Episode 299

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Separate Tab for Publisher Content, Twitter Moves Toward MRC Accreditation, Snapchat Allows for Link Sharing from iOS Share Sheet and Instagram Lets Two People Go Live at Once.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Pinterest-Like Sharing Option Called Sets, Twitter Releases Calendar of Safety Policy Changes, Messenger Gets PayPal Payments, Amazon Accepting Takeout Orders, LinkedIn Launches Smart Replies to Help Users Clear Their Inboxes, Gmail Adds New Productivity Tools, Twitter Misreports User Numbers and Amazon Key Launches.

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Episode 282

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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: Snapchat Gears Up for IPO, Snapchat Lets Advertisers Buy Ads Based on Nielsen Digital Rankings, Facebook Updating Trending Topics, Facebook Testing Prominent Ads on Messenger, Explore Tab Makes Debut on Twitter and Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Emphasize Long Videos.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Voice Gets First Update in Five Years, Twitter Launches Vine Archive, Tumblr Adds Stickers and Filters, Instagram Live Stories Rolling Out Globally, Facebook Tests Its Version of Stories, Google Purges Fake News Publishers from Advertising Platform, Facebook Updates Privacy Basics Page, Facebook Supports Physical USB Keys for Authentication and Twitter Joins Instagram.

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Episode 254

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Messenger Testing Conversation Prompts, Snapchat Wants to Stop Revenue Split with Publishers and Facebook Adds More Commerce to Pages.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Lets Users Set Initial View on 360 Photos, Messenger Day Continues Testing in Australia, Lobbies for Facebook Live Being Unrolled and Instagram Stories Now on Explore.

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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.

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