Episode 289

This week’s headlines: Snap Shares Fall as Stock Lockup Lifts, Search Takes Front and Center on Pinterest, Site Speed Emphasized by Facebook and Instagram Stories are a Runaway Success.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Allowing Stories to Be Shared Publicly, Google Chrome for Mobile Getting Ad Blocker, Spotify has 60 Million Subscribers, Snapchat Adds New Features to Self-Serve and Snapchat Launches New Measurement Program.

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Episode 261

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

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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Episode 250

This week’s headlines: Apple’s iMessage Store Launches, Twitter’s New Character Limit Update Arrives, Snap to Unlock Ads Make Debut and Facebook Admits to Inflated Video View Metrics.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Updates CTA Button, Google Launches New Travel App, Facebook Updates Ads for Retailers, Instagram Launches Comment Moderation Tools for Users, Presidential Debates to be Streamed on Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo Experiences Massive Data Breach and Facebook Encouraging Users to Pay Each Other Back on Messenger. 

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Episode 229

This week’s headlines: Facebook Atlas Gets Major Update for Measurement, Pinterest Opens Self-Serve Ad Platform to All and Facebook Acquires MSQRD.

The week’s news quick hits: Publishers May Be Able to Distribute Stories via Facebook Messenger, Twitter Prioritizing App Pages on Mobile Web, Facebook Lite has 100 Million Users and Facebook Updates Lead-Gen Ads.

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Episode 97

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Updates Privacy Policy, Avis Acquires Zipcar, Google Pushes Google+… Hard, Google+ Launches New Mobile App Features, Twitter and Nielsen Partner to Measure Social TV, Instagram Gets in Hot Water Over New Terms and Facebook Takes Another Stab at Location.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Pinterest Makes First Acquisition, Facebook Adds Voice Messages to Messenger, Courts Uphold Scathing Yelp Review, Microsoft Accuses Google of Restricting YouTube Access for Windows Phones, Social Reader Apps Getting Shut Down, YouTube Launches Video Shooting App, Video Ads Coming to Facebook, Are Foursquare and Apple Working Together?, Twitter Launches Downloadable Tweets, Facebook Pauses Mobile Ad Network, Path Introduces Search Function and Facebook Launches Snapchat Competitor.