Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 270

February 27, 2017 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

Episode 270 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: WhatsApp Launches Disappearing Photos and Videos, Instagram Launches Albums and Facebook Introducing Commercial Breaks Into Video Content.

The week’s news quick hits: Snap Inc. Selling Spectacles Online, Amazon Lowers Free Shipping Minimum, YouTube Introduces Advertising Audits, Twitter Lets Brands Personalize Customer Service, Facebook Rolls Out Updated Emojis, Users Can Add Flags to Facebook Profile Photos and Google Allo is Getting a Desktop App.

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 237

May 23, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Twitter to Stop Counting Links and Photos in Character Limit, Google Launches Spaces App, Snapchat Algorithm May Be Coming Soon and Google Announces New Hardware at I/O.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Testing Dedicated Periscope Button on Android, Google to Include Ads in Image Search Results, Tumblr Integrates More GIF Functionality into iOS App, Twitter Beta Testing Ads in Third-Party Apps, Facebook Opens Audience Network for Video Ads, Facebook Testing News Feed Categories and Reddit Posts Can Now Be Embedded.

Brave Ad World - Episode 209

September 14, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

Episode 209 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here coming off of a Labor Day break.

This week’s headlines: Twitter Testing Stickers for Photos, Instagram Updates Direct Messaging, LinkedIn Improves Messaging, Facebook’s 360 Degree Ads Being Tested and Instagram Opens Up to All Advertisers.

The week’s news quick hits: Google+ Collections Coming to iOS, Google Updates Its Logo, Twitter Expands Promoted Tweets into More Countries, Hulu Rolling Out Ad-Free Service Tier, Facebook Allows Advertisers to Test Effectiveness of Multiple Ads, Twitter Unifies iOS Experiences, Facebook Mentions Becomes Available to All Verified Profiles and Periscope Allows Landscape Video.

Check it out, give it a listen and let us know what you think! You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.

Brave Ad World - Episode 208

August 31, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

I hope you're ready because episode 208 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Tests GIFs on Select Brand Pages, Twitter Blocks Services that Save Deleted Political Tweets, Google Launches Twitch Competitor, Facebook’s Digital Assistant Gets Closer to Being Real and Instagram Allows for Portrait and Landscape Images.

The week’s news quick hits: Mashable and Vox to Join Snapchat Discover, Google Displays Tweets in Desktop Search Results, Facebook Adds Donate Now CTA to Non-Profit Pages and Facebook Cracks Down on Pirated Video Content.

Check it out, and let us know what you think! You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.

This Week in Social (Weeks of August 24)

August 30, 2015 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.

This Week in Social (Weeks of March 30 and April 6)

April 12, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches Scrapbooks to Help Parents Share Photos, Twitter Plans to Put Ads on User Profiles, Facebook Launches New App Called Riff, YouTube Launches More Interactive TrueView Ads, Facebook Messenger Comes to Desktop and LinkedIn Acquires Lynda.com.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Testing 4K Resolution, Facebook Launching Test for Internet-Disseminating Drones this Summer, Vine Improves Video Resolution, Twitter Releases Curator Tool for Media Companies, Facebook Breaching EU Tracking Laws, Facebook Introduces Event Subscribe Button, Instagram Adds New Editing Features, Complaint Filed with FTC Regarding YouTube Kids, YouTube Preps for Subscription Service and Twitter Removes Discover Tab.