Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 289

Episode 289 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: Snap Shares Fall as Stock Lockup Lifts, Search Takes Front and Center on Pinterest, Site Speed Emphasized by Facebook and Instagram Stories are a Runaway Success.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Allowing Stories to Be Shared Publicly, Google Chrome for Mobile Getting Ad Blocker, Spotify has 60 Million Subscribers, Snapchat Adds New Features to Self-Serve and Snapchat Launches New Measurement Program.

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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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This Week in Social and Digital (Week of November 14)

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 Acquires CrowdTangle, Snapchat and Foursquare Ink Deal, Pinterest Launches Autoplay Video and Explore Hub, Twitter Implements Moderation Controls andFacebook Updating Measurement.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook and Google Restrict Fake News Sites, Facebook Launches Unified Messages App, Facebook Testing Objective-Based Status Update Feature,  WhatsApp Launches Video Calling, Twitter Monetizes NBA Live Shows, Snap Secretly Files for IPO, Twitter Launches QR Codes for Accounts, Facebook Adds New Custom Audience Targeting Parameters, Atlas Discontinues Serving Ads, Facebook Rolls Out Bot Analytics and Airbnb Launches More Robust Travel Services. 

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 250

Well, that was quite the break! Now, I'm back, and Episode 250 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here. 

This week’s headlines: Apple’s iMessage Store Launches, Twitter’s New Character Limit Update Arrives, Snap to Unlock Ads Make Debut and Facebook Admits to Inflated Video View Metrics.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Updates CTA Button, Google Launches New Travel App, Facebook Updates Ads for Retailers, Instagram Launches Comment Moderation Tools for Users, Presidential Debates to be Streamed on Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo Experiences Massive Data Breach and Facebook Encouraging Users to Pay Each Other Back on Messenger. 

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