next year!

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 253

There's a lot to talk about, and Episode 253 of the Brave Ad World Podcast covers it all... mostly.

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Stories Playlists and Alters Discover’s Prominence, Pinterest Launches Retargeting Options, Facebook Updates Instant Article Advertising Options and Periscope Launches Periscope Producer.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Workplace Launches, Flipboard Launches Storyboard Ad Unit, LinkedIn Gives Users More Control Over Their Feeds, Facebook Testing Ads in Groups, Vine Adds Soundboard Feature and Pinterest Reaches 150 Million Users. 

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This Week in Social and Digital (Week of October 10)

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: Snapchat Launches Stories Playlists and Alters Discover’s Prominence, Pinterest Launches Retargeting Options, Facebook Updates Instant Article Advertising Options and Periscope Launches Periscope Producer.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Workplace Launches, Flipboard Launches Storyboard Ad Unit, LinkedIn Gives Users More Control Over Their Feeds, Facebook Testing Ads in Groups, Vine Adds Soundboard Feature and Pinterest Reaches 150 Million Users. 

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Brave Ad World - Episode 187

Another week means another episode of The Brave Ad World Podcast, and there's so much to discuss!

This week’s headlines: Twitter Tests Instant Timeline, Twitter Selling Ads on Flipboard and Yahoo Japan, Google to Display Tweets in Search Results Again, LinkedIn Wraps Up Big Quarter and Twitter’s Q4 Earnings Don’t Impress Wall Street.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Uses Real People to Optimize News Feeds, WhatsApp Launches Voice Calls in India, YouTube Testing Videos with Multiple Angles, Twitter Opens R&D Center in India and Instagram Adds Looping Videos.

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