Episode 248

August 08, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Interstitials Come to Facebook Live, Google AMP Pages Get More Prominence in Search Results, Instagram Launches Stories to Combat Snapchat, Facebook Pages Get New Layout and Capabilities and Facebook Algorithm Cuts Back on Clickbait.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Ads Manger Getting New Features, LinkedIn Launches Videos for Influencers, Snapchat Rolls Out Geostickers, Snapchat and NFL Expand Discover Plans, Twitter Adds Tweet to Unlock to Conversational Ads and Native Video Player Coming to Pinterest.

Episode 246

July 25, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches App Event Optimization, Twitter Opens Up Verification Process to All and Snapchat Launches “Log in with Snapchat” Button.

The week’s news quick hits: Periscope Launches Editors' Picks Channel, Facebook Opens Up Audience Restrictions for Live, Snapchat Patents Image Recognition Targeting, Snapchat Integrates Bitmoji, Tumblr Placing Ads through Facebook Audience Network, NBA Announces Two New Live Shows for Twitter, Facebook Messenger has 1 Billion Monthly Active Users, Facebook Live Goes Full-Screen, Periscope Launches New Features, YouTube TrueView Ads Go Mobile, Google AMP Gets Ad Support and Tinder Launches Tinder Social.

Episode 229

March 14, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Facebook Atlas Gets Major Update for Measurement, Pinterest Opens Self-Serve Ad Platform to All and Facebook Acquires MSQRD.

The week’s news quick hits: Publishers May Be Able to Distribute Stories via Facebook Messenger, Twitter Prioritizing App Pages on Mobile Web, Facebook Lite has 100 Million Users and Facebook Updates Lead-Gen Ads.

Episode 225

February 15, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Users Protest for Algorithmic Feed on Twitter, Twitter Launches First View Ads, Twitter Reports Disappointing Earnings, Facebook to Start Automatically Captioning Videos and Instagram to Start Reporting Video View Counts.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Suspends Suspected Extremist Accounts, Instagram Account Switching Rolls Out, Google Launches AMP, Viacom Makes Deal to Sell Snapchat Advertising, Vine Lets Users Edit Posts, Twitter Starts Trust & Safety Council and Facebook Messenger SMS and Multi-Account Support Comes to Android.

Episode 213

October 19, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Pinterest Expands Buyable Pins, Twitter Launches Moments, Google Launches Accelerated Mobile Pages, Facebook Tests Reactions, Facebook Testing New Shopping Section and Facebook Launches Videos Tab.

The week’s news quick hits: Jack Dorsey Named CEO of Twitter, Facebook Releasing Advertiser Outcome Scores, Reddit Launches Upvoted, Facebook Lead Ads Become Available to All Advertisers, Periscope Launches Embeddable On-Air Buttons, Pinterest Customizes Search by Location, Snapchat Shutting Down Its Own Original Content Channel, Pinterest Updating Place Pins and Facebook Updates On This Day Feature to Give Users More Control.