Episode 294

This week’s headlines: Instagram Revisits Approach to Auto-Play Videos with Sound, Pandora Rewards Users for Viewing Ads, Facebook Gives Ad Targeting More Human Oversight and Facebook Allows Targeting for Store Visits.

The week’s news quick hits: Airbnb Lets Users Book Tables, Pinterest Makes Pin Collective Self Serve, Spotify Launches Ad Studio, Twitter Launches Popular Articles and Instagram Adds Stickers to Live Broadcasts.

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Episode 284

This week’s headlines: Facebook Gets Hollywood Involved in Long-Form Content, Facebook Ads Get Slew of New Updates In Time for Holiday Planning, Snapchat Makes Geofilters Easier to Make and Facebook Messenger Elevates Bots in Discover Tab.

The week’s news quick hits: Tech Companies Partner to Fight Violent Extremism, Messenger Adds Filters to Video Chats, Posts on Google Expands to Local Businesses, YouTube Measurement Program Goes Live, Uber Allows Users to Order Rides for Others, Facebook Hits 2 Billion User Milestone, Google Tests VR Ad Format, Pinterest Rolls Out Security Protections, Pandora Focuses on US Market, Instagram Tests Nested Comments, YouTube’s Uptime Removes Invite-Only Limitation, Instagram Launches Comment Filters, Twitch Allows Live Streaming from Mobile Devices and AMC Launches Commercial-Free Platform.

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Episode 129

This week’s headlines: Twitter Aids Content Discovery with Related Headlines, Instagram Cracks Down on Use of Name, Vine Reaches 40 Million Users, Facebook Embedded Posts Available to All Users, Yahoo in Talks with Foursquare Over Data and Facebook Offers Pages Access to Shutterstock Images.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Brings Big Update to Android App, Google+ Launches Domains API for Business Collaboration, Hacker Obtains Twitter Login Information for 15,000 Accounts, iTunes Radio Launches in September and Pandora Discontinues Mobile Listening Cap.

Episode 120

This week’s headlines: Google Acquires Waze, Apple Launches iTunes Radio, Pandora Buys Radio Station, Hashtags Come to Facebook and The Myspace Relaunch is Here.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Launches Google+ Dashboard, Zuckerberg Addresses Facebook Shareholder Concerns, Tech Companies Aim to Distance Themselves from PRISM, Foursquare and Samsung Create Check-in History Map, Facebook Ends Sponsored Results and Foursquare Starts Charging for Business Registration.