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This week’s headlines: Facebook Working on Snapchat Discover Competitive Feature, Amazon Launches Amazon Go, Instagram Changes Up Comments Features and Facebook Continues to Copy Snapchat Features.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Spectacles Get Prescription Lenses, Twitter Acquires Yes, Snap Looks to Be Making Gaming Hires, Periscope Allows for Saving Videos in HD, LinkedIn Offering Conversation Starters in Messaging, Pinterest Shows Proven Pins, Slack and Google Launch Strategic Partnership and Microsoft Closes LinkedIn Acquisition. 

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Episode 250

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This week’s headlines: Apple’s iMessage Store Launches, Twitter’s New Character Limit Update Arrives, Snap to Unlock Ads Make Debut and Facebook Admits to Inflated Video View Metrics.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Updates CTA Button, Google Launches New Travel App, Facebook Updates Ads for Retailers, Instagram Launches Comment Moderation Tools for Users, Presidential Debates to be Streamed on Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo Experiences Massive Data Breach and Facebook Encouraging Users to Pay Each Other Back on Messenger. 

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This week’s headlines: Pinterest and Oracle Partner to Measure Offline Sales, Blizzard to Tap Into Facebook Live’s API, Foursquare Bringing Back Check-in Rewards and Snapchat Redesigns Discover for Engagement and Repeat Visitation.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Post Notifications for Friends, Facebook Testing Feature to Post Updates That Don’t Appear on User Timelines, Twitter Launches Panel Option for Advertisers to Gather Insights, Instagram Added as iOS Share Extension, Apple Makes Revenue Updates for its App Store, Facebook 360-Degree Photos are Here and Facebook Allows for Video Responses in Comments.

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This week’s headlines: Student Discovers Facebook Messenger-Based Payment System, Facebook Expands Mobile Audience Network, Snapchat Confirms Ad Rollout and Private Social Networks Called Into Question.

The week’s news quick hits: Yahoo Prepping for $10 Million Investment in Snapchat, Pinterest Launches Pin Picks Co-Marketing Effort with Media Companies, Facebook Working on Anonymous Sharing App, Facebook Introduces Local Awareness Ad Objective, Facebook Closes on WhatsApp Acquisition, Twitter Files Lawsuit to Publish Transparency Report, Google+ Gets Polls, French Bank Allows Money Transfers Using Tweets, Facebook Supports Stickers in Comments, Twitter Launches Audio Cards and Twitpic Shuts Down After All.

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Hosts: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert) and Kevin Dugan (www.twitter.com/prblog)

This week’s headlines: Facebook Ups Ad Frequency Caps, Snapchat Launching Content Service, Vine Allows Users to Upload from Camera Roll, Uber Opens Up Software Platform and Instagram Launches Analytics Tools.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Tests Displaying Tweets Favorited by Others in Timelines, Facebook Testing Stickers in Comments, Twitter Says It Will Remove Images of Deceased, Slideshare Makes Premium Features Free and SoundCloud Launches Advertising.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Web Redesign Resembles Mobile Experience, Facebook Acquires Branch and Potluck, Tumblr Adds Mention Alerts, Twitter Allows Ad Targeting by Email and User ID, and Facebook Launches Trending Topics. 

The week’s news quick hits: Google Updates YouTube Comment Moderation System, Google Acquires Nest, Buffer for Business Gets Google Analytics Integration and Twitter Working with Stripe for Potential Commerce Feature.

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This week’s headlines: YouTube’s Google+ Comments Ignite Controversy, Twitter Launches Custom Timelines, Snapchat Turns Down Facebook Acquisition and Pinterest Launches Its First API. 

The week’s news quick hits: Quora Adds Analytics for Contributors, MySpace Announces Layoffs, Vine Comes to Windows Phone, LinkedIn Fully Integrates Pulse, Amazon Adds Facebook Integration, Spotify Makes Social TV Play with Bravo, Twitter Expands Self-Serve Advertising and Facebook Updates Scheduling Posts.