Episode 285

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Restricting Reach of Link Over-Sharers, Snapchat Launches New Features Including Links and Facebook Testing Group Video Chat.

The week’s news quick hits: Apple News Relaxing Ad Tech Restrictions, Facebook Testing Descriptions in Page Cover Images, Facebook’s Find WiFi Feature Expands Globally, Facebook Announces Two New Shows, Instagram Stories Get Photo and Video Replies, Venmo Testing Physical Payment Card and Google Launches Native Ads for AdSense Publishers.

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Episode 251

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Changes Name to Snap and Sets Vision for the Future, Facebook Updates Canvas, Facebook at Work is Coming, Twitter Moments Can Be Created by All and YouTube Hires Music Executive.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Messenger Now Optional Destination in Facebook Ads, YouTube Launches Heroes Program, Snapchat Announces New User Numbers, Facebook Has 4 Million Advertisers, Twitter Launches Website Conversion Metric, Houseparty Closes in on One Million Users, Periscope Launches VIP Program and Facebook Testing Product Tagging in Page Posts.

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Episode 241

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Ads API, Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn, Apple Announces New Operating System Features at WWDC, Facebook Launches Updates for Local Awareness Ads, YouTube Gives New Tools for Businesses to Make Videos, Facebook Launches Creative Hub and Snapchat and Oracle Partner in Measurement Deal.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Introduces Direct Response CTAs, Android Users Can Now Send SMS Using Facebook Messenger, Pinterest Introduces Ad Retargeting, Twitter Allows for Targeting by Emoji, Twitter Gets Dedicated Periscope Button, Twitter Invests in SoundCloud, Facebook Expands Suicide-Prevention Tools, Meerkat Launches New App, Imgur Allows for Video Advertising, Snapchat Launching Its Own Online Magazine and Facebook Messenger Gets Reorganized. 

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Episode 228

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Brings Oscars Live Story Online, Live Video Emphasized in Facebook News Feeds and Meerkat Pivots Away from Live-Streaming.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Updates Moments App to Include Video, Snapchat Hires Key Facebook Mobile Advertising Leader, LinkedIn Offers Stronger Business Targeting and Spotify Integration Comes to Messenger.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Now Has Longer and Skippable Pre-Roll Ads, Facebook’s Mobile Ad Network is Expanding, Facebook on the Verge of Launching Like Button Replacement, Facebook Continues Making Money in 2015 Q4 Earnings and Facebook Launches Live Video.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Undergoes Big Executive Shakeup, Spotify Video Support is Here and UberRUSH Doing Same Day Delivery for Retailers.

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Episode 206

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches Event Live Streams, Facebook Giving Page Managers More Options to Message Fans, Video Streaming Comes to Facebook and Instagram Launches Ads API Partner Program.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Buy and Sell Button, Facebook Tweaks News Feed for Serial Hiders, Reddit Makes Updates to Content Policy and Twitter Expanding Launch of Buy Buttons.

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

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Brings Back Stickers, Google+ Launches Collections Feature, Google Updates AdWords for the Mobile and Meerkat Introduces Developer API.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook to Soon Start Hosting Publisher Content, Snapchat Discover Allows Users to Share Stories, Anthony Noto Takes Over as Twitter CMO, Facebook and IBM Team Up and Facebook Updates Native Ad Templates.

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