Digi Know Episode 40 – Building on Rented Ground, Twitter Exodus Continues

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Episode 40 of Digi Know talks about the death of Vine, comment control on YouTube, more executives leaving Twitter, and many more updates!

Featuring Andrew McCauley (@andymac71) and Will Hanke (@redcanoemedia)

Show Notes

Big News/Week

Vine to Shut Down

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/27/twitter-vine-video-sharing-mobile-app-shut-down-costs

YouTube

YouTube Gives Video Creators More Control Over Comments
http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/youtube-comments-updates/646964

YouTube adds End screens for video creators

Works on desktop & mobile

Twitter

Twitter Announces Twitter Developer Communities

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/twitter-developer-communities/646922

Twitter Loses Several International Executives

http://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-loses-two-more-executives-1464290230

Users Testy Over Twitter Test of Removing Handles From Replies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/10/31/twitter-users-baffled-as-usernames-disappear-from-replies/

Twitter adds quick replies, welcome messages to DMs from Brands

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/twitter-quick-replies-welcome-messages-dms/646787

Twitter tests Apple Reader mode

Amazon

Amazon Launches Amazon Rapids - book learning/reading app for kids

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/amazon-launches-3month-rapids-reading-app-kids-telling-stories-style-chat-sessions/

Facebook

FB launches resources for business influencers

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/resources-for-business-influencers/646780

FB offline tracking to improve

http://www.jonloomer.com/2016/11/04/offline-events/

FB cracks down on celebrity influencer posts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-05/ftc-to-crack-down-on-paid-celebrity-posts-that-aren-t-clear-ads

FB announces scheduling for FB live

FB instant articles to support images, 360 videos

https://media.fb.com/2016/10/20/bringing-360-videos-and-photos-into-instant-articles/

Instagram

Instagram rolls out suicide prevention tools

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/182773/20161018/instagram-rolls-out-new-self-harm-prevention-tool-allows-users.htm

What are you doing?

Will - Experts 4 Entrepreneurs Nov 16

Andrew - speaking in Orlando