Brave Ad World - Episode 177

Episode 177 of the Brave Ad World Podcast has been posted! It was a week full of earnings reports and news from the biggest platforms out there.

This week’s headlines: Twitter Reports Q3 EarningsTumblr Launches Auto-play Video AdsFacebook Reports Q3 Earnings, Reddit Launches Crowdfunding Platform and LinkedIn Sponsored Content Drives Q3 Earnings.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Updates Business Website, Twitpic Gets Acquired, Facebook Adds Features to Mobile Photo Uploads, Instagram Launches Video Ads and Pinterest Updates User Profiles. 

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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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