Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 270

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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 260

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The latest episode of Brave Ad World is here!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Working on Snapchat Discover Competitive Feature, Amazon Launches Amazon Go, Instagram Changes Up Comments Features and Facebook Continues to Copy Snapchat Features.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Spectacles Get Prescription Lenses, Twitter Acquires Yes, Snap Looks to Be Making Gaming Hires, Periscope Allows for Saving Videos in HD, LinkedIn Offering Conversation Starters in Messaging, Pinterest Shows Proven Pins, Slack and Google Launch Strategic Partnership and Microsoft Closes LinkedIn Acquisition. 

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 251

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Episode 251 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Changes Name to Snap and Sets Vision for the Future, Facebook Updates Canvas, Facebook at Work is Coming, Twitter Moments Can Be Created by All and YouTube Hires Music Executive.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Messenger Now Optional Destination in Facebook Ads, YouTube Launches Heroes Program, Snapchat Announces New User Numbers, Facebook Has 4 Million Advertisers, Twitter Launches Website Conversion Metric, Houseparty Closes in on One Million Users, Periscope Launches VIP Program and Facebook Testing Product Tagging in Page Posts.

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This Week in Social and Digital (Week of September 26)

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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: Snapchat Changes Name to Snap and Sets Vision for the Future, Facebook Updates Canvas, Facebook at Work is Coming, Twitter Moments Can Be Created by All and YouTube Hires Music Executive.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Messenger Now Optional Destination in Facebook Ads, YouTube Launches Heroes Program, Snapchat Announces New User Numbers, Facebook Has 4 Million Advertisers, Twitter Launches Website Conversion Metric, Houseparty Closes in on One Million Users, Periscope Launches VIP Program and Facebook Testing Product Tagging in Page Posts.

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Spectacles and a New Vision for Snapchat... or Snap?

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Snapchat is no longer a company. Now, it’s just a product owned by the newly announced company Snap Inc. That’s right. Snapchat changed its name, launched a new company and introduced the first of perhaps many hardware products.

“Now that we are developing other products…we need a name that goes just beyond one product—but doesn’t lose the familiarity and fun of our team and brand,” explained Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.

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