Brave Ad World - Episode 182

It's been a few weeks since the last episode of the Brave Ad World Podcast, but a new episode is finally here. It is a doozy!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Removes Bing Search Results, Facebook’s Redesigned Right-Hand Ads Show Potential, Instagram Adds New Filters and Facebook Auto-Enhances Images, Leaked Emails Reveal Snapchat Plans, Vessel Launches to Compete with YouTube and Pinterest Launches Full Rollout of Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Foursquare Launches iPad App, Twitter Introduces New Mobile Targeting Options, Pinterest Allows Users to Edit Multiple Pins, Twitter Updates Digits API, Facebook’s Rooms App Gets Explore Button, Facebook Testing “Sell Something” Button for Groups, Reddit Announces Reddit Notes, Facebook Releases Stickered, Twitter Analytics Come to iOS, Facebook Testing Featured Videos on Pages and Twitter Launches While You Were Away Recap.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 181

The last Brave Ad World Podcast of 2014 is here, and there's no shortage of topics to discuss! The next episode will be released January 5.

Hosts: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert) and Kevin Dugan (www.twitter.com/prblog)

This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates Graph Search and Brings It to Mobile, Twitter Allows Ad Targeting for App Installs, Facebook Rolls Out New Tools for Brands and Publishers and Instagram Reaches 300 Million Users.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Warns Users of Copywritten Material, Tumblr Launches Discovery Dashboard, Google Updates Hangouts App, YouTube Offers Contracts for Content, LinkedIn Updates Its Homepage and Vine Adds Double-Tap to Like.

Get this episode and many others in the podcast section or subscribe via iTunes. However you choose to listen, please leave a review. You can also contact us on Twitter and send us an email to braveadworld [at] gmail [dot] com.

Thank you for listening and for your support this year.

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This Week in Social (Week of February 3)

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 Tests Mobile Graph Search, Twitter Gives User Data to Music Industry, Microsoft Invests in Foursquare, Twitter Reports First Post-IPO Earnings, Pinterest Updates Acceptable Use Policy, LinkedIn Reports Q4 2013 Earnings and Klout Redesigns to Help Users Improve Influence.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Unrolls Web Redesign to Users, Tumblr Enables SSL Encryption, Facebook Turns 10, Twitter Shows Tweet Engagement in Mobile Timelines, YouTube Plans to Audit Videos for Fraudulent Views and Twitter Launches Data Grants.

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