Brave Ad World - Episode 195

Episode 195 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here for your ears and your brain.

This week’s headlines: Pinterest Launches First Ad API, Twitter Reports Disappointing Q1 Results and Facebook Puts End to Friends Data API.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Now Supports Emoji Hashtags, Instagram Clarifies Community Guidelines, Facebook Messenger Gets Video Calling Support, Anonymous Sharing App Secret to be Shut Down, Facebook Hits 40 Million Small Business Pages Milestone and LinkedIn Reports Q1 Earnings.

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.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 175

After a two week break, Brave Ad World is back with Episode 175.

 

This week’s headlines: Student Discovers Facebook Messenger-Based Payment System, Facebook Expands Mobile Audience Network, Snapchat Confirms Ad Rollout and Private Social Networks Called Into Question.

The week’s news quick hits: Yahoo Prepping for $10 Million Investment in Snapchat, Pinterest Launches Pin Picks Co-Marketing Effort with Media Companies, Facebook Working on Anonymous Sharing App, Facebook Introduces Local Awareness Ad Objective, Facebook Closes on WhatsApp Acquisition, Twitter Files Lawsuit to Publish Transparency Report, Google+ Gets Polls, French Bank Allows Money Transfers Using Tweets, Facebook Supports Stickers in Comments, Twitter Launches Audio Cards and Twitpic Shuts Down After All. 

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.

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This Week in Social (Weeks of October 6 and October 13)

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: Student Discovers Facebook Messenger-Based Payment System, Facebook Expands Mobile Audience Network, Snapchat Confirms Ad Rollout and Private Social Networks Called Into Question.

The week’s news quick hits: Yahoo Prepping for $10 Million Investment in Snapchat, Pinterest Launches Pin Picks Co-Marketing Effort with Media Companies, Facebook Working on Anonymous Sharing App, Facebook Introduces Local Awareness Ad Objective, Facebook Closes on WhatsApp Acquisition, Twitter Files Lawsuit to Publish Transparency Report, Google+ Gets Polls, French Bank Allows Money Transfers Using Tweets, Facebook Supports Stickers in Comments, Twitter Launches Audio Cards and Twitpic Shuts Down After All. 

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Brave Ad World - Episode 166

What a week! A lot happened in the world of digital and social media marketing. Catch up with Episode 166 of the Brave Ad World Podcast.

This week’s headlines: Twitter Upgrades Analytics Dashboard, LinkedIn Acquires Newsle, Google+ Removes Real Name Requirement, Snapchat Introduces Geofilters, Facebook Tests Buy Button and Twitter Acquires Payments Platform.

The week’s news quick hits: Secret Launches Collections and Facebook Friend Integration, Line Files for IPO, Facebook Launches Out-App Purchase Ads, Facebook Ads Manager Goes Mobile and Pinterest Allows Users to Follow their Interests.

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.