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This week’s headlines: Instagram Launches Stories Search and Archive, Twitter Now Has Direct Message Ads, Pinterest Improves Food Search Capabilities, Google Takes Aim at Last-Click Attribution, Instagram Testing Direct Response Ads in Stories, Pinterest Rolls Out Auto-Play Video and Google Chrome Coming with Ad Blocking Technology.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Order Food Button, Facebook Watch and Scroll Videos Rollout on Desktop and Mobile, YouTube Ads Can Now Include Location Info, Facebook Launches Audience Direct for Video Campaigns on Publisher Sites, Snapchat Launches Custom Stories for Collaboration with Friends, Facebook Launches New Live Features, Google Enables AMP for Ads, Facebook Tests Carousel of Stories from Multiple News Outlets, Instagram Allows Link Sharing in Direct Messaging, Foursquare Powers Location Tagging in Reddit Posts, Twitter Tests Reminder Button for Live Video Streams, Vimeo Gets Cards and End Screens and Skype Gets Snapchat-Inspired Update.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Tests Local Feature Called Nearby, Facebook Launches ‘Donate’ Button and Facebook Launches Video Ads. 

The week’s news quick hits: Yammer Adds Tool for Non-Users, Promoted Accounts Go Mobile, Facebook Acquires Sports Stream, YouTube Unveils Roku App, Vine Offers Vanity URLs, Facebook Updates Page Insights with Real-Time Data and Foursquare Gets Another Round of Funding.

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This week’s headlines: Google Tests +Post Ads, Twitter Developing ‘Log Out’ Version for Developing Markets, Twitter Allows Users to Send Pics in DMs and Instagram Launches Instagram Direct.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Tests ‘Sympathize’ Button, Facebook Unrolls Auto-Play for Natively Uploaded Videos, Twitter Allows Advertisers to Schedule Tweets One Year in Advance, Facebook Hires AI Expert, Twitter Forms Partnership to Improve Location in Tweets, Facebook Delays News Feed Redesign, Updated Facebook Buttons Now Available for All Pages, Twitter Expands Keyword Targeting, Facebook Joining S&P 500 and Live YouTube Streaming Available to All Users.