Facebook tightens ad targeting restrictions, adds HD video & 360 photos to Messenger, & improves Spaces VR; Instagram also restricts third-party app partnerships, brings GIFs back to stories, & makes story ads full-screen; Snapchat announces 16-person video chats; Pinterest splits discovery from following; LinkedIn debuts B2B video; YouTube short reach ads.
Read more#MidweekMinute 3/28/18: Insta listens to the people (not in a creepy way)
Facebook faces FTC woes & Android data controversy, tweaks privacy controls, and takes its local news push global; Instagram makes its algorithm more chronological, and adds tags & hashtags to profiles; Snapchat introduces third-party app integrations, buys a 3D VR gaming developer, & unveils Map Explore.
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Read more#MidweekMinute 3/21/18: Brought to you by Big Data!
SPECIAL GUESTS: Azriel Ratz, Brian "iSocialFanz" Fanzo, Madalyn Sklar
Facebook data abuses, creator monetization, Instant Games & Express Wi-Fi; Twitter breaking news, Video Moments, business ad subscriptions & cryptocurrency ad ban; Instagram sharing & shopping expansion; LinkedIn video lenses & referral button; Pinterest shoppable ads; YouTube livestreaming & pic-in-pic.
#MidweekMinute 3/14/18: Blue checks all around!
Twitter re-examines verification; Facebook's data-mining App Lock, news for Watch, music licensing, location-based AR, and disappearing Messages; Snapchat user-generated AR lenses, story tagging, and branded Explore ads; GIPHY down; chronological Instagram; Microsoft Pix adds business card contacts to LinkedIn & ups business news; PLUS a live update from #SXSW courtesy of Brian Wallace of NowSourcing!
Read more#MidweekMinute 3/7/18: News you can USE!
NEW & IMPROVED #MidweekMinute!!! Also... Have you downloaded Vero?; New Snap Specs, Hands-Free mode & Full Body lenses; Instagram Video/Voice Calling & Portrait Mode; Twitter Bookmarks; Facebook Explore, Breaking News, Video Ads, Trip Advisor, Voice Clips, & Messenger Broadcast
Read more#MidweekMinute (sorry, no video!)
Facebook metrics, news subscriptions, jobs, facial recognition opt-out, & streaming music rumor; Facebook Messenger friend adds & chat plug-in; Twitter limits automated tweets; YouTube adds tagging, captioning, & chat replay.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Adding more functions all around
Facebook Lists, paywalls, & video news; Instagram Direct privacy controls; Snapchat adds GIFs & tabs; Snapchat/Nike eCommerce partnership; Twitter livestreams news & drops Mac app; LinkedIn estimates salaries & eases scheduling.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Snap, Pinterest & Google expand interactivity
Facebook tests downvotes, and gets animated, communal, and protective; Instagram story sharing; Snapchat opens marketing API, Maps feature, creator tools, and free ads; Pinterest rearrangements & visual/text search; Google AMPs up Gmail & search.
Read more#MidweekMinute: better visuals & more advertising power
Facebook friend limits, Watch revamp, and audience insights; Google Pixel 2 Visual Core expands to apps; Snapchat text options, mute, and Snap Store; Instagram Stories type, Story ads, and video chat rumors; welcome Daisie.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Instagram Scheduling is here!!!
Instagram Scheduling... and maybe video chat (maybe); Twitter Sponsored Moments and video sharing; Snapchat's Bitmoji expands; Facebook prioritizes local stories, ups the ante on privacy, tests tipping for gamers, and bans cryptocurrency advertising.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Stories about stories
Facebook upgrades security, newsworthiness, Story publishing flexibility, and makes video viewing more social. Instagram Stories adds GIFs, text-only stories, a screenshot notification feature, and activity status. Snapchat Stories are now shareable, and adds valuable advertising features. WhatsApp goes business.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Don't freak out about Facebook
Facebook's infamous algorithm reprioritizes people over brands; simplifying Messenger; Facebook "Today In" app; Snapchat's unpopular redesign.
Read more#MidweekMinute: FB devices & integrations
Facebook gets into home devices & ditches its AI/VA hybrid in beta; Instagram Stories expand to WhatsApp; Ripple follows Bumble in taking on LinkedIn.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Suggested stories, business DMs, more Snap
Instagram now recommends stories; Twitter empowers businesses with stronger direct messaging tools; Snapchat expands shareability beyond the app and increases ad strength by disabling immediate skips for some clips.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Troll Patrol
Facebook introduces new measures to curb unpleasant experiences on the platform, and expands ad capabilities to include WhatsApp integration and greater video options; Twitter flags hate; Snapchat lets you develop your own AR.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Fighting Snapchat & killing Storify
Facebook adds new features, kills an old one, and resurrects yet another oldie-but-goodie; Instagram introduces a new app and a new function; Tinder gets personal; Tweetstorms & Twitter videos get a boost.
Read more#MidweekMinute: Messenger's where it's at
Facebook closes an API, opens a new app, & expands ads; Instagram adds story archives, stands up for animals, & integrates with Messenger (as does Pinterest).
Read more#MidweekMinute: Major Facebook & Snapchat developments
Facebook and Snapchat are on a streak of new feature rollouts & tests.
Read more#MidweekMinute: slow news week
No video this week, but it was a slow news week anyway - here's the few announcements from Facebook & Twitter. See you on the other side of Thanksgiving...
Read more#MidweekMinute: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Facebook condenses some features, expands others, and generally continues to crush other apps; Twitter continues their expansion kick; Instagram is taking a cue from bots; LinkedIn is taking a cue from that annoying paper clip.
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