Beyond Social Media: The Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations Podcast

During episode 140, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the passing of music legend Prince, brand reactions to his death--both good and bad--and the outpouring of grief and celebration online; they discuss the social media outrage over KFC's bad joke; Facebook's updated newsfeed algorithm; a popup window worst practice; MTV podcasts; the rainbow-colored food fad; Juiced TV; suicide prevention via social media; a billboard you can conduct; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/140

During episode 139, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Hillary Clinton's New York subway turnstile 404 error page; UC Davis' SEO crisis; Google Play podcasts go live; Audible Channels; Facebook's branded content tool and trending live video streams; an IP mapping horror story; TD Bank customer service; a vandal who went viral;  Google Cardboard apps; the #DoYourJob campaign; Accenture's hologram leaders; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/139

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During episode 138, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Twitter's NFL live-streaming deal; the New York Times' new podcasting unit; the exploding watermelon; Facebook's rollout of live video; puppy videos; a Mashable staff memo; an insane inbox; Amazon Dash buttons; boring podcasts; bad lawyer websites; feline hackers; a time-lapsed bridge building; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/138

During episode 137, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Gmail's Minion mic-drop April Fools fiasco; Mattel's phishing scam scare; Google Cardboard Plastic; Microsoft's bet on conversational computing; Twitter Stickers; a smartphone gun; Facebook for Business posts; the State Department's #SpringBreakBadly campaign; Instagram's minute-long videos; #ProjectLiteracy, the #TheBananaPeelChallenge;  plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/137

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During episode 136, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the gutter that has become the Republican primary race; NPR's odd decision to NOT promote its podcasts on air; Microsoft's decision to shut down the Tay chatbot; a Bank of America media relations fail; the meaninglessness of head-to-head political polls during the primary season; the new YouTube Connect live video streaming app; Ester the Wonderpig; Amazon's pay-by-selfie patent application; teen voting; Twitter's plans to recruit Vine stars; a real cat burglar; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/136

During episode 135, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Mucinex's spokesnott appearance at JFK airport; the ethical obligations of personal digital assistants; Nike's Back To The Future sneakers; Dunkin' Donuts pistachio coffee; the drone racing trend; Google's nofollow dictum; the disappearance of Honey Nut Cheerios' bee mascot; Medium Collections; Keith Richards vs Donald Trump; an update on AlphaGo; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/135

During episode 134, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed a dermatologist's gross videos that have gone viral; another viral video of a disgusting Kellogg's employee peeing on a cereal assembly line; Joe's Crab Shack's stunning decision to use a lynching photo as table decor; Google's DeepMind AlphaGo program beats the world's best Go player; Facebook vying for NFL's Thursday Night Football; an agricultural innovation using the Internet of Things; 4chan's founder joins Google; Teens react to Windows 95; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/134

During episode 133, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Google's new Posts content type; both good and bad emoji campaigns; a fake New York Times political news story favoring Bernie Sanders; Amazon encryption backtracking; Jimmy Kimmel on Donald Trump; Facebook Live Video visibility; the #ShareTheLoad campaign; Facebook Instant Articles newsletter signups; Always' #LikeAGirl campaign; the evolution of social media policies; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/133

During episode 132, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Lands' End PR problem with Gloria Steinem; Google's elimination of sidebar ads from search results; ISIS threats against Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey; India banning girls from using cell phones; Harry Shearer catches Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski chatting up Donald Trump; David Duke trending on Twitter; the #HelpKenyaNotKanye campaign; Google Docs' voice typing; some Autocorrect humor; Donald Trump's Twitter insults; Atlas, the two-legged robot; Facebook Reactions; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/132

During episode 131, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the standoff between Apple and the FBI; the social media storm ignited by a Ted Cruz Photoshopping attempt; Marco Rubio's mistaken shoreline; the New Yorker coming to life on Amazon Prime; Facebook Instant Articles for all; Donald Trump's Mexican jobs; Facebook's new video metrics; Cape Breton's tourism campaign; an anti-smoking PSA; Twitter's Direct Messaging videos & Gif search; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/131