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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Changes Name to Snap and Sets Vision for the Future, Facebook Updates Canvas, Facebook at Work is Coming, Twitter Moments Can Be Created by All and YouTube Hires Music Executive.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Messenger Now Optional Destination in Facebook Ads, YouTube Launches Heroes Program, Snapchat Announces New User Numbers, Facebook Has 4 Million Advertisers, Twitter Launches Website Conversion Metric, Houseparty Closes in on One Million Users, Periscope Launches VIP Program and Facebook Testing Product Tagging in Page Posts.

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Episode 245

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Ephemeral Messaging for Messenger and Twitter Opens Up Gnip’s Audience API.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Live Streaming National Conventions and Bloomberg Television, Twitter Increases Supported GIF Size, Sponsored Locations Coming to Pokemon Go, Facebook Messenger Gets 3D Touch Support on iOS and Line Has Biggest Tech IPO of the Year. 

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Episode 241

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Ads API, Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn, Apple Announces New Operating System Features at WWDC, Facebook Launches Updates for Local Awareness Ads, YouTube Gives New Tools for Businesses to Make Videos, Facebook Launches Creative Hub and Snapchat and Oracle Partner in Measurement Deal.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Introduces Direct Response CTAs, Android Users Can Now Send SMS Using Facebook Messenger, Pinterest Introduces Ad Retargeting, Twitter Allows for Targeting by Emoji, Twitter Gets Dedicated Periscope Button, Twitter Invests in SoundCloud, Facebook Expands Suicide-Prevention Tools, Meerkat Launches New App, Imgur Allows for Video Advertising, Snapchat Launching Its Own Online Magazine and Facebook Messenger Gets Reorganized. 

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Episode 239

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Business Profiles are Official, Periscope Adds Comment Moderation, Instagram’s Algorithm is Here, Pinterest Changes Pin Button to Save and Twitter Brings User Tweets into Ad Carousels.

The week’s news quick hits: MSQRD Launches Filters for Copa America, Instagram Considering Revenue Sharing Deal with Content Creators, Facebook Adds 100 New Emojis to Messenger, Facebook Messenger May Soon Get End-to-End Encryption, Snapchat has 150 Million Daily Users, Facebook Testing New Font, LinkedIn Gives Premium Insights to Users, LinkedIn Launches ProFinder, 72 New Emojis Announced and Facebook Shutting Down Notify. 

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Episode 231

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This week’s headlines: Video Ads Closer to Becoming a Reality on Pinterest, Instagram Updates Website with Notifications, Twitter Testing Stickers, Google Building Livestreaming App, Instagram Allows for 60-second Videos, Pinterest Launches How-To Pins and Snapchat Launches Chat 2.0.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Photos Gets Smart Albums, Facebook Alerting Users Being Mimicked, Snapchat Launches Video Captions, Snapchat Acquires Bitstrips, Twitter Adds Ability to Add Alternative Text to Images, Tumblr Brings Back Replies, Facebook Messenger Shows Signs of Offering In-Store Purchase Services, Snapchat Updates Privacy Policy, Chatbots Coming to Skype and Twitter Launches Universal Website Conversion Tagging.

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Episode 228

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Brings Oscars Live Story Online, Live Video Emphasized in Facebook News Feeds and Meerkat Pivots Away from Live-Streaming.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Updates Moments App to Include Video, Snapchat Hires Key Facebook Mobile Advertising Leader, LinkedIn Offers Stronger Business Targeting and Spotify Integration Comes to Messenger.

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Building Ads API, Twitter Launches Conversational Ads, Twitter Laying Groundwork for Longer Tweets and Instagram Expanding Spotlight.

The week’s news quick hits: Yahoo Shuts Down Yahoo Screen, Snapchat Closing Lens Store, Facebook Shutting Down LiveRail, Jelly is Coming Back, Facebook Messenger Hits 800 Million Users and Yahoo Planning Layoffs.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Shuts Down Creative Labs, Facebook Updates Customer Communication Tools on Pages, Twitter Testing New Timeline and Twitter Targeting Ads to Users Not Logged In.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Uncropping Images on Web Version Timelines, Pinterest Makes New Acquisitions, Tumblr Allows Users to Send Posts in Messages and Facebook Updates Instant Articles Policies for Publishers. 

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

This week’s headlines: Google+ Rolls Out Redesign, Instagram Testing Multi-Account Support, LinkedIn Updates Mobile App, Snapchat Introduces Deep Linking and Facebook Testing Live Video for All Users.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Sells Lenses, Facebook Allows Google to Index its App, Facebook Testing New Donate Button, Facebook Allows Targeting of Holiday Shoppers, Facebook Messenger Gets Website Plug-in, Google Testing Ads to Stream Apps and Facebook Testing Selling Concert Tickets on Event Pages.

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