Episode 362

This week’s headlines: Twitter Plans More Emphasis on Video Advertising and Facebook Looks to Restart with Redesign and More from F8.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Launches Premium Video Ad Reserve, Alphabet Misses Analyst Estimates, Hulu Nets 28 Million U.S. Subscribers, Google Launches Auto-Delete Function for Location History, Spotify Tests Voice-Enabled Ad Unit and Facebook and FTC Settlement May Include Privacy Board.

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Episode 360

This week’s headlines: Twitter Adopts Proactive Approach to Abusive Content, Facebook Working on Voice Assistant Technology and Amazon Launches Free Ad-Supported Streaming Music Service.

The week’s news quick hits: Hulu Buys Out AT&T’s Stake, Facebook Watch Completing Transition From Exclusivity, Messenger Gets Dark Mode Toggle, Facebook Error Uploaded Email Contacts Without Permission, Instagram Tested Removing Like Counts, Amazon and Google End Boycott of Each Other, Pinterest has Good First Day of Trading and Millions of Instagram Passwords Stored in Plain Text.

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Episode 355

This week’s headlines: Facebook’s Relevance Score is Replaced with New Metrics, Twitter Focuses on Images and Video and Facebook Is Under Criminal Investigation.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Stories Get AR Selfie Filters, Twitter Launches New Testing App Called Twttr, Hulu and Spotify Partner on $9.99 Bundle, COPPA Update Introduced in the Senate, Facebook Updates Potential Reach Metric, Apple Sets Dates to Reveal Streaming Plans, Facebook Suffers from DDOS Attack, Facebook Extends Watch Party to TV, Spotify Challenges Apple’s 30% Fee on In-App Purchases and High-Profile Execs Leave Facebook.

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Episode 332

This week’s headlines: Infowars Removed from Major Platforms, Snapchat Loses Daily Active Users and Facebook Goes After Snapchat with AR Video Chat Games.

The week’s news quick hits: New Details on Disney’s Streaming Service Emerge, Facebook Starts Testing Dating App Internally, Facebook Working on Data-Sharing Agreements with Banks, Facebook Adds Features to Local Pages, Facebook Third Most Popular Browser, Wide Format Video Pins Roll Out to All Advertisers, HQ Runs Traditional Video Ad, Sponsored Posts on Instagram on the Rise and Spotify Tests Skippable Ads.

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Episode 294

This week’s headlines: Instagram Revisits Approach to Auto-Play Videos with Sound, Pandora Rewards Users for Viewing Ads, Facebook Gives Ad Targeting More Human Oversight and Facebook Allows Targeting for Store Visits.

The week’s news quick hits: Airbnb Lets Users Book Tables, Pinterest Makes Pin Collective Self Serve, Spotify Launches Ad Studio, Twitter Launches Popular Articles and Instagram Adds Stickers to Live Broadcasts.

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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 280

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Inks Deals for Original High-Quality Content, Amazon Launches Echo Show, Pinterest Updates Lens to Make Searching Multiple Object Images Easier, Snapchat Launches New Features for Creativity, Instagram Launches Mobile Web App and Snapchat Disappoints in First Earnings Report

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Shuts Down Oculus Story Studio, Spotify Lets Users Share Music Through Scannable Photos, Facebook Long-Form Video Making Its Debut, Messenger Adds Chat Extensions from Publishers and Apps, Yelp’s Earnings Report Is Not Good, Facebook Lead Ads Get Offline Conversion Features, Facebook Adds Political CTA for Pages and AI Diminishing Visibility of Poor Websites on Facebook.

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Episode 268

This week’s headlines: Twitter Takes Major Steps to Combat Abuse, Pinterest Launches Lens to Shop from Your Camera and Facebook Launching Ads With Sound Guaranteed On.

The week’s news quick hits: YouTube Adding Live Streaming to Mobile App, The New York Times Bundles Subscription with Spotify, Twitter Reports Ad Revenue Decline, Facebook Updates Safety Check with Community Help and Facebook Clamps Down on Bias in Advertising.

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Episode 238

This week’s headlines: Facebook Releases Continuous Video API and Other Updates for Live, Google Expands Mobile Ads to Maps, Twitter Launches Major Updates to Tweets, Facebook Shutting Down FBX and Expanding Audience Network and Facebook Continues Testing of News Feed Redesign.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Updating Discover Design, Facebook Updates Approach to Trending Topics, Instagram Code Reveals More Information on Business Profiles, Lyft Testing Ride Scheduling, Google Introduces Responsive Format Ads for Display Network, Event Pages Come to YouTube Gaming, Foursquare Launches Restaurant Recommending Chatbot, Snapchat Releases New Stickers to Users, Spotify Allowing Sponsorship of Its Own Playlists and Twitter Cards Now Support Spotify Song Previews.

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