This Week in Social (Week of December 2)

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: Tumblr Launches Sponsored Trending Blog Ads, Facebook Updates Newsfeed Algorithm to Benefit Publishers, Apple Acquires Topsy, Twitter Launching Retargeted Ads and Foursquare Adds Smart Recommendation Notifications.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Launches Unfollow Button, New Jersey Makes Employers Requesting Social Media Passwords Illegal, Datasift Receives Additional Funding, Twitter Relaunches Media Site with TV Section, Twitter Inks Deal with Deutsche Telekom, Google Adds Export Feature for Gmail and Google Calendar and Instagram to Hold Event on December 12.

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Brave Ad World - Episode 132

Another week means another episode of the Brave Ad World Podcast. Get the latest in digital and social media marketing news. 

 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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This Week in Social (Week of September 16)

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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