On this week's episode, we can't avoid talking about the impact of APIs on Facebook and Twitter. Also, the show is finally on Google Play Music.  [New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter!Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week's Five Favorites: 

1. Twitter postpones platform change that would cut off third-party apps [The Verge - story by Chris Welch & Dieter Bohn]

2. Smartphone Visits Are Becoming More Valuable, Says ADI [CMO.com- story by Giselle Abramovich]

•  Slideshare of Study

3. Music streaming service Spotify files to go public, lost $1.5 billion last year [CNBC by Michelle Castillo]

4. The Fascinating World of Instagram's virtual celebrities  [BBC - Story by Damien Fowler]

5. Hot Topic:  I spent one hour with Mark Zuckerberg and here's everything I learned about user data, elections, fake news, and the future of Facebook [Linkedin Post by Brian Solis]

Honorable Mention

• Spotify's first hardware device might be this music player for your car [The Verge - Story by Chris Welch]

DISHonorable Mention

• Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data  [Buzzfeed News- story by Azeen Ghoraysi & Sri Ray]

Five Favorites' Tweet(s) of The Week 

• @dantudor