Episode 290

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Host: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert)

This week’s headlines: Instagram Testing Live Video Collaboration, Pinterest Adds Third Party Verification to Video, Facebook Launches Video Tab and Snapchat’s Quarterly Earnings Not Encouraging.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Aims to Minimize Accidental Clicks, YouTube Introduces Video Sharing, Disney Sets Sights on Live Video Streaming, Google Notifies Publishers that they Need to Remove Certain Ads and Foursquare Emphasizes Personal Logging in Latest Update.

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Episode 240

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This week’s headlines: Pinterest and Oracle Partner to Measure Offline Sales, Blizzard to Tap Into Facebook Live’s API, Foursquare Bringing Back Check-in Rewards and Snapchat Redesigns Discover for Engagement and Repeat Visitation.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Post Notifications for Friends, Facebook Testing Feature to Post Updates That Don’t Appear on User Timelines, Twitter Launches Panel Option for Advertisers to Gather Insights, Instagram Added as iOS Share Extension, Apple Makes Revenue Updates for its App Store, Facebook 360-Degree Photos are Here and Facebook Allows for Video Responses in Comments.

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Episode 199

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This week’s headlines: GIFs Come to Facebook, Pew Research Finds Facebook is Primary Political News Source for Millennials, Instagram Adding CTA Buttons to Ads and Pinterest Launching Buyable Pins.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Sets Up Encryption for Notification Emails, Foursquare Users Soon Able to Order Rides from Uber, Facebook Working on Tool to Help Community Managers Respond, SoundHound Launches Hound Personal Assistant App, Ello Launches ‘Love’ Button, Swarm Allows Users to Message Friends of Friends and Facebook Launches Facebook Lite.

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Episode 172

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This week’s headlines: Zuckerberg Says More Effort to be Put Behind Internet.org, Facebook Brings Changes to Videos and Opens Up Video Ads, Twitter Launches Buy Button, Apple Introduces New Hardware and Facebook Cuts Down on Ads Users Don't Like.

The week’s news quick hits: Spotify Video Ads Coming in Q4, Slingshot Removes Reply-to-Unlock Option, Yelp Lawsuit Dismissed, Leaderboards Come to Swarm, Snapchat Settles Lawsuit with Co-Founder and Facebook Tests Scheduled Post Deletion. 

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Episode 167

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Requires Users to Send and Receive Messages Through Messenger, Twitter Impresses Investors with Q2, Instagram Launches Bolt, Twitter Acquires Madbits, LinkedIn Launches New Tools and Reports Strong Q2, Facebook Launches Save for Later Feature, Yahoo Acquires Flurry, LinkedIn Acquires Bizo, Foursquare Completes Its Evolution and Facebook's 2Q Earnings Show It's More Mobile than Ever.

The week’s news quick hits: LinkedIn Alters Look for Mobile Profiles, Facebook Gifts Shutting Down, Medium Rolls Out Sponsored Content, Snapchat Eying $10 Billion Valuation, Instagram Tests Facebook Retargeting, LinkedIn Rolling Out Follow Button, Twitter Acquires Mitro, Slingshot Gets First Update, Facebook Working on Cross-Device Sequential Video Ads, Facebook Acquisition of Oculus VR Approved and Amazon Launches Self-Serve Ad Tool.

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Episode 165

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires LiveRail, Pinterest Improves Follow Button and LinkedIn Replaces Contacts App with Connected.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Acquires TapCommerce, Google Shutting Down Orkut, Vine Adds Loop Views Metric, Facebook Tests Updates for Events, Swarm Gets Updates for Mayorship Leaderboards and Cameo Improves for Music Discovery.

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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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