This Week in Social (Week of September 16)

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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: Google Acquires Bump, Tumblr Sells Firehose Access to DataSift, YouTube to Allow Short-Term Downloads on Mobile Apps and Pinterest Launches Promoted Pins.

The week’s news quick hits: Rdio Launching Free Music Service, Twitter Offers More Filtering Options for Verified Accounts, Facebook Updates App for iOS 7, Tumblr Adds Push Notifications to Android App, Feedly Opens Up API to Developers and Klout Launches Cinch.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 73

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Facebook acquisitions, Twitter updates Verified Accounts, Flipboard gets Google+ integration and much more are covered on Episode 73 of Brave Ad World. The week was full of news!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires Face.com, Twitter Allows Verified Accounts to Hide @Replies, Facebook Launching App Subscriptions and Phasing Out Credits, Google+ Coming to Flipboard and Twitter’s Ad Expansion Announcement Coupled with Site Takedown.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook Launches an Olympics Hub, Microsoft Introduces the World to Surface, LinkedIn Rolls Out Targeted Updates, The Like Button Goes Mobile, Pinterest Adds Special Attribution Feature for Select Sites and Facebook Gives Users More Control Over Sponsored Stories Following Lawsuit.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 60

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Another week, another podcast, and this week's episode is full of some big developments for marketers, including the rollout of Twitter's self-serve ad platform and Timeline coming to brand Facebook Pages.

This week’s headlines: Social TV Momentum Continues, Zynga Reports Stable Financial Earnings, Twitter Not Ready for an IPO in the Near Future, Twitter Rolling Out Self-Serve Ad Platform to 10,000 Businesses and Facebook Timeline Coming Soon to Brand Pages.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook for Windows Mobile Gets an Update, Apple Lowers the Cost for iAds Again, Twitter Admits that It Too Uploads Your Phone Contacts, Facebook Introduces Verified Accounts Program, New Open Graph Apps Come to Facebook, Mac OSX Mountain Lion Resembles iOS with Twitter Integration and More, Yelp’s IPO Scheduled for March 2 and Groupon Announces VIP Program.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 54

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Episode 54 of Brave Ad World is here, and we have some great stories to share this week.

This week’s headlines: Malicious Posts Lead to the End of  the PostSecret App, Google Gets More than 200 IBM Patents, Rupert Murdoch Joins Twitter and Verified Accounts Receive Scrutiny and Facebook Teams Up With NBC News for Most Social Debate Ever.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Google Launches Its First Online Political Hub, Apple to Host New York Event in January, Unofficial Google+ Numbers Continue to Rise, Klout has a Mobile Component in the Works, Facebook App Profile Pages Scheduled for Deletion February 1, Instagram Integrates More with Facebook and Twitter’s Forced to Hand Over Wikileaks Supporter Information.

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Have a great week!