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

This week’s headlines: Google Tracks Location Even if Location Services are Off, Facebook Removes Targeting Options, Facebook Removes Security App from App Store and Facebook Assigns User Reputation Scores.

The week’s news quick hits: Amazon Adds Video Ads to Search Results, Facebook Lets Direct Response Advertisers Turn Static Visuals into Videos, Google Launches Political Ad Library, Amazon May Buy Theater Chain, Netflix Tests Ads, Twitch Prime Sunsetting Ad-Free Viewing, Facebook Removes Accounts Linked to Misinformation, Report Shows Android Operating System Sending Information to Google 14 Times Per Hour and Google Removes Iran-Linked YouTube Channels.

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Episode 288

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Working on Listening Assistant, Twitter Users Decline in US with Daily Active Users Up, Six-Second Video Ads Coming to Facebook and Twitter Launching $99 Subscription.

The week’s news quick hits: Group M Considers Changes to Viewability Standards, YouTube Shuts Down On-Site Video Editing Tools, Nielsen to Measure Hulu and YouTube in Ratings, Facebook Acquires Content Recognition Company Source3, Google Reports Successful Q2 Earnings, Twitter Adds More Notifications to Notifications, Facebook Original Shows Coming Mid-August, Facebook Reports Q2 Earnings, LinkedIn Launches Website Demographics and Messenger Adds Five New CTA Buttons.

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This week’s headlines: Video Ads Closer to Becoming a Reality on Pinterest, Instagram Updates Website with Notifications, Twitter Testing Stickers, Google Building Livestreaming App, Instagram Allows for 60-second Videos, Pinterest Launches How-To Pins and Snapchat Launches Chat 2.0.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Photos Gets Smart Albums, Facebook Alerting Users Being Mimicked, Snapchat Launches Video Captions, Snapchat Acquires Bitstrips, Twitter Adds Ability to Add Alternative Text to Images, Tumblr Brings Back Replies, Facebook Messenger Shows Signs of Offering In-Store Purchase Services, Snapchat Updates Privacy Policy, Chatbots Coming to Skype and Twitter Launches Universal Website Conversion Tagging.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Now Has Longer and Skippable Pre-Roll Ads, Facebook’s Mobile Ad Network is Expanding, Facebook on the Verge of Launching Like Button Replacement, Facebook Continues Making Money in 2015 Q4 Earnings and Facebook Launches Live Video.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitter Undergoes Big Executive Shakeup, Spotify Video Support is Here and UberRUSH Doing Same Day Delivery for Retailers.

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This week’s headlines: Twitter Looking to Amplify Positive User Tweets About Brand, Periscope Integration Coming to Twitter and Pinterest Developing Video Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling, Twitter Launches Dedicated Gaming Account, Dennis Crowley Steps Down as Foursquare CEO to Take Role of Executive Chairman and Facebook Launches Dedicated Sports Experience. 

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This week’s headlines: Google and Twitter Introduce their Own Version of Instant Articles, Twitter Steps Up Its Commerce Game, Pinterest Hits 100 Million Users and Works to Attract Advertisers and Facebook Working on Alternatives to the Like Button.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Users Can Now Pay for Replays, Facebook Testing Read Receipts on Event Invites, Facebook to Offer Option to Pay Only if 100% of it is Viewed On-Screen, Facebook Launches Curation Tool for Journalists and NFL Partners with Snapchat.

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This week’s headlines: YouTube Plans to Pay Creators, Twitter Overhauls iOS Mobile Profiles, Facebook Emphasizes Fresh Content in Latest Algorithm Update, Pinterest Announces New Ad Targeting Features and Facebook Prepares for Atlas Rollout.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Adds New Personalization Features to App Settings Page, Flipboard Tests Video Ads, Twitter Upgrades Tailored Audiences, Facebook Adds New Tools for Developers, Facebook Launches Media Resource, Facebook Tests Better Targeting for Boosted Posts, MoPub and Juice Mobile Announce Partnership, Twitter Testing Poll Cards, Users Can Add Items to Amazon Wish Lists via Hashtag and Hyperlapse Supports Front-Facing Cameras.

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This week’s headlines: Facebook Developing Snapchat Competitor, Twitter Backs Out of SoundCloud Acquisition, Pinterest Opens Up Business Platform to Developers, Facebook Launches Update to Mobile Apps that Listens to Surroundings and YouTube Working on Deal to Acquire Twitch.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Releases Hangouts Extension for Outlook, Facebook Introduces 'Ask' Button for Relationship Statuses, Facebook Expands Video Ads Outside the United States, LinkedIn Launches "How You Rank" Feature, Facebook Helps Users with Privacy Settings and Restaurants Can Now Add Menus to Facebook Pages.

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This week’s headlines: Omnicom Strkes Ad Deal with Instagram, Facebook Launches Brand Page Redesign and Facebook Unrolls Video Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Bringing Back f8 Developer Conference, Amazon Negotiation with Record Labels for Music-Streaming Service, Instagram Unrolls Android App Update and Twitter's Connect Tab Renamed to Notifications.

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