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This week’s headlines: Facebook Announces New Data Inaccuracies, Instagram Launches Several New Features for the Holidays, Facebook Launches New Live Features for Verified Users, Snapchat Launches Filter Games, Snapchat Using Machine Learning for Ad Targeting and Twitter and Periscope Launch 360-Degree Live Video Streaming.

The week’s news quick hits: Vine’s Back as Camera App, Messenger Gets Group Video Chat, Twitter Search Now Sorted by Relevance, Snap Inc. Acquires Flite, Snapchat Partners with Disney-ABC for Original Series, Twitter Tests Breaking News Push Notifications, Facebook Launches Live Audio, Twitter Reports Ad Metric Error and Snap Inc. Acquires Augmented Reality Startup.

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Episode 235

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This week’s headlines: Instagram Carousel Ad Units Get Video, Pinterest Works to Prove Business Value with Research Partner, Instagram Testing Business Profiles, Twitter Launches Connect Tab and YouTube Launches Breakout Videos.

The week’s news quick hits: Periscope Testing Feature to Save Streams, Facebook Introduces New Reaction, Snapchat’s Ad Rates Go Up and Twitter Working to Improve Search.

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Episode 153

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This week’s headlines: Vine Introduces Private Messages, Google+ Adds Views for Profile and Pages, Twitter Acquires Social TV Companies, Twitter Acquires Cover, Twitter Launches Profile Redesign, Right-Hand Rail Facebook Ads Get Overhaul and Facebook Tweaks News Feed Algorithm to Combat Spam.

The week’s news quick hits: More Details Emerge on Instagram Ad Pricing, Twitter Allows Users to Search for Tweets by Date, Facebook Tests Save Feature, Facebook Tweaks Sharing Settings, Facebook Removes Messaging Features from Core App and Twitter Launches Editorial Planning Feature.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Updates News Feed for More Relevant Posts, Twitter Launching Security Updates and Instagram Adds Video Uploads.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Hires Its First CMO, Twitter Updates Search, Pinterest Adds Price Alerts, Jeff Bezos Acquires The Washington Post, Facebook Chat Comes to BlackBerry 10, Feedly Launches Lifetime Premium Service and YouTube Founders Launch New Video Service.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Acquires BlueFin Labs, Facebook Launching Location-Sharing App, Facebook to Make Ads More Transparent for Users, Instagram Brings Content to the Web and LinkedIn Launching Sponsored Posts.

The week’s news quick hits cover: Pinterest Updates iOS App, Super Bowl Breaks Social Interactions Record, Zynga’s Future Still Holds [Some] Promise, Pinterest Eyes $2.5 Billion Valuation, Tumblr Rolls Out Real-Time Notifications, Twitter Streamlines Discover Tab on Mobile App, Google+ Updates Hangouts for Low-Bandwidth Users, Twitter Search Reveals Older Tweets and Facebook Deletes Facial Recognition Data in Europe.