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 219

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 186

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

This week’s headlines: Twitter Rolls Out ‘While You Were Away’ Feature, Facebook Rolls Out Facebook Lite to More Countries, Twitter Launches Video and Messaging Features, Facebook Reports Q4 Earnings and Facebook Launches Place Tips.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Rolls Out Discover, YouTube Player Defaults to HTML5, Pinterest Updates Search Algorithm to Appeal to More Men, Facebook Measures Lift for When Users See an Ad and Vine Introduces Vine Kids.

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