Episode 257

This week’s headlines: Facebook Begins Monetizing Messenger, Snapchat Update Introduces World Lenses, Facebook Launches Snapchat Clone in Brazil and Instagram Adds New Features to Stories.

The week’s news quick hits: WhatsApp Adds GIF Support, Facebook Testing Jobs Tab for Pages, Pinterest Gives More Measurement Platforms API Access, Alphabet X Cuts Back on Project Wing, Pinterest Adds Checkmarks to Completed Projects and Periscope Adds New Engagement Features.

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Episode 245

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 237

This week’s headlines: Twitter to Stop Counting Links and Photos in Character Limit, Google Launches Spaces App, Snapchat Algorithm May Be Coming Soon and Google Announces New Hardware at I/O.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Testing Dedicated Periscope Button on Android, Google to Include Ads in Image Search Results, Tumblr Integrates More GIF Functionality into iOS App, Twitter Beta Testing Ads in Third-Party Apps, Facebook Opens Audience Network for Video Ads, Facebook Testing News Feed Categories and Reddit Posts Can Now Be Embedded.

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Episode 224

This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Tweak What is on Top of User Feeds, Twitter Embraces Non-Users, Instagram Launches Minute-Long Video Ads and Facebook Continues Push for Messenger and Brands.

The week’s news quick hits: WhatsApp has 1 Billion Users, Instagram Unveils Account Switching for Some iOS Users, Twitter Testing GIF Button and LinkedIn Shutting Down Ad Network.

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Episode 202

This week’s headlines: Instagram Makes Photos Higher Def, GIFs Get More Prominence in Messenger, Meerkat Launches Cameo and Facebook Gives Users Greater News Feed Control.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Launches More Granular Demographic Targeting Called Personas, Facebook Testing Floating Video, Twitter Asks Users to Share Their Birthdays, Facebook Updates CPC Actions, Pinterest Launches Engagement Campaigns for Promoted Pins and Twitter Adding Video to Mobile App Ads.

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Episode 199

This week’s headlines: GIFs Come to Facebook, Pew Research Finds Facebook is Primary Political News Source for Millennials, Instagram Adding CTA Buttons to Ads and Pinterest Launching Buyable Pins.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Sets Up Encryption for Notification Emails, Foursquare Users Soon Able to Order Rides from Uber, Facebook Working on Tool to Help Community Managers Respond, SoundHound Launches Hound Personal Assistant App, Ello Launches ‘Love’ Button, Swarm Allows Users to Message Friends of Friends and Facebook Launches Facebook Lite.

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Episode 145

This week’s headlines: Court Gives Bloggers First Amendment Protection, Facebook Deemphasizes Text-Based Updates for Brands, Facebook Tests Mobile Ad Network, Pinterest Introduces Recipe Finder Based on Ingredients and Twitter Launches Card Analytics. 

The week’s news quick hits: Pinterest Lays Groundwork for German Office, Yahoo Most Trafficked Website in December 2013, Instagram Fastest Growing Social Network, Hackers Point Out Snapchat's Lingering Security Issues and Pinterest Supports GIFs.

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