Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 284

Summer break is over and the Brave Ad World Podcast is back!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Gets Hollywood Involved in Long-Form Content, Facebook Ads Get Slew of New Updates In Time for Holiday Planning, Snapchat Makes Geofilters Easier to Make and Facebook Messenger Elevates Bots in Discover Tab.

The week’s news quick hits: Tech Companies Partner to Fight Violent Extremism, Messenger Adds Filters to Video Chats, Posts on Google Expands to Local Businesses, YouTube Measurement Program Goes Live, Uber Allows Users to Order Rides for Others, Facebook Hits 2 Billion User Milestone, Google Tests VR Ad Format, Pinterest Rolls Out Security Protections, Pandora Focuses on US Market, Instagram Tests Nested Comments, YouTube’s Uptime Removes Invite-Only Limitation, Instagram Launches Comment Filters, Twitch Allows Live Streaming from Mobile Devices and AMC Launches Commercial-Free Platform.

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Brave ad World Podcast - Episode 278

Episode 278 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: Google Gets Into Programmatic TV, Snapchat Continues to Make Ad Buying Easier with Geofilters, Facebook and Google Continue Push Against Fake News and Twitter Shows It Can Grow Its Users.

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Like Button Being Phased Out, LinkedIn Launches Matched Audiences Ad Retargeting Capabilities, LinkedIn Hits Half a Billion Users, Twitch Gives Creators More Ways to Monetize Content, Twitter Planning to Go Live 24/7 in the Future, Facebook Improves Pixel Tracking and Alphabet Reports Strong Earnings.

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This Week in Social and Digital (Week of April 24)

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: Google Gets Into Programmatic TV, Snapchat Continues to Make Ad Buying Easier with Geofilters, Facebook and Google Continue Push Against Fake News and Twitter Shows It Can Grow Its Users.

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Like Button Being Phased Out, LinkedIn Launches Matched Audiences Ad Retargeting Capabilities, LinkedIn Hits Half a Billion Users, Twitch Gives Creators More Ways to Monetize Content, Twitter Planning to Go Live 24/7 in the Future, Facebook Improves Pixel Tracking and Alphabet Reports Strong Earnings.

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Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 275

The 275th episode of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Search for Stories, Amazon Inks Deal to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games While Twitter Focuses on Its TV Future, Facebook Rolls out More Features for Digital Assistant M, Facebook Updated Delivery Insights Dashboard and Snapchat Makes Moves to Court Advertisers.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Removes Default Egg Profile Pic, Google Partners with Ad Verification Companies to Protect Brands, YouTube Updates “Sensitive Subject Exclusions” List, Amazon Launches Amazon Cash, Twitch Selling Games in Streams, Twitter Allows Customer Service Teams to Get Customer Locations, Reddit Updates Self-Serve Ad Platform, Facebook Works to Curb Revenge Porn, YouTube TV Goes Live, Twitter Launches Twitter Lite, Facebook Launches Freemium Version of Workplace and Pinterest Hits Another User Milestone.

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