Brave Ad World - Episode 139

The latest episode of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here.

This week’s headlines: YouTube’s Google+ Comments Ignite Controversy, Twitter Launches Custom Timelines, Snapchat Turns Down Facebook Acquisition and Pinterest Launches Its First API. 

The week’s news quick hits: Quora Adds Analytics for Contributors, MySpace Announces Layoffs, Vine Comes to Windows Phone, LinkedIn Fully Integrates Pulse, Amazon Adds Facebook Integration, Spotify Makes Social TV Play with Bravo, Twitter Expands Self-Serve Advertising and Facebook Updates Scheduling Posts.

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This Week in Social (Week of November 11)

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: YouTube’s Google+ Comments Ignite Controversy, Twitter Launches Custom Timelines, Snapchat Turns Down Facebook Acquisition and Pinterest Launches Its First API.

The week’s news quick hits: Quora Adds Analytics for Contributors, MySpace Announces Layoffs, Vine Comes to Windows Phone, LinkedIn Fully Integrates Pulse, Amazon Adds Facebook Integration, Spotify Makes Social TV Play with Bravo, Twitter Expands Self-Serve Advertising and Facebook Updates Scheduling Posts

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This Week in Social (Week of October 7)

 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: Nielsen Introduces Twitter TV Ratings, Twitter Focuses on Mobile on Homepage, Facebook Streamlines Ad Creation Process, Facebook Rolls Out New Page Insights and Facebook Removes Timeline Lookup Privacy Setting.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Expands Social TV Reports to Overseas Broadcasters, Twitter Launches Update for Windows Phone, Flickr for iOS Gets Auto-Upload Feature, Twitter and Comcast Launch ‘See It’ Feature, Instagram Updates iOS and Android Apps and Foursquare Updates with Real-Time Recommendations.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 45

Halloween is here as is Episode 45 of Brave Ad World.

On this week's episode, Kevin and I discuss: President Barack Obama Joins Tumblr, Occupy Wall Street Goes Digital, Klout’s Influence Algorithm Changes and Google+ Launches a Slew of New Features.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Missouri Changes Student/Teacher Facebook Law, Netflix Continues to Decline, Amazon Stock Drops, Zynga’s IPO Gets a Date, Conde Nast Sees Big Return from Apple’s Newsstand, Tango (Not Skype) Debuts on Windows Phones for Video Calling, Redbox Raises DVD Prices, The Guardian Launches a Twitter-Based Search Bot and YouTube Launching Celebrity Channels.

It's been a week filled with politics, controversy and platform changes. Check it out on iTunes or in the podcast section to add it to your preferred podcast player.

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Have a great week!