Episode 233

April 25, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: F8 Shows Facebook’s Vision for Its Future, Facebook Launching Live-Video In-Stream Ads, Instagram Launches Personalized Video Feed, YouTube Launches 360-Degree Live Video Streaming and Pinterest Updates Mobile App for Speed.

The week’s news quick hits: Drawing on Streams Coming to Periscope, Trending Searches Tested in Google Search Bar, Facebook Messenger Testing Sponsored Messages, Vine Launches ‘Watch’ Feature, Twitter Introduces Ad Groups, Shazam Launches Shazam for Brands, Facebook Makes Video Ad Buys More Like Television, Facebook Messenger Rolls Out Group Calling and Facebook Algorithm Cuts Back on Link Bait.

Episode 105

March 04, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Takes Steps Toward Revenue Model, Google+ Launches Social Sign-in, Facebook Delivers Ads Based on Offline Shopping and Facebook Buys Atlas Ad Suite.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook Updates iOS App with Free Calling, YouTube App Code Shows Paid Channels are Close, App.net Launches Free Membership, Instagram Surpasses 100 Millon Active Users, Yelp App Shows Users Where Friends are Checked-In, Groupon CEO Fired, Yelp’s Mobile App Gets Display Advertising and Viddy Updates to Compete with Vine.

Episode 101

February 04, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Twitter Preps for Advertising API Release, Pinterest Tests Redesign, YouTube Launching Premium Channels, Facebook Releases Q4 Report, Twitter Enhances Photos, Videos and Related Tweets and Facebook Rolls Out Gift Cards.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Vine Launches Verified Accounts, Facebook iOS Update Adds Video and Other Features, Facebook Introduces New Way to Discuss Site Policy Changes, Google+ Becomes Second-Largest Social Network, Foursquare Launches App for Businesses, Twitter Goes Down for the Third Time in a Month, LinkedIn Launches Alumni Tool and Path Reaches Settlement with FTC Over Privacy.

Episode 98

January 14, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: 1 in 5 Facebook Ads are Mobile, Bitly Launches New Data APIs and Twitter Humanizes Real-Time Search.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook Page Manager App Unrolls for Android Devices, Facebook Shares Pass $30, LinkedIn Breaks 200 Million User Mark, Google Play Allows Developers to Respond to Reviews and Wikimedia Launches Travel Site.