Episode 302

This week’s headlines: Snap Launches Immersive New Ad Units, Snapchat Introduces Redesigned App and Pre-Roll Ads in Testing for Facebook Watch.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Recommends Contextual Filters, Twitter Renames Save For Later Feature to Bookmarks, Facebook Informing Users They’ve Followed Russian Propagandists, Instagram Lets Users Edit Images Sent in Direct Messages, Facebook Testing Messenger Broadcast, Facebook Launches Mentorship and Support Tool and YouTube Getting Stories-Like Feature Dubbed Reels.

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Episode 218

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

This week’s headlines: Google+ Rolls Out Redesign, Instagram Testing Multi-Account Support, LinkedIn Updates Mobile App, Snapchat Introduces Deep Linking and Facebook Testing Live Video for All Users.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Sells Lenses, Facebook Allows Google to Index its App, Facebook Testing New Donate Button, Facebook Allows Targeting of Holiday Shoppers, Facebook Messenger Gets Website Plug-in, Google Testing Ads to Stream Apps and Facebook Testing Selling Concert Tickets on Event Pages.

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Episode 150

This week’s headlines: Omnicom Strkes Ad Deal with Instagram, Facebook Launches Brand Page Redesign and Facebook Unrolls Video Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Bringing Back f8 Developer Conference, Amazon Negotiation with Record Labels for Music-Streaming Service, Instagram Unrolls Android App Update and Twitter's Connect Tab Renamed to Notifications.

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Episode 148

This week’s headlines: Lithium Technologies Acquires Klout, Twitter Testing Major Profile Redesign and Facebook Punishes Analytics Companies for Data Violations.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Releases Book for Brands, LinkedIn Shutting Down Intro, Yahoo Search to Integrate Yelp Reviews and Facebook Allows Users to Set Custom Genders.

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Episode 144

This week’s headlines: Twitter Web Redesign Resembles Mobile Experience, Facebook Acquires Branch and Potluck, Tumblr Adds Mention Alerts, Twitter Allows Ad Targeting by Email and User ID, and Facebook Launches Trending Topics. 

The week’s news quick hits: Google Updates YouTube Comment Moderation System, Google Acquires Nest, Buffer for Business Gets Google Analytics Integration and Twitter Working with Stripe for Potential Commerce Feature.

Episode 117

This week’s headlines: Yahoo Acquires Tumblr, Pinterest Launches Rich Pins, Flickr Gets an Overhaul, Twitter Launches Lead Generation Cards, Twitter TV Advertising is Here and Foursquare Sells Real-Time Check-In Data.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Offers Comes to Android, Pinterest “Pin It” Button Integrated into Apps, Microsoft Introduces Xbox One, Twitter Launches Two-Factor Authentication and Foursquare Refines Search Capabilities.

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.