Episode 281

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This week’s headlines: Sponsored World Lenses are Here, Instagram Adds Selfie Filters and Google I/O Doesn’t Skimp on Announcements.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Curbing Live Videos that Aren’t Live, Bing Highlighting Bots in Search Results, Biz Stone is Back with Twitter, Promoted Pins Tie into Pinterest Lens, Facebook Comes Forward with Measurement Error, You Won’t Believe What Facebook’s Doing with Click-Bait Posts, Facebook Integrates App Notifications and Twitter Adds Your Data Section.

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Episode 193

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This week’s headlines: LinkedIn Launches Employee Advocacy Platform Called Elevate, Foursquare Launches Pinpoint and Twitter Launches New Homepage.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter to Cut Off Firehose Access for Third-Parties, Instagram Allows Advertisers to Link to Product Pages, Snapchat Stops Selling Brand Stories, Indian Companies Discontinue Internet.org Involvement, Spotify to Allow for Ad Targeting by Mood and Activity, Microsoft and Yahoo form New Search Deal and Tumblr Launches Sponsored Day Ad Product.

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Episode 182

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Removes Bing Search Results, Facebook’s Redesigned Right-Hand Ads Show Potential, Instagram Adds New Filters and Facebook Auto-Enhances Images, Leaked Emails Reveal Snapchat Plans, Vessel Launches to Compete with YouTube and Pinterest Launches Full Rollout of Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Foursquare Launches iPad App, Twitter Introduces New Mobile Targeting Options, Pinterest Allows Users to Edit Multiple Pins, Twitter Updates Digits API, Facebook’s Rooms App Gets Explore Button, Facebook Testing “Sell Something” Button for Groups, Reddit Announces Reddit Notes, Facebook Releases Stickered, Twitter Analytics Come to iOS, Facebook Testing Featured Videos on Pages and Twitter Launches While You Were Away Recap.

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Episode 138

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This week’s headlines: IBM Files Patent Dispute with Twitter, Google Launches Helpouts, Google+ Gets Restricted Communities, i.TV Acquires GetGlue and Twitter Goes Public.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Raises Share Price Ahead of IPO, Microsoft Renews Searchable Tweets Deal with Twitter, Google+ Photos to Display from Callers on Android Devices, Instagram CEO Touts Ad Rollout, Facebook Updates ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ Buttons, Google+ Comments Come to YouTube, Groupon Acquires Ticket Monster and Facebook Tests Star Ratings on Brand Pages.

 

Episode 116

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This week’s headlines: Bing Adds Facebook Engagement to Search Results, Twitter Acquires Lucky Sort, Google Launches Google+ Content Recommendation Engine, Google I/O Brings Big Announcements and Yahoo In Talks to Buy Tumblr .

The week’s news quick hits: App.net Opens Free Accounts to Everyone, HTC First to be Discontinued, Twitter Expands Media Partnerships, Pinterest Updates Mobile Apps with Mentions, Reddit Allows Customizable Homepage, Google Glass Gets More Social Apps and Tweets Come to Yahoo Search.

Episode 112

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This week’s headlines: People Flock to Social Media in Wake of Boston Attacks, Twitter Working to Stream TV Content in Tweets, Twitter Introduces Keyword Targeting, Storify Adds New Business Features and Twitter Music is Here.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Bing Adds ‘Pin’ Button to Image Search Results, YouTube for iOS Offers Live Streaming, Chat Heads Come to iOS, LinkedIn Mobile App Update Includes Ad Test and Yahoo Launches New Apps.

Episode 104

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This week’s headlines: LinkedIn Updates Job Search Feature, High-Profile Twitter Accounts are Hacked, Twitter Launches Advertising API and Nielsen Starts Tracking Cord Cutters.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook Threatened with Hacker Attack, Posterous to Shut Down April 30, Bing Upgrades Facebook Photo Search Feature, Pinterest Receives Additional Funding and Facebook Syncs Advertising with Loyalty Programs.

Episode 100

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This week’s headlines: NLRB Raises Questions on Social Media Policy Legality, Facebook Launches Conversion Measurement, Quora Will Host Blogs and Twitter Launches Vine.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Tumblr Allows Users to Share Panoramic Photos, Bing Gets Deeper Facebook Integration, Google+ Makes Push for Enterprise Use and Foursquare Partners with Voice Media Group for Content.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Launches Photo Filters, Pinterest Gets Cozy with Twitter, Flickr Launches Photo Filters and Facebook Changes Privacy Controls.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Bing Expands Snapshot Feature, Facebook Gifts for All, Facebook VP Confirms Instagram Will Be Monetized, Foursquare Updates Venue Pages for Android, Twitter Allows Advertisers to Further Leverage Trending Topics and Twitter Introduces New Keyword Targeting Tools.