Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 225

February 15, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

Love is in the air on Valentine's Day, and what could be more romantic than some digital and social media marketing news? Episode 225 of the podcast is here.

This week’s headlines: Users Protest for Algorithmic Feed on Twitter, Twitter Launches First View Ads, Twitter Reports Disappointing Earnings, Facebook to Start Automatically Captioning Videos and Instagram to Start Reporting Video View Counts.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Suspends Suspected Extremist Accounts, Instagram Account Switching Rolls Out, Google Launches AMP, Viacom Makes Deal to Sell Snapchat Advertising, Vine Lets Users Edit Posts, Twitter Starts Trust & Safety Council and Facebook Messenger SMS and Multi-Account Support Comes to Android.

You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.

This Week in Social (Week of February 8)

February 14, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

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.

Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 223

February 01, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

Episode 223 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is ready to go!

This week’s headlines: Twitter Now Has Longer and Skippable Pre-Roll Ads, Facebook’s Mobile Ad Network is Expanding, Facebook on the Verge of Launching Like Button Replacement, Facebook Continues Making Money in 2015 Q4 Earnings and Facebook Launches Live Video.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Undergoes Big Executive Shakeup, Spotify Video Support is Here and UberRUSH Doing Same Day Delivery for Retailers.

You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.

This Week in Social (Week of January 25)

January 31, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Undergoes Big Executive Shakeup, Spotify Video Support is Here and UberRUSH Doing Same Day Delivery for Retailers.

Is 2016 the Year of a New Twitter?

January 26, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Twitter

Twitter is, needless to say, undergoing a lot of changes. It faces significant pressure from investors, and CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced the decision for several executive leaders to leave the company.

Twitter is at a key point in its evolution. It’s proven that it can get a significant number of people to buy into its promise and spend time on the platform, but investors want to see more. Twitter’s current user base isn’t enough to satisfy them as they compare it (fairly or unfairly) to Facebook’s massive user growth. The one thing that will satisfy investors is user growth, but the pursuit for users is fraught with risks.

Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 221

January 11, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

2016 is in full swing, and so is the Brave Ad World Podcast.

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Building Ads API, Twitter Launches Conversational Ads, Twitter Laying Groundwork for Longer Tweets and Instagram Expanding Spotlight.

The week’s news quick hits: Yahoo Shuts Down Yahoo Screen, Snapchat Closing Lens Store, Facebook Shutting Down LiveRail, Jelly is Coming Back, Facebook Messenger Hits 800 Million Users and Yahoo Planning Layoffs.

You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.