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 240

June 13, 2016 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Pinterest and Oracle Partner to Measure Offline Sales, Blizzard to Tap Into Facebook Live’s API, Foursquare Bringing Back Check-in Rewards and Snapchat Redesigns Discover for Engagement and Repeat Visitation.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Post Notifications for Friends, Facebook Testing Feature to Post Updates That Don’t Appear on User Timelines, Twitter Launches Panel Option for Advertisers to Gather Insights, Instagram Added as iOS Share Extension, Apple Makes Revenue Updates for its App Store, Facebook 360-Degree Photos are Here and Facebook Allows for Video Responses in Comments.

Episode 171

September 08, 2014 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

This week’s headlines: Netflix Gives Users Greater Control for Facebook Sharing and Hootsuite Acquires Brightkit.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Updates Sign-up Process, Digg Deeper Integrated with Digg Reader App, Twitpic Shutting Down, Facebook Rolling Out Privacy Checkup and Twitter Rolls Out Minor Updates.