Episode 306

This week’s headlines: Facebook Shutting Down M, Facebook Launching Home Speaker, Data Leak from Snapchat Shows Less Engaged User Base and Facebook Releases News Feed Update to the Detriment of Publishers.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Assistant Coming to Vehicles, Hulu Releases Subscriber Numbers and Fox Sports Going Live on Twitter for World Cup.

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Episode 304

This week’s headlines: Twitter Videos Get View Counts, Twitter Comes Out with New Feature for Tweetstorms, Snapchat Opens Up Lens Studio and Facebook Updates Its Approach to Video.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Gives Video Creators New Tools, Facebook Removes the Ticker, Instagram Lets Users Follow Hashtags, Pinterest Giving All Brands Access to Insights Tool and Facebook Lets Brands Add CTA Driving to WhatsApp in Brand Posts.

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Episode 298

This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires TBH, Facebook Rolls Out Explore Feed and Pinterest Search Ads Available in Ads Manager.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook May Soon Allow for Conversation Insights Mining, Facebook Lets Users Order Food on Site, Nielsen Can Now Measure Netflix Viewing, Twitter Takes Steps to Curb Hate Speech, Twitter Launches Video Website Cards, Facebook Live Allows for Streaming Screen Shares and Amazon Enables Brands to Enhance Product Pages.

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Episode 291

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Crowd Surf, Facebook Allows for More Flexibility in Placing Videos, Facebook Lets Brands Promote Influencer Posts and Reddit Joins the Autoplay Video Game.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Updates News Feed Design, LinkedIn Launches Active Status on User Profiles, Instagram Gets Threaded Comments, Facebook Tests Targeting Based on Store Visits, Google Maps Gets Q&A for Businesses, Instagram Launches New Way to Reply with Photos, Pinterest Adds Pinch and Zoom to Pins and Amazon Spark Launches.

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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 248

This week’s headlines: Interstitials Come to Facebook Live, Google AMP Pages Get More Prominence in Search Results, Instagram Launches Stories to Combat Snapchat, Facebook Pages Get New Layout and Capabilities and Facebook Algorithm Cuts Back on Clickbait.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Ads Manger Getting New Features, LinkedIn Launches Videos for Influencers, Snapchat Rolls Out Geostickers, Snapchat and NFL Expand Discover Plans, Twitter Adds Tweet to Unlock to Conversational Ads and Native Video Player Coming to Pinterest.

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Episode 243

This week’s headlines: Facebook Events are Getting Human Curation, Twitter Launches Stickers, LinkedIn Launches Programmatic Buying, Pinterest Adds New Shopping Bag Feature for Online Transactions and Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Gets Another Update.

The week’s news quick hits: Foursquare Location Data Integrating into Twitter, Facebook Testing New Page Layout, Facebook Launches New Slideshow Feature, Facebook Launches New Share and Save Chrome Buttons, Twitter Launches Dashboard App for Small Businesses, Twitter Hires VR Director, Facebook Audience Network Advertisers Can Now Block Ads from Running on Certain Sites, Facebook Rolls Out Fundraising Button for Users and Facebook Gives More Updates on Chatbots. 

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Episode 238

This week’s headlines: Facebook Releases Continuous Video API and Other Updates for Live, Google Expands Mobile Ads to Maps, Twitter Launches Major Updates to Tweets, Facebook Shutting Down FBX and Expanding Audience Network and Facebook Continues Testing of News Feed Redesign.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Updating Discover Design, Facebook Updates Approach to Trending Topics, Instagram Code Reveals More Information on Business Profiles, Lyft Testing Ride Scheduling, Google Introduces Responsive Format Ads for Display Network, Event Pages Come to YouTube Gaming, Foursquare Launches Restaurant Recommending Chatbot, Snapchat Releases New Stickers to Users, Spotify Allowing Sponsorship of Its Own Playlists and Twitter Cards Now Support Spotify Song Previews.

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Episode 233

This week’s headlines: F8 Shows Facebook’s Vision for Its Future, Facebook Launching Live-Video In-Stream Ads, Instagram Launches Personalized Video Feed, YouTube Launches 360-Degree Live Video Streaming and Pinterest Updates Mobile App for Speed.

The week’s news quick hits: Drawing on Streams Coming to Periscope, Trending Searches Tested in Google Search Bar, Facebook Messenger Testing Sponsored Messages, Vine Launches ‘Watch’ Feature, Twitter Introduces Ad Groups, Shazam Launches Shazam for Brands, Facebook Makes Video Ad Buys More Like Television, Facebook Messenger Rolls Out Group Calling and Facebook Algorithm Cuts Back on Link Bait.

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Episode 224

This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Tweak What is on Top of User Feeds, Twitter Embraces Non-Users, Instagram Launches Minute-Long Video Ads and Facebook Continues Push for Messenger and Brands.

The week’s news quick hits: WhatsApp has 1 Billion Users, Instagram Unveils Account Switching for Some iOS Users, Twitter Testing GIF Button and LinkedIn Shutting Down Ad Network.

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