Episode 284

This week’s headlines: Facebook Gets Hollywood Involved in Long-Form Content, Facebook Ads Get Slew of New Updates In Time for Holiday Planning, Snapchat Makes Geofilters Easier to Make and Facebook Messenger Elevates Bots in Discover Tab.

The week’s news quick hits: Tech Companies Partner to Fight Violent Extremism, Messenger Adds Filters to Video Chats, Posts on Google Expands to Local Businesses, YouTube Measurement Program Goes Live, Uber Allows Users to Order Rides for Others, Facebook Hits 2 Billion User Milestone, Google Tests VR Ad Format, Pinterest Rolls Out Security Protections, Pandora Focuses on US Market, Instagram Tests Nested Comments, YouTube’s Uptime Removes Invite-Only Limitation, Instagram Launches Comment Filters, Twitch Allows Live Streaming from Mobile Devices and AMC Launches Commercial-Free Platform.

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Episode 262

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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