Episode 371

This week’s headlines: Twitter Refreshes Website Look and Feel, YouTube Courts Creators with New Monetization Options and Facebook Gets a Gift from the FTC.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Launches Shoelace, Amazon Offers $10 to Track You Online, Apple Explores Exclusive Rights to Podcasts, Facebook Pitches Libra to Congress, Netflix Affirms a No-Ads Commitment and Facebook Updates Mobile News Feed Ad Restrictions.

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Episode 364

This week’s headlines: It’s Time to Get Ready for Facebook’s Clear History Tool and Google Expands Ad Inventory and Makes Updates to Retail.

The week’s news quick hits: SCOTUS Allows Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed, Google Launches Bumper Machine for Making Six-Second Ads, WhatsApp Closes Massive Surveillance Vulnerability, Twitter Discloses Location Sharing Bug, Twitter Announces New Developer Labs Program, Disney Takes Operational Control Over Hulu, Facebook Live Gets One Strike Policy and Instagram Phases Out Instagram Direct App.

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Episode 333

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 332

This week’s headlines: Infowars Removed from Major Platforms, Snapchat Loses Daily Active Users and Facebook Goes After Snapchat with AR Video Chat Games.

The week’s news quick hits: New Details on Disney’s Streaming Service Emerge, Facebook Starts Testing Dating App Internally, Facebook Working on Data-Sharing Agreements with Banks, Facebook Adds Features to Local Pages, Facebook Third Most Popular Browser, Wide Format Video Pins Roll Out to All Advertisers, HQ Runs Traditional Video Ad, Sponsored Posts on Instagram on the Rise and Spotify Tests Skippable Ads.

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Episode 301

This week’s headlines: Facebook Lets Brands Add Messenger to Websites, Snapchat Earnings Portend Redesign and Twitter’s 280-Character Limit is Officially Here.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Launches Polls, Instagram Works to Improve Disclosures, Apple Pay Cash Rolling Out in iOS Beta, Instagram Lets All Camera Roll Content Get Added to Stories, Twitter Launches Promote Mode for Small Businesses and Twitter Increases Display Name Character Limit.

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Episode 296

This week’s headlines: Tech Firms Work to Appease Publishers, Amazon Launching Its Own Delivery Service and Instagram Stories Can Be Cross-Posted to Facebook.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Takes Steps to Monitor Advertising, Yahoo Reports All Accounts Compromised in 2013 Cyberattack, Instagram Adds New Stickers Functionality Including Polls for Stories, Facebook Testing Additional Information Button for Articles, Google Announces New Hardware and AIM Shutting Down in December.

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Episode 293

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Campus Publisher Stories, Facebook Brings New Ad Options to Instagram Stories and Facebook Expands Bonfire Test.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Opens Checkbook for Original Video Content, Apple News Testing Featured Video Section, Facebook Improves Live API, Facebook Testing Videos for Offline Viewing, Twitter Brings in 35 New Video Content Providers, Instagram Stories Can Be Shared Via Direct Message, Apple Unveils New Products and Pinterest has 200 Million Active Users.

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Episode 283

This week’s headlines: Apple’s WWDC Brings Implications for Marketers and Snap Acquires to Get More Location Aware.

The week’s news quick hits: Click-to-Messenger Ads Come to Instagram, Facebook Live Gets Closed Captions, Facebook Allows Canvas Ads to Pair with Collections and Facebook Gets More Political with Tools for Representatives.

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Episode 273

This week’s headlines: YouTube Takes Steps to Protect Advertisers from Offensive Placements, YouTube Simplifies Ad Metrics, Reddit Launches Profiles, Instagram Expands Shopping Tags to More Businesses and Live Streaming Gets More Competitive.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Launches New Troll-Prevention Tools, Google Launches Hangouts Business Products, Facebook Strikes Deal with MLS to Stream Games, Twitter Updates Gnip Firehose to Provide Like Data, Facebook Explicitly Prohibits Use of Data for Surveillance, YouTube Annotations Editor Shutting Down, Instagram Lets Users Save Live Videos, Instagram Reaches 1 Million Advertisers Milestone, Apple Launches Clips, Facebook Audience Network Can Now Be Leveraged with Header Bidding, Google Maps Users Can Share Their Locations with Others, LinkedIn Rolls Out Trending Storylines, Instagram Testing Offline Mode and Foursquare Analytics Opens Up to More Brands.

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Episode 267

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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