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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 253

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Stories Playlists and Alters Discover’s Prominence, Pinterest Launches Retargeting Options, Facebook Updates Instant Article Advertising Options and Periscope Launches Periscope Producer.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Workplace Launches, Flipboard Launches Storyboard Ad Unit, LinkedIn Gives Users More Control Over Their Feeds, Facebook Testing Ads in Groups, Vine Adds Soundboard Feature and Pinterest Reaches 150 Million Users.

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Episode 187

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Tests Instant Timeline, Twitter Selling Ads on Flipboard and Yahoo Japan, Google to Display Tweets in Search Results Again, LinkedIn Wraps Up Big Quarter and Twitter’s Q4 Earnings Don’t Impress Wall Street.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Uses Real People to Optimize News Feeds, WhatsApp Launches Voice Calls in India, YouTube Testing Videos with Multiple Angles, Twitter Opens R&D Center in India and Instagram Adds Looping Videos.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Rolls Out More Video Features for Pages, Twitter Acquires ZipDial, Snapchat Unveils Its Media Platform, Pinterest Acquires Kosei and Tumblr Launches Creatrs Network.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Feature to Turn Audio Messages to Text, Facebook Flags False Stories as Hoaxes, Flipboard Launches Promoted Items and WhatsApp Launches Desktop Version.

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This week’s headlines: YouTube Plans to Pay Creators, Twitter Overhauls iOS Mobile Profiles, Facebook Emphasizes Fresh Content in Latest Algorithm Update, Pinterest Announces New Ad Targeting Features and Facebook Prepares for Atlas Rollout.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Adds New Personalization Features to App Settings Page, Flipboard Tests Video Ads, Twitter Upgrades Tailored Audiences, Facebook Adds New Tools for Developers, Facebook Launches Media Resource, Facebook Tests Better Targeting for Boosted Posts, MoPub and Juice Mobile Announce Partnership, Twitter Testing Poll Cards, Users Can Add Items to Amazon Wish Lists via Hashtag and Hyperlapse Supports Front-Facing Cameras.

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

This week’s headlines: The New Foursquare App Launches, Twitter Introduces Objective-Based Campaigns, Facebook Bans Like-Gating, Twitter Launches Promoted Videos Beta and Facebook Launches Conversion Tracking Tool for Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Starts Initial Flock to Unlock Campaign, YouTube Acquires Directr, Gmail Makes Unsubscribing Easier, Pinterest Launches Messaging Feature, Square Launches Appointments, Flipboard Launching Video Ads and Yahoo Launching Self-Serve Ad Buying Platform.

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This week’s headlines: LinkedIn Sponsored Updates on Users’ Feeds, Twitter Expands TV Targeting to All National Advertisers, Flipboard Launches Web Version, Facebook Reports Strong Growth in Q2 Earnings and Zynga Abandons Real-Money Gambling Games in the U.S.

The week’s news quick hits: Netflix Boasts Subscriber Growth, YouTube Launches Embeddable Subscribe Button, Report Finds Facebook Dominates Social TV, Foursquare Expands Self-Serve Ad Platform, Google Launches Chromecast, Twitter Caught Attributing Fake Tweets to Users and Google Will Close Google+ Local for iOS in August.