Episode 298

This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires TBH, Facebook Rolls Out Explore Feed and Pinterest Search Ads Available in Ads Manager.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook May Soon Allow for Conversation Insights Mining, Facebook Lets Users Order Food on Site, Nielsen Can Now Measure Netflix Viewing, Twitter Takes Steps to Curb Hate Speech, Twitter Launches Video Website Cards, Facebook Live Allows for Streaming Screen Shares and Amazon Enables Brands to Enhance Product Pages.

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Episode 289

This week’s headlines: Snap Shares Fall as Stock Lockup Lifts, Search Takes Front and Center on Pinterest, Site Speed Emphasized by Facebook and Instagram Stories are a Runaway Success.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Allowing Stories to Be Shared Publicly, Google Chrome for Mobile Getting Ad Blocker, Spotify has 60 Million Subscribers, Snapchat Adds New Features to Self-Serve and Snapchat Launches New Measurement Program.

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Episode 282

This week’s headlines: Instagram Launches Stories Search and Archive, Twitter Now Has Direct Message Ads, Pinterest Improves Food Search Capabilities, Google Takes Aim at Last-Click Attribution, Instagram Testing Direct Response Ads in Stories, Pinterest Rolls Out Auto-Play Video and Google Chrome Coming with Ad Blocking Technology.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Order Food Button, Facebook Watch and Scroll Videos Rollout on Desktop and Mobile, YouTube Ads Can Now Include Location Info, Facebook Launches Audience Direct for Video Campaigns on Publisher Sites, Snapchat Launches Custom Stories for Collaboration with Friends, Facebook Launches New Live Features, Google Enables AMP for Ads, Facebook Tests Carousel of Stories from Multiple News Outlets, Instagram Allows Link Sharing in Direct Messaging, Foursquare Powers Location Tagging in Reddit Posts, Twitter Tests Reminder Button for Live Video Streams, Vimeo Gets Cards and End Screens and Skype Gets Snapchat-Inspired Update.

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Episode 275

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Launches Search for Stories, Amazon Inks Deal to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games While Twitter Focuses on Its TV Future, Facebook Rolls out More Features for Digital Assistant M, Facebook Updated Delivery Insights Dashboard and Snapchat Makes Moves to Court Advertisers.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Removes Default Egg Profile Pic, Google Partners with Ad Verification Companies to Protect Brands, YouTube Updates “Sensitive Subject Exclusions” List, Amazon Launches Amazon Cash, Twitch Selling Games in Streams, Twitter Allows Customer Service Teams to Get Customer Locations, Reddit Updates Self-Serve Ad Platform, Facebook Works to Curb Revenge Porn, YouTube TV Goes Live, Twitter Launches Twitter Lite, Facebook Launches Freemium Version of Workplace and Pinterest Hits Another User Milestone.

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Episode 267

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing for Launch of Promoted Animated Masks, Pinterest Rolls Out New Search Product, Snapchat Makes Ad Buying Easier, Facebook Launching Video App, Instagram Testing Multi-Photo Albums and Snap Inc. Files for IPO.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Breaks E-Sports Record, Walmart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping to Compete with Amazon, Apple Breaks iPhone Sales Record, Twitter Testing Video View Counts, Measurement Companies Partner with Facebook, Google Launches Fast-Loading Ads with Cloudflare, Lego Launches Social Network for Kids, Snapcodes Can Be Created for Any Website, Facebook Algorithm Takes Additional Steps to Bury Fake News and Snapchat Lenses May Expand to Work on Landscapes. 

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Episode 252

Episode 152 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here! Check it out.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Messenger Day to Compete with Snapchat Stories, Facebook Launches Marketplace, Search Ads Start in Apple’s App Store, Twitch Added to Amazon Prime and Snapchat Unrolls Ads API.

The week’s news quick hits: Messenger Lite Launches for Areas with Poor Internet Connections, Twitter Adds Periscope Links to Profiles, YouTube Allows Creators to Add Disclosure Callouts, WhatsApp Gets New Camera Features, Facebook Introduces VR Web Browser and Google Makes Big Push into Hardware.

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Episode 244

This week’s headlines: Pinterest Focuses on Search, Twitter Dives Into Live Streaming with Wimbledon and Snapchat Launches Memories

The week’s news quick hits: Google Launches My Activity Page, Snapchat’s Users Grow Up, Twitter Adds Former Facebook CTO to Its Board and Messenger Gets Multiple Account Support.

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Episode 204

This week’s headlines: Instagram Brings Search to Desktop, Facebook Gives Brands More Video Tools and Twitter Allows Advertisers to Buy Around Events Ahead of Time.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Experiments with Related Videos, Google+ Photos Shutting Down, Twitter Removes Custom Backgrounds, Yahoo Advertising Showing Rebound, Twitter Launches Safety Center and Pinterest Adds Save for Later Feature.

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Episode 197

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Its Own Search Engine, Verizon Buys AOL, Instant Articles Launch on Facebook and Snapchat Launches 10-Second Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Feature to Enable Users to Search for Items for Sale Across Groups, Facebook Allows Developers to Advertise in Carousel Ad Units, Reddit Creating Original Video Content, Facebook Local Ads Get Call Now Button and Twitter Testing Related Videos Feature.

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