Episode 281

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This week’s headlines: Sponsored World Lenses are Here, Instagram Adds Selfie Filters and Google I/O Doesn’t Skimp on Announcements.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Curbing Live Videos that Aren’t Live, Bing Highlighting Bots in Search Results, Biz Stone is Back with Twitter, Promoted Pins Tie into Pinterest Lens, Facebook Comes Forward with Measurement Error, You Won’t Believe What Facebook’s Doing with Click-Bait Posts, Facebook Integrates App Notifications and Twitter Adds Your Data Section.

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Episode 232

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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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This week’s headlines: Instagram Makes Photos Higher Def, GIFs Get More Prominence in Messenger, Meerkat Launches Cameo and Facebook Gives Users Greater News Feed Control.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Launches More Granular Demographic Targeting Called Personas, Facebook Testing Floating Video, Twitter Asks Users to Share Their Birthdays, Facebook Updates CPC Actions, Pinterest Launches Engagement Campaigns for Promoted Pins and Twitter Adding Video to Mobile App Ads.

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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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This week’s headlines: Pinterest Planning New Ad Unit, Facebook Has 2 Million Advertisers and Twitter Expands Program to Get Rid of Trolls.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Reaches Mobile Payments Deal, European Privacy Group Says Facebook’s Updated Terms are Against the Law, Facebook Provides More Ad Targeting Groups, Reddit Places New Restrictions on Explicit Content and Twitter Releases First Wordpress Plugin.

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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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This week’s headlines: YouTube Plans to Pay Creators, Twitter Overhauls iOS Mobile Profiles, Facebook Emphasizes Fresh Content in Latest Algorithm Update, Pinterest Announces New Ad Targeting Features and Facebook Prepares for Atlas Rollout.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Adds New Personalization Features to App Settings Page, Flipboard Tests Video Ads, Twitter Upgrades Tailored Audiences, Facebook Adds New Tools for Developers, Facebook Launches Media Resource, Facebook Tests Better Targeting for Boosted Posts, MoPub and Juice Mobile Announce Partnership, Twitter Testing Poll Cards, Users Can Add Items to Amazon Wish Lists via Hashtag and Hyperlapse Supports Front-Facing Cameras.

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Episode 161

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Works to Patent Technology to Allow Kids on the Network, Apple Products Evolve at this Year's WWDC, Facebook Starts Big Push with Small Businesses Tour, LinkedIn Adds More Premium Features for Users and Pinterest Testing Self-Serve Ad Platform.

The week’s news quick hits: Google+ Stories Come to iOS, Lookalike Audience Targeting Comes to Facebook Ads Manager, Instagram Adds More Editing Features, Facebook Rolling Out Pages Redesign, Bitly Launches Bitly Certified Partner Program and Video Views Objective Added to Facebook's Advertising Platforms.

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This week’s headlines: Pinterest Launches First Promoted Pins Campaigns, Twitter Rolls Out Mute Button, Yelp Launches Reservation Tool and Foursquare Launches Swarm.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Removes Poke and Camera from App Store, Facebook Considering New Sales Office in China, Facebook Tests Context Cards, Google Glass Gets Foursquare and Pinterest Valued at $5 Billion.

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Hosts: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert) and Kevin Dugan (www.twitter.com/prblog)

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Business Manager Software, WhatsApp Addresses Privacy Fears and Pinterest Ad Prices Get More Specific.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Services Hit with Outage, Vimeo Acquires Cameo and Facebook Increases Mobile Ad Share.

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