Episode 285

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Restricting Reach of Link Over-Sharers, Snapchat Launches New Features Including Links and Facebook Testing Group Video Chat.

The week’s news quick hits: Apple News Relaxing Ad Tech Restrictions, Facebook Testing Descriptions in Page Cover Images, Facebook’s Find WiFi Feature Expands Globally, Facebook Announces Two New Shows, Instagram Stories Get Photo and Video Replies, Venmo Testing Physical Payment Card and Google Launches Native Ads for AdSense Publishers.

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Episode 278

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This week’s headlines: Google Gets Into Programmatic TV, Snapchat Continues to Make Ad Buying Easier with Geofilters, Facebook and Google Continue Push Against Fake News and Twitter Shows It Can Grow Its Users.

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Like Button Being Phased Out, LinkedIn Launches Matched Audiences Ad Retargeting Capabilities, LinkedIn Hits Half a Billion Users, Twitch Gives Creators More Ways to Monetize Content, Twitter Planning to Go Live 24/7 in the Future, Facebook Improves Pixel Tracking and Alphabet Reports Strong Earnings.

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Episode 276

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Steps Up Push Against Fake News by Paying Fact Checkers, YouTube Restricts Paid Creators to Those with 10,000 or More Views, Instagram Direct Gets Snapchat-Inspired Upgrade and Snapchat Launches Snap to Store.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Tests Groups Feature on Pages, Google Displays Fact-Checking Tags on Search Results, Facebook Puts CTA Units on Instant Articles, Periscope Lets Brands Create Custom Hearts, Messenger Hits Another User Milestone and Instagram Stories Hits 200 Million Users.

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Episode 272

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Potentially Launching “Spotlight Module,” Facebook Updates How Messenger Bots Work, Facebook Provides Advertisers Cross-Platform Stats in New Dashboard, Twitter Allowing Advertisers to Buy Video Like TV and Facebook Launches Messenger Day.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Rolls Out Fake News Callouts on Posts, Facebook Testing Reactions in Messenger, Twitch Launches Content Feed Called Pulse, Instagram Launches Geostickers, Microsoft Shuts Down Socl, Twitter Adds Analytics to Moments, Pinterest Acquires Jelly and Facebook Launches 360 App.

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Episode 267

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing for Launch of Promoted Animated Masks, Pinterest Rolls Out New Search Product, Snapchat Makes Ad Buying Easier, Facebook Launching Video App, Instagram Testing Multi-Photo Albums and Snap Inc. Files for IPO.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Breaks E-Sports Record, Walmart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping to Compete with Amazon, Apple Breaks iPhone Sales Record, Twitter Testing Video View Counts, Measurement Companies Partner with Facebook, Google Launches Fast-Loading Ads with Cloudflare, Lego Launches Social Network for Kids, Snapcodes Can Be Created for Any Website, Facebook Algorithm Takes Additional Steps to Bury Fake News and Snapchat Lenses May Expand to Work on Landscapes. 

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Episode 261

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Reports More Measurement Discrepancies, Instagram Live Becomes Available to All Users, Snapchat Adds Four New Features, Twitter Adds Periscope Streaming to Core App, Facebook Launching Massive Update to Messenger’s Camera and Facebook Launches Effort to Fight Fake News.

The week’s news quick hits: A Slimmed Down Moments App Comes to Desktop, Facebook Launches Live 360 Videos, Snapchat Inks Slew of New Discover Deals, Flipboard Launches Promoted Roundup Editorial Ad Unit, Facebook Events App Available for Android, Instagram Launches Post Saving Feature, Instagram Reaches 600 Million Users, Facebook Testing Suggestions for M Virtual Assistant, Facebook Notifying Pages to Remove Snapcodes as Page Profile Pictures, Twitch Launches IRL Content Category, Yahoo Hit by Second Security Breach Affecting 1 Billion Users and Amazon Unbundles Prime Video.

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Episode 258

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires CrowdTangle, Snapchat and Foursquare Ink Deal, Pinterest Launches Autoplay Video and Explore Hub, Twitter Implements Moderation Controls and Facebook Updating Measurement.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook and Google Restrict Fake News Sites, Facebook Launches Unified Messages App, Facebook Testing Objective-Based Status Update Feature,  WhatsApp Launches Video Calling, Twitter Monetizes NBA Live Shows, Snap Secretly Files for IPO, Twitter Launches QR Codes for Accounts, Facebook Adds New Custom Audience Targeting Parameters, Atlas Discontinues Serving Ads, Facebook Rolls Out Bot Analytics and Airbnb Launches More Robust Travel Services.

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