Episode 260

December 12, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Facebook Working on Snapchat Discover Competitive Feature, Amazon Launches Amazon Go, Instagram Changes Up Comments Features and Facebook Continues to Copy Snapchat Features.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Spectacles Get Prescription Lenses, Twitter Acquires Yes, Snap Looks to Be Making Gaming Hires, Periscope Allows for Saving Videos in HD, LinkedIn Offering Conversation Starters in Messaging, Pinterest Shows Proven Pins, Slack and Google Launch Strategic Partnership and Microsoft Closes LinkedIn Acquisition.

Episode 249

August 22, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Facebook Diminishes Ad Blocker Effectiveness While Giving Users More Advertising Control, Twitter Expands Moments, Facebook Upgrades 360-Degree Videos, Twitter Launches Promoted Stickers, Google’s Duo App Takes on Video Chat, Pinterest Launches Promoted Video and Twitter Expands Abuse Controls to All Users .

The week’s news quick hits: Hulu Ending Ad-Supported Free Service for Subscription Model, Instagram Testing Saved Drafts Feature, Facebook Highlights Most Informative Stories in Algorithm Update, Microsoft Acquires Beam, Pinterest Allows Brands to Bid on CPM Campaigns, Instagram Updates Stories with Zoom, Twitter Seeking Live Streaming Deal with Apple TV, Facebook Updates Messenger Bot Response Requirements, Snapchat Acquires Vurb, Instagram Launches Live Events Channel, Facebook Carousel Ads Can Now Include Ten Images and Facebook Launches New App Called Lifestage.

Episode 241

June 20, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

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.

Episode 193

April 20, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: LinkedIn Launches Employee Advocacy Platform Called Elevate, Foursquare Launches Pinpoint and Twitter Launches New Homepage.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter to Cut Off Firehose Access for Third-Parties, Instagram Allows Advertisers to Link to Product Pages, Snapchat Stops Selling Brand Stories, Indian Companies Discontinue Internet.org Involvement, Spotify to Allow for Ad Targeting by Mood and Activity, Microsoft and Yahoo form New Search Deal and Tumblr Launches Sponsored Day Ad Product.

Episode 138

November 11, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: IBM Files Patent Dispute with Twitter, Google Launches Helpouts, Google+ Gets Restricted Communities, i.TV Acquires GetGlue and Twitter Goes Public.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Raises Share Price Ahead of IPO, Microsoft Renews Searchable Tweets Deal with Twitter, Google+ Photos to Display from Callers on Android Devices, Instagram CEO Touts Ad Rollout, Facebook Updates ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ Buttons, Google+ Comments Come to YouTube, Groupon Acquires Ticket Monster and Facebook Tests Star Ratings on Brand Pages.

Episode 130

September 09, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates User Privacy Documentation, Path Adds ‘Inner Circle’ and Private Sharing Features, LinkedIn to Sell $1 Billion in Stock, Twitter Laying Groundwork for IPO, Instagram Acquires Luma, Facebook Gifts Shifts to Gift Cards, Facebook Removes Third-Party App Requirement for Promotions, Twitter Acquires Trendrr and Tech Companies Eying Foursquare for Strategic Investments.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Trending Section in News Feed, Facebook Delays Video Ads Launch, LinkedIn Phases Out Company Pages, Viggle Launches Audience Network, Facebook to Pay Users in Sponsored Stories Settlement, Yahoo Notifies Users of Username Wishlist, Feedly Launches Pro Version for All Users, Twitter Simplifies Reporting Abuse, Twitter Updates Conversation Views and Foursquare Launches Proactive Recommendation Feature.

Episode 105

March 04, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Takes Steps Toward Revenue Model, Google+ Launches Social Sign-in, Facebook Delivers Ads Based on Offline Shopping and Facebook Buys Atlas Ad Suite.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook Updates iOS App with Free Calling, YouTube App Code Shows Paid Channels are Close, App.net Launches Free Membership, Instagram Surpasses 100 Millon Active Users, Yelp App Shows Users Where Friends are Checked-In, Groupon CEO Fired, Yelp’s Mobile App Gets Display Advertising and Viddy Updates to Compete with Vine.

Episode 97

January 05, 2013 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

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.