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Host: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert)

This week’s headlines: Google Tracks Location Even if Location Services are Off, Facebook Removes Targeting Options, Facebook Removes Security App from App Store and Facebook Assigns User Reputation Scores.

The week’s news quick hits: Amazon Adds Video Ads to Search Results, Facebook Lets Direct Response Advertisers Turn Static Visuals into Videos, Google Launches Political Ad Library, Amazon May Buy Theater Chain, Netflix Tests Ads, Twitch Prime Sunsetting Ad-Free Viewing, Facebook Removes Accounts Linked to Misinformation, Report Shows Android Operating System Sending Information to Google 14 Times Per Hour and Google Removes Iran-Linked YouTube Channels.

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Episode 294

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Revisits Approach to Auto-Play Videos with Sound, Pandora Rewards Users for Viewing Ads, Facebook Gives Ad Targeting More Human Oversight and Facebook Allows Targeting for Store Visits.

The week’s news quick hits: Airbnb Lets Users Book Tables, Pinterest Makes Pin Collective Self Serve, Spotify Launches Ad Studio, Twitter Launches Popular Articles and Instagram Adds Stickers to Live Broadcasts.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Announces New Data Inaccuracies, Instagram Launches Several New Features for the Holidays, Facebook Launches New Live Features for Verified Users, Snapchat Launches Filter Games, Snapchat Using Machine Learning for Ad Targeting and Twitter and Periscope Launch 360-Degree Live Video Streaming.

The week’s news quick hits: Vine’s Back as Camera App, Messenger Gets Group Video Chat, Twitter Search Now Sorted by Relevance, Snap Inc. Acquires Flite, Snapchat Partners with Disney-ABC for Original Series, Twitter Tests Breaking News Push Notifications, Facebook Launches Live Audio, Twitter Reports Ad Metric Error and Snap Inc. Acquires Augmented Reality Startup.

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Launches New Video Channel, Twitter’s Favorite Button is No More, Facebook Continued Momentum in Q3 and Facebook Helps Marketers Target Users Nearby.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Rolls Out Ad Objectives and Facebook Ad Manager Integration, Snapchat Rolls Out First Sponsored Lens, Facebook Relaxes Real Name Policy, Pinterest Buyable Pins Coming to Android, Facebook Launching News App Called Notify and Facebook Lets Users Share Music Stories.

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This week’s headlines: Pinterest Planning New Ad Unit, Facebook Has 2 Million Advertisers and Twitter Expands Program to Get Rid of Trolls.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Reaches Mobile Payments Deal, European Privacy Group Says Facebook’s Updated Terms are Against the Law, Facebook Provides More Ad Targeting Groups, Reddit Places New Restrictions on Explicit Content and Twitter Releases First Wordpress Plugin.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates Graph Search and Brings It to Mobile, Twitter Allows Ad Targeting for App Installs, Facebook Rolls Out New Tools for Brands and Publishers and Instagram Reaches 300 Million Users.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Warns Users of Copywritten Material, Tumblr Launches Discovery Dashboard, Google Updates Hangouts App, YouTube Offers Contracts for Content, LinkedIn Updates Its Homepage and Vine Adds Double-Tap to Like.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Addresses Privacy Concerns for Home, Foursquare Launches Version 6.0, Facebook Expands Ad Targeting Capabilities and LinkedIn Acquires Pulse.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Evernote Launches New Productivity Features, Vine Introduces Trends, GM Comes Back to Facebook with Ad Campaign, Tumblr  Shuts Down Storyboard, LinkedIn Upgrades Recruiter Platform, Google Places Dashboard is Upgraded, Twitter Confirms We Are Hunted Acquisition and Facebook Adds Emoticons.