Brave Ad World - Episode 238

Plans to take a week off from recording a podcast episode were waylaid by a ton of news to talk about.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Releases Continuous Video API and Other Updates for Live, Google Expands Mobile Ads to Maps, Twitter Launches Major Updates to Tweets, Facebook Shutting Down FBX and Expanding Audience Network and Facebook Continues Testing of News Feed Redesign.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Updating Discover Design, Facebook Updates Approach to Trending Topics, Instagram Code Reveals More Information on Business Profiles, Lyft Testing Ride Scheduling, Google Introduces Responsive Format Ads for Display Network, Event Pages Come to YouTube Gaming, Foursquare Launches Restaurant Recommending Chatbot, Snapchat Releases New Stickers to Users, Spotify Allowing Sponsorship of Its Own Playlists and Twitter Cards Now Support Spotify Song Previews. 

Celebrate Memorial Day. Then sit back and see listen to why I couldn't wait a whole two weeks to record. Get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe viaiTunes.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 145

Episode 145 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here.

This week’s headlines: Court Gives Bloggers First Amendment Protection, Facebook Deemphasizes Text-Based Updates for Brands, Facebook Tests Mobile Ad Network, Pinterest Introduces Recipe Finder Based on Ingredients and Twitter Launches Card Analytics.

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Lays Groundwork for German Office, Yahoo Most Trafficked Website in December 2013, Instagram Fastest Growing Social Network, Hackers Point Out Snapchat's Lingering Security Issues and Pinterest Supports GIFs.

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This Week in Social (Week of January 20)

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: Court Gives Bloggers First Amendment Protection, Facebook Deemphasizes Text-Based Updates for Brands, Facebook Tests Mobile Ad Network, Pinterest Introduces Recipe Finder Based on Ingredients and Twitter Launches Card Analytics.

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Lays Groundwork for German Office, Yahoo Most Trafficked Website in December 2013, Instagram Fastest Growing Social Network, Hackers Point Out Snapchat's Lingering Security Issues and Pinterest Supports GIFs.

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