Episode 314

This week’s headlines: Twitter Opening Verification to All Users, Snapchat to Feature Community AR Lenses, YouTube Allows for Search-Based Targeting, Reddit Launches Native Mobile Ads and Twitter Working on Snapchat Collections-Like Experience.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Allows Branded Content in Discover, Giphy Integration Removed from Snapchat and Instagram Following Discovery of Racist GIF, Twitter Suspends Tweetdecking Accounts, Facebook to Stream 25 MLB Games, Snapchat Testing User Tagging in Stories, Apple Acquires Texture, Twitch Giving Free Games to Prime Members Each Month, YouTube to Counter Conspiracy Videos with Facts, Facebook Working to Launch Daily News Shows for Watch and Facebook Opens Up Instant Games to All Developers.

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Episode 313

This week’s headlines: Twitter Shows Signs of Embracing Programmatic Ad Tech and Facebook’s Troubles with Watch.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Pitches Advertisers Brand Safe Videos, Video Chat Comes to Messenger Lite, Twitter to Notify Users Mentioned in Group Direct Messaging Conversations, Twitter Takes Steps to Restrict Cryptocurrency Accounts and Snap Inc. has Biggest Job Cuts to Date.

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Episode 312

This week’s headlines: Snapchat May Be Rolling Out Social Selling, Twitter Looks to Give Promoted Trends a Refresh,  Facebook Launches Local News Subscriptions Accelerator and Facebook Ends Experiment Separating News Feed.

The week’s news quick hits: Pandora Launches Programmatic Audio Ads, Google Launches Google Pay, Snapchat Launches Giphy Integration, Instagram Adds More Ephemerality Control to Direct, Google Updates AdSense to Add Auto Ads, YouTube Adds Live Streaming Features, Twitter Lets Brands Send More Messages Through API, Twitter Launches Bookmark Feature, Amazon Acquires Ring, Spotify Files for IPO and Google Launches Hangouts Chat.

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Episode 311

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Gives Verified Users Analytics, Google’s Ad Blocking Chrome Browser Launches and Snap Extends Marketing API.

The week’s news quick hits: Publishers and Influencers Work to Abide by Facebook’s Updated Branded Content Guidelines, Google Launches AMP Stories, Experts Advising on Messenger Kids Received Funding from Facebook, Facebook Hardware Coming in July and Pinterest Releases Board Updates.

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Episode 310

This week’s headlines: Instagram Launches Collection Ads, Snap Surprises Everyone with Strong Quarter and Twitter Reports Profit for Fourth Quarter.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Watch May Borrow More from YouTube’s Strategy, Snapchat Launches Muting Options and Caption Customizations, Instagram Tests Retweet-Like Functionality, Facebook Tests Down Vote Button and Snapchat Launches Custom Lenses for Users.

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Episode 309

This week’s headlines: Facebook Emphasizing Local News in the News Feed, Twitter Expands Sponsored Moments, Facebook Earnings Report Reveals Changes to User Behavior and Instagram Stories Lets Brands Create Longer Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Fake Follower Company Brought Into Light, Facebook Launches Program to Lure Gamers, Facebook Aims to Improve Perceptions on Privacy, Instagram Lets Brands Publish Posts, Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency and Related Services, Coalition Asks Facebook to Shut Down Messenger Kids and Snapchat Launches Snap Store.

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Episode 308

This week’s headlines: Facebook Letting Users Prioritize News Sources Based on Trust, Snapchat Makes Additional Investment in App Install Tech, Instagram Partners with GIPHY to Add GIF Stickers, Snapchat Breaks Stories Out of its Ecosystem and Twitter Working on Camera-Focused Interface.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Opts Out of Bidding to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games, Amazon Go Opens to the Public, Sponsored Instagram Content Doubled in 2017, Twitch Launches New Tools for Creators to Hype Content, Facebook Inks Deal with ESL for Esports Streaming, Facebook Acquires Identity Confirmation Service Confirm, Instagram Included in Nielsen’s Social Content Ratings, Google Expands Mute this Ad Program and Snapchat Removes White Border from Camera Roll Uploads.

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Episode 307

This week’s headlines: YouTube Implements Tighter Requirements for Ads Program and Facebook Makes Plans to Simplify Messenger.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Hire Signals Additional Focus on AR, Roku Launches Ad Insights Platform, Instagram Testing New Features and Snapchat Makes Moves to Court Publishers in Wake of Facebook Updates.

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Episode 306

This week’s headlines: Facebook Shutting Down M, Facebook Launching Home Speaker, Data Leak from Snapchat Shows Less Engaged User Base and Facebook Releases News Feed Update to the Detriment of Publishers.

The week’s news quick hits: Google Assistant Coming to Vehicles, Hulu Releases Subscriber Numbers and Fox Sports Going Live on Twitter for World Cup.

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Episode 305

This week’s headlines: Snapchat Weighing Option of Requiring Users to View Ads for 3 Seconds

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Bringing in Content from Accounts Users Don’t Follow, Snapchat Launches Stories Everywhere, Dish Network Combining Data for Addressable Ads on Traditional TV and OTT and Instagram Testing Stories Integration with WhatsApp.

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