Episode 316

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Updates Algorithm to Emphasize Recency, Snapchat Adds New Features to Snap Map, Facebook Implements Massive Changes in Wake of Controversy and Snapchat Seems to Be Launching Connected Apps.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Expands Local News Initiative to All Countries, Snap Launches Location-Based Advertising Features, HQ Lands First Sponsor, Facebook Removes ‘Interested In’ Ad Targeting, Apple Slates New Shows for Next March, FTC Announces Investigation into Facebook Privacy Practices, Google Acquires Tenor, Turner Sports Launches New Streaming Service, Apple Launches iPad for Students, LinkedIn Brings Video Ads to All Advertisers, Business Chat Shows Up in iOS 11.3 and Snap Has Another Round of Employee Cuts.

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Episode 305

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Weighing Option of Requiring Users to View Ads for 3 Seconds

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Bringing in Content from Accounts Users Don’t Follow, Snapchat Launches Stories Everywhere, Dish Network Combining Data for Addressable Ads on Traditional TV and OTT and Instagram Testing Stories Integration with WhatsApp.

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Episode 304

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Videos Get View Counts, Twitter Comes Out with New Feature for Tweetstorms, Snapchat Opens Up Lens Studio and Facebook Updates Its Approach to Video.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Gives Video Creators New Tools, Facebook Removes the Ticker, Instagram Lets Users Follow Hashtags, Pinterest Giving All Brands Access to Insights Tool and Facebook Lets Brands Add CTA Driving to WhatsApp in Brand Posts.

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Episode 289

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This week’s headlines: Snap Shares Fall as Stock Lockup Lifts, Search Takes Front and Center on Pinterest, Site Speed Emphasized by Facebook and Instagram Stories are a Runaway Success.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Allowing Stories to Be Shared Publicly, Google Chrome for Mobile Getting Ad Blocker, Spotify has 60 Million Subscribers, Snapchat Adds New Features to Self-Serve and Snapchat Launches New Measurement Program.

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Episode 267

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing for Launch of Promoted Animated Masks, Pinterest Rolls Out New Search Product, Snapchat Makes Ad Buying Easier, Facebook Launching Video App, Instagram Testing Multi-Photo Albums and Snap Inc. Files for IPO.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Breaks E-Sports Record, Walmart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping to Compete with Amazon, Apple Breaks iPhone Sales Record, Twitter Testing Video View Counts, Measurement Companies Partner with Facebook, Google Launches Fast-Loading Ads with Cloudflare, Lego Launches Social Network for Kids, Snapcodes Can Be Created for Any Website, Facebook Algorithm Takes Additional Steps to Bury Fake News and Snapchat Lenses May Expand to Work on Landscapes. 

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Episode 249

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Diminishes Ad Blocker Effectiveness While Giving Users More Advertising Control, Twitter Expands Moments, Facebook Upgrades 360-Degree Videos, Twitter Launches Promoted Stickers, Google’s Duo App Takes on Video Chat, Pinterest Launches Promoted Video and Twitter Expands Abuse Controls to All Users .

The week’s news quick hits: Hulu Ending Ad-Supported Free Service for Subscription Model, Instagram Testing Saved Drafts Feature, Facebook Highlights Most Informative Stories in Algorithm Update, Microsoft Acquires Beam, Pinterest Allows Brands to Bid on CPM Campaigns, Instagram Updates Stories with Zoom, Twitter Seeking Live Streaming Deal with Apple TV, Facebook Updates Messenger Bot Response Requirements, Snapchat Acquires Vurb, Instagram Launches Live Events Channel, Facebook Carousel Ads Can Now Include Ten Images and Facebook Launches New App Called Lifestage. 

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Episode 248

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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.

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Episode 243

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Events are Getting Human Curation, Twitter Launches Stickers, LinkedIn Launches Programmatic Buying, Pinterest Adds New Shopping Bag Feature for Online Transactions and Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Gets Another Update.

The week’s news quick hits: Foursquare Location Data Integrating into Twitter, Facebook Testing New Page Layout, Facebook Launches New Slideshow Feature, Facebook Launches New Share and Save Chrome Buttons, Twitter Launches Dashboard App for Small Businesses, Twitter Hires VR Director, Facebook Audience Network Advertisers Can Now Block Ads from Running on Certain Sites, Facebook Rolls Out Fundraising Button for Users and Facebook Gives More Updates on Chatbots. 

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Episode 239

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Business Profiles are Official, Periscope Adds Comment Moderation, Instagram’s Algorithm is Here, Pinterest Changes Pin Button to Save and Twitter Brings User Tweets into Ad Carousels.

The week’s news quick hits: MSQRD Launches Filters for Copa America, Instagram Considering Revenue Sharing Deal with Content Creators, Facebook Adds 100 New Emojis to Messenger, Facebook Messenger May Soon Get End-to-End Encryption, Snapchat has 150 Million Daily Users, Facebook Testing New Font, LinkedIn Gives Premium Insights to Users, LinkedIn Launches ProFinder, 72 New Emojis Announced and Facebook Shutting Down Notify. 

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Episode 237

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This week’s headlines: Twitter to Stop Counting Links and Photos in Character Limit, Google Launches Spaces App, Snapchat Algorithm May Be Coming Soon and Google Announces New Hardware at I/O.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Testing Dedicated Periscope Button on Android, Google to Include Ads in Image Search Results, Tumblr Integrates More GIF Functionality into iOS App, Twitter Beta Testing Ads in Third-Party Apps, Facebook Opens Audience Network for Video Ads, Facebook Testing News Feed Categories and Reddit Posts Can Now Be Embedded.

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