Episode 266

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This week’s headlines: Snapchat Gears Up for IPO, Snapchat Lets Advertisers Buy Ads Based on Nielsen Digital Rankings, Facebook Updating Trending Topics, Facebook Testing Prominent Ads on Messenger, Explore Tab Makes Debut on Twitter and Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm to Emphasize Long Videos.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Voice Gets First Update in Five Years, Twitter Launches Vine Archive, Tumblr Adds Stickers and Filters, Instagram Live Stories Rolling Out Globally, Facebook Tests Its Version of Stories, Google Purges Fake News Publishers from Advertising Platform, Facebook Updates Privacy Basics Page, Facebook Supports Physical USB Keys for Authentication and Twitter Joins Instagram.

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Episode 238

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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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Episode 144

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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 130

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates User Privacy Documentation, Path Adds ‘Inner Circle’ and Private Sharing Features, LinkedIn to Sell $1 Billion in Stock, Twitter Laying Groundwork for IPO, Instagram Acquires Luma, Facebook Gifts Shifts to Gift Cards, Facebook Removes Third-Party App Requirement for Promotions, Twitter Acquires Trendrr and Tech Companies Eying Foursquare for Strategic Investments.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Trending Section in News Feed, Facebook Delays Video Ads Launch, LinkedIn Phases Out Company Pages, Viggle Launches Audience Network, Facebook to Pay Users in Sponsored Stories Settlement, Yahoo Notifies Users of Username Wishlist, Feedly Launches Pro Version for All Users, Twitter Simplifies Reporting Abuse, Twitter Updates Conversation Views and Foursquare Launches Proactive Recommendation Feature.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Launches Photo Filters, Pinterest Gets Cozy with Twitter, Flickr Launches Photo Filters and Facebook Changes Privacy Controls.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Bing Expands Snapshot Feature, Facebook Gifts for All, Facebook VP Confirms Instagram Will Be Monetized, Foursquare Updates Venue Pages for Android, Twitter Allows Advertisers to Further Leverage Trending Topics and Twitter Introduces New Keyword Targeting Tools.