Episode 270

This week’s headlines: WhatsApp Launches Disappearing Photos and Videos, Instagram Launches Albums and Facebook Introducing Commercial Breaks Into Video Content.

The week’s news quick hits: Snap Inc. Selling Spectacles Online, Amazon Lowers Free Shipping Minimum, YouTube Introduces Advertising Audits, Twitter Lets Brands Personalize Customer Service, Facebook Rolls Out Updated Emojis, Users Can Add Flags to Facebook Profile Photos and Google Allo is Getting a Desktop App.

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Episode 237

This week’s headlines: Twitter to Stop Counting Links and Photos in Character Limit, Google Launches Spaces App, Snapchat Algorithm May Be Coming Soon and Google Announces New Hardware at I/O.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Testing Dedicated Periscope Button on Android, Google to Include Ads in Image Search Results, Tumblr Integrates More GIF Functionality into iOS App, Twitter Beta Testing Ads in Third-Party Apps, Facebook Opens Audience Network for Video Ads, Facebook Testing News Feed Categories and Reddit Posts Can Now Be Embedded.

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Episode 232

This week’s headlines: Twitter and NFL Partner to Live Stream Games, Facebook Live Available to All , Facebook Launches Update to Help Visually Impaired Picture Photos, Facebook Messenger Gets Major Update and Facebook Users Sharing Less.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Launches Channel Feed, Snapchat Increases Character Limit, Twitter Makes It Easier to Send Tweets Via Direct Message, WhatsApp Implements End-to-End Encryption, Reddit Updates User Blocking, Promoted Pins Expand Globally, Facebook Removes Brand Content Prohibition from Pages and Reddit Launches App. 

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Episode 201

This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates Algorithm to Decide which Videos to Show Users, Facebook Adds Snapchat-Inspired Features and Facebook to Share Ad Revenue with Video Creators.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Adds Video Tab to Page Insights, Facebook Testing Cost-Per-View Video Ads, Buyable Pins Roll Out on iOS, Payments Become Available to All U.S. Messenger Users and Snapchat No Longer Requires Users to Hold Fingers on Screens to View Snaps.

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Episode 192

This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches Scrapbooks to Help Parents Share Photos, Twitter Plans to Put Ads on User Profiles, Facebook Launches New App Called Riff, YouTube Launches More Interactive TrueView Ads, Facebook Messenger Comes to Desktop and LinkedIn Acquires Lynda.com.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Testing 4K Resolution, Facebook Launching Test for Internet-Disseminating Drones this Summer, Vine Improves Video Resolution, Twitter Releases Curator Tool for Media Companies, Facebook Breaching EU Tracking Laws, Facebook Introduces Event Subscribe Button, Instagram Adds New Editing Features, Complaint Filed with FTC Regarding YouTube Kids, YouTube Preps for Subscription Service and Twitter Removes Discover Tab.

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Episode 190

As always, there's a lot going on in the world of digital and social media marketing, and we have it covered on Episode 190 of the Brave Ad World Podcast.

This week’s headlines: Google Breaks Up Google+ Features, Twitter Allows for Embeddable Videos, Pinterest Rolling Out New Pins and Targeting, Instagram Rolls Out Carousel Ad Unit and Facebook Opening Ad Exchange.

The week’s news quick hits: Google to Offer Wireless Service, Google Updates Contacts App, Etsy Files for IPO, Slingshot Launches Explore Feature, Facebook Pages Purging Deactivated Account Likes, Twitter Launches Partner Audience Targeting and Imgur Releases Its First iOS App.

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Episode 182

This week’s headlines: Facebook Removes Bing Search Results, Facebook’s Redesigned Right-Hand Ads Show Potential, Instagram Adds New Filters and Facebook Auto-Enhances Images, Leaked Emails Reveal Snapchat Plans, Vessel Launches to Compete with YouTube and Pinterest Launches Full Rollout of Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Foursquare Launches iPad App, Twitter Introduces New Mobile Targeting Options, Pinterest Allows Users to Edit Multiple Pins, Twitter Updates Digits API, Facebook’s Rooms App Gets Explore Button, Facebook Testing “Sell Something” Button for Groups, Reddit Announces Reddit Notes, Facebook Releases Stickered, Twitter Analytics Come to iOS, Facebook Testing Featured Videos on Pages and Twitter Launches While You Were Away Recap.

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Episode 146

This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches Paper, Pinterest Previews Interest Feature, Facebook's Q4 2013 Shows Strong Mobile Growth and Twitter Launches Search for Media Partners.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter's Android App Update Makes Editing Photos Easier, Tech Companies Reach Agreement with Government on Data Request Disclosures, Twitter Adds Search Filters and Foursquare Allows Users to Order Food in GrubHub Partnership.

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Episode 101

This week’s headlines: Twitter Preps for Advertising API Release, Pinterest Tests Redesign, YouTube Launching Premium Channels, Facebook Releases Q4 Report, Twitter Enhances Photos, Videos and Related Tweets and Facebook Rolls Out Gift Cards.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Vine Launches Verified Accounts, Facebook iOS Update Adds Video and Other Features, Facebook Introduces New Way to Discuss Site Policy Changes, Google+ Becomes Second-Largest Social Network, Foursquare Launches App for Businesses, Twitter Goes Down for the Third Time in a Month, LinkedIn Launches Alumni Tool and Path Reaches Settlement with FTC Over Privacy.