Episode 267

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing for Launch of Promoted Animated Masks, Pinterest Rolls Out New Search Product, Snapchat Makes Ad Buying Easier, Facebook Launching Video App, Instagram Testing Multi-Photo Albums and Snap Inc. Files for IPO.

The week’s news quick hits: Twitch Breaks E-Sports Record, Walmart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping to Compete with Amazon, Apple Breaks iPhone Sales Record, Twitter Testing Video View Counts, Measurement Companies Partner with Facebook, Google Launches Fast-Loading Ads with Cloudflare, Lego Launches Social Network for Kids, Snapcodes Can Be Created for Any Website, Facebook Algorithm Takes Additional Steps to Bury Fake News and Snapchat Lenses May Expand to Work on Landscapes. 

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Episode 118

This week’s headlines: Facebook Launches Verified Pages and Profiles, The New Gmail is Here and First Post-Yahoo Acquisition Tumblr Ads Emerge.

The week’s news quick hits: Google+ iPhone App Gets Upgrade, Facebook Comes Under Scrutiny from Feminist Groups, Twitter Wins Lawsuit to Fight Spammers, Wikipedia Launches Nearby Pages, Twitter Updates Lists and LinkedIn Launches Two-Step Verification.