Episode 296

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This week’s headlines: Tech Firms Work to Appease Publishers, Amazon Launching Its Own Delivery Service and Instagram Stories Can Be Cross-Posted to Facebook.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Takes Steps to Monitor Advertising, Yahoo Reports All Accounts Compromised in 2013 Cyberattack, Instagram Adds New Stickers Functionality Including Polls for Stories, Facebook Testing Additional Information Button for Articles, Google Announces New Hardware and AIM Shutting Down in December.

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Episode 292

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This week’s headlines: Instagram and Snapchat See Growth in Teens While Facebook Falters, LinkedIn Launches Native Video, and Facebook and Twitter Compete for Live College Football.

The week’s news quick hits: Medium Ties Claps to Author Payments, Walmart Partners with Google for Google Express, Publisher Logos to Appear Next to Articles on Facebook, Facebook Allowing Subscriptions Through Instant Articles and Snapchat Opens Up Official Stories to Influencers.

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Episode 287

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Gets New User Features and Tools for Advertisers and Facebook Moving to Autoplay Ads with Sound On.

The week’s news quick hits: LinkedIn Gets Native Video Uploads, Amazon Testing Waters for New Messaging App, Google Launching Tailored Content Feed and Paywalls for Facebook Instant Articles are Officially Coming.

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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 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 242

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Instant Articles Get More Brand Friendly, Facebook Expands Canvas to Organic Posts, Twitter Giving Users More Seconds of Video, Tumblr Gets Live Streaming Video, Facebook Brings MSQRD Integration to Facebook Live and YouTube App Gets Live Streaming Capabilities.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Acquires Magic Pony, Instagram Has Half a Billion Users, Twitter Launches Analytics App for Power Users, Twitch Launches Friends Feature, Instagram to Offer Automatic Translations, Pinterest Acquires Shopping App Tote, Facebook Brings Reactions to VR, Uber Expands Upfront Pricing and WhatsApp Delivers 100 Million Calls Per Day. 

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Episode 226

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Expanding Instant Articles to All Publishers, Even More GIFs are Coming to Twitter and Ads May Be Coming to Messenger.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication, Yahoo Phasing Out Seven Digital Magazines, Facebook Updates Video Metrics and Twitter Adds Customer Service Tools to Direct Messages.

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Episode 219

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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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Episode 214

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This week’s headlines: YouTube Launches Paid Tier, Twitter Reaches Out to Developers During Flight Developer Conference and Facebook Overhauls Search.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Launches Conversion Lift Analytics Feature, Facebook Notifying Users When  Governments Access Their Accounts, Facebook Instant Articles Available for All iOS App Users, Google Photos Reaches 100 Million User Milestone, Facebook Testing Topic-Based Feeds and Instagram Launches Boomerang.

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