Episode 323

The week’s news quick hits: Adobe Acquires Magento, Instagram Lets Users Mute Accounts, Nielsen Adds YouTube TV to Viewership Ratings, Home Services Come to Facebook Marketplace, Snap Launches Accelerator, Facebook Launches Fake News Initiatives, Facebook and Twitter work to Make Political Ads More Transparent, and GDPR Went Into Effect.

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Episode 322

This week’s headlines: Facebook Suspends 200 Apps, Snapchat’s Unskippable Ads are Here, Facebook and Twitter Report Info on Hate Speech and Facebook Expands Stories Capabilities.

The week’s news quick hits: Walmart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping, Snapchat’s Redesign of its Redesign Rolls Out, Amazon Unveils New Retargeting Tool, Rumors of Facebook Cryptocurrency Circulate, Snap Launches Privacy Center, Facebook Launches Youth Portal, WhatsApp Gets More Group Features, Chrome Disables Autoplay Video-Blocking Feature, Google Music Gets a Launch Date While YouTube Red Gets a New Name and Instagram Gets New Sticker to Allow Users to Post Feed Content to Stories.

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Episode 321

This week’s headlines: Instagram Testing Storing Credit Card Information, Google Hosts Google I/O 2018 and Snapchat Redesigns Its Redesign.

The week’s news quick hits: Microsoft and Amazon Collaborate on Voice Assistants, Facebook Researching Paid Subscription Model, Instagram May Be Launching Music Stickers, Facebook Revamps Leadership to Explore Blockchain, Facebook Working on Bitmoji-Like Product, Apple Looking to Sell Subscriptions Through TV App,  Klout is Shutting Down and Instagram Rolls Out Emoji Slider Poll.

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Episode 320

This week’s headlines: Facebook Rolling Out Pre-Roll Ads More Broadly, Alphabet Reports Quarterly Earnings, Facebook Shows Strong Earnings Despite Controversy and Snapchat Has Some Big Updates.

The week’s news quick hits: Shazam Acquisition by Apple Under EU Scrutiny, Amazon Looking to Launch Domestic Robot, Facebook Updates Content Policies, Spotify Rolling Out Mobile App Overhaul, SmugMug Acquires Flickr, Amazon Key Expands to Vehicles, Gmail Updates are Here, Amazon Q1 Earnings Show Advertising Ambitions and Twitter Posts Profit for Second Quarter in a Row.

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Episode 319

This week’s headlines: Facebook Reveals More Info on User Tracking and Expands Spotlight to Other Platforms and Snapchat Embraces Conversions.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Stories Get AR Drawings, Instagram Users Can Now Download Their Profile Information, Snapchat Tests Tabs, Pinterest Updates Brand Profile Pages, Amazon Prime Reaches 100 Million Subscribers and CNN Finds Brand Safety Issues Remain on YouTube.

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Episode 318

This week’s headlines: Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before Congress and Twitter and Facebook Endorse Honest Ads Act.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Launches Tool Telling Users If Cambridge Analytica Harvested Their Data, HQ’s Getting Social Features, Some Snapchat Users Report Chronological Stories, YouTube Kids Relaunching with Handpicked Content, Nielsen Shows Increased Consumption in Google Usage, Users Show Increased Interest in Google Properties, Bots Share Most Links on Twitter, Instagram Launches New Features and Facebook Launches Data Abuse Bounty Program.

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Episode 317

This week’s headlines: Facebook to Require Consent for Targeting by Email, YouTube Announces TrueView Ads for Reach, Snapchat Launches Group Chat Feature, Fallout for Facebook Continues and Facebook Receives the MRC Stamp of Approval on Ad Impressions.

The week’s news quick hits: Snapchat Launches Awareness Campaign, Reddit Gets First Redesign Ever and Snapchat Updates Lenses to Take Advantage of iPhone X.

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Episode 316

This week’s headlines: Instagram Updates Algorithm to Emphasize Recency, Snapchat Adds New Features to Snap Map, Facebook Implements Massive Changes in Wake of Controversy and Snapchat Seems to Be Launching Connected Apps.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Expands Local News Initiative to All Countries, Snap Launches Location-Based Advertising Features, HQ Lands First Sponsor, Facebook Removes ‘Interested In’ Ad Targeting, Apple Slates New Shows for Next March, FTC Announces Investigation into Facebook Privacy Practices, Google Acquires Tenor, Turner Sports Launches New Streaming Service, Apple Launches iPad for Students, LinkedIn Brings Video Ads to All Advertisers, Business Chat Shows Up in iOS 11.3 and Snap Has Another Round of Employee Cuts.

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Episode 315

This week’s headlines: Pinterest Shopping Ads Roll Out to More Retailers, Facebook Works to Incentivize Content Creators and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Data Controversy.

The week’s news quick hits: Instagram Users Can Add Hashtags to their Profiles, YouTube Aims to Convert More Users to Paying Subscribers, Instagram Launches Shopping Channel in the UK, YouTube Bans Firearm Demo Content, YouTube Takes Steps to Focus on Verified News Sources, LinkedIn Adds Overlays to Videos and Facebook Launches Deeper AR Analytics.

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