This week; Luke Stone, Becky Brennan and Lucy Taylor wonder why Meta is copying Twitter with paid verification, Discuss Instagram live shopping and have a very interesting chat around Valentines Day Search terms.

This is not one to be missed! 

Pinterest launches its latest edition of ‘Pinterest Academy’ to help advertisers maximize their campaigns’ success on the platform

https://newsroom.pinterest.com/en/post/pinterest-launches-its-latest-edition-of-pinterest-academy-to-help-advertisers-maximize-their

Instagram to Kill Its Live Shopping Feature in March

https://gizmodo.com/instagram-online-shopping-meta-influencers-ads-1850113601

Meta to test monthly subscription service priced at US$11.99

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/meta-test-monthly-subscription-service-priced-us1199-3290011

Meta Announces Initial Test of ‘Meta Verified’ Paid Verification Scheme on Facebook and IG

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-announces-initial-test-of-meta-verified-paid-verification-scheme-on/643128/

Microsoft clarifies Bing AI waitlist, plans to expand it to other browsers

https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/02/15/microsoft-bing-ai-waitlist-expand-to-other-browsers/

Microsoft to cap daily Bing AI queries to stop the bot delivering daft responses

https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/20/ai_news_roundup/

Microsoft will start limiting length of conversations with AI driven Bing chatbot to 50 turns per day

Google Reveals Key Search Trends Around Valentine’s Day

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/google-reveals-key-search-trends-around-valentines-day/642749/

RIP Internet Explorer: Microsoft Kills Off Legacy Browser

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/rip-internet-explorer-microsoft-kills-off-legacy-browser/

The Supreme Court battle for Section 230 has begun

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/1/23487958/supreme-court-gonzalez-google-twitter-taamneh-section-230

Why ‘inserts,’ aka the ads slipped into packages, are having a moment

https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2023/02/15/why-inserts-aka-the-ads-slipped-into-packages-are-having-a-moment