Episode 241

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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. 

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Episode 225

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This week’s headlines: Users Protest for Algorithmic Feed on Twitter, Twitter Launches First View Ads, Twitter Reports Disappointing Earnings, Facebook to Start Automatically Captioning Videos and Instagram to Start Reporting Video View Counts.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Suspends Suspected Extremist Accounts, Instagram Account Switching Rolls Out, Google Launches AMP, Viacom Makes Deal to Sell Snapchat Advertising, Vine Lets Users Edit Posts, Twitter Starts Trust & Safety Council and Facebook Messenger SMS and Multi-Account Support Comes to Android. 

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