Episode 271

This week’s headlines: Google Removing 30-Second Unskippable Ads, Pinterest Launches Labs, YouTube is Launching TV Streaming Service and Instagram Launches Sponsored Stories.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Users Watch 1 Billion Hours of Content Per Day, Twitter Launches Top Comments for Live Streams, Snap Looking Into Launching a Drone, Periscope Launches Closed Groups, Line Launching Voice Assistant for the Home, Medium Launches Series, Facebook Adds Suicide Prevention Tools to Live, Foursquare Launches Location SDK, Twitter Adds New Safety Filters and Snap Inc. Closes Its First Day of Trading.

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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 166

This week’s headlines: Twitter Upgrades Analytics Dashboard, LinkedIn Acquires Newsle, Google+ Removes Real Name Requirement, Snapchat Introduces Geofilters, Facebook Tests Buy Button and Twitter Acquires Payments Platform.

The week’s news quick hits: Secret Launches Collections and Facebook Friend Integration, Line Files for IPO, Facebook Launches Out-App Purchase Ads, Facebook Ads Manager Goes Mobile and Pinterest Allows Users to Follow their Interests.

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