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

During episode 130, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the flap over Marc Andreessen’s comments about Facebook’s Internet access plans for India; Meryl Streep’s comments about diversity in the film industry; Super Bowl commercials that flopped; Pornhub’s latest philanthropic gesture; Snapchat’s new subscription option; Google’s new Knowledge Graph editing features; Amazon’s new video game engine; YouTube’s new original movies and shows; Instagram video views; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/130

During episode 129, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the potential Twitter timeline algorithm; Pharma Bro's day at Congress; that Ted Cruz' super PAC wants to take back some place called Counrty; Esurance's Super Bowl sweepstakes; the immersive Super Bowl broadcast; Coke's Gif-maker hijacked; Chipotle's rush hour gambit; the Trump vs Trump debate; Pantene Dad-Do series; Bose's found Super Bowl songs; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/129

During episode 128, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Intuit QuickBook's generous gift of a Super Bowl ad; a press release from hell; Google Glass' disappearing act; Tweets out of context; URL keywords as commentary; MailChip's late Eep URL shortening "service"; Donald Trump; Tony the Tiger and his furry friends; Google search quality meetings; SurveyMonkey's excellent customer service; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/128

During episode 127, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Donald Trump's latest controversial remarks; CEOs shunning social media; fun & games with the FBI; Internet of Things security risks; Tina Fey does Sara Palin, again; the Cannabis Health Summit; Google blocking bad ads; BarkBox doggie events; the customer service imperative; the National Zoo's panda frolicking in the snow; social media & the Snowzilla blizzard of 2016;  Amazon Echo reading Kindle books; Facebook's Sports Stadium feature; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/127

During episode 126, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Crocs’ clumsy David Bowie tribute; David Bowie’s online innovations & foresight; Periscope livestreaming on Twitter; new Twitter ads; a Peachy new social network; Nazis for Trump; EA Sports NFL playoff trolling; the Bud Grant meme; newspapers as public benefit corporations; New York Daily News’ one-fingered salute to Ted Cruz; a taco joint mocking burglars; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/126

During episode 125, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Sean Penn’s Rolling Stones interview with El Chapo; Hasbrow’s Star Wars Monopoly mess up; long-form Twitter; MSNBC’s Trump TV; Donald Trump’s golfing amnesia; under-powered virtual reality; whites dating whites; online harassment; Twitter’s abuse rules; Rhett & Link; FTC’s native advertising guidelines; Thomson Reuters error page; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/125

During episode 124, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Bernie Sanders campaign breach of Clinton campaign voter data; Apple shutting down Topsy; a Stoner Sloth PSA campaign; Santa as a woman; Ticketmaster's crash and burn; 2015 Photoshop fails; Southerners scared of solar energy; the Year in Search; virtual trips to Mars; a Star Wars safe driving PSA; Facebook's Yelp killer; Google's predictive traffic patterns; Google's Uber killer; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/124

During episode 123, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed three Twitter hashtags gone wrong: #ThisIsEgypt, #HackAHairDryer & #AskLaneBryant; Greenpeace's undercover investigation of buying academic research; Republican candidates with their phallic firearms; the Jeff Bezos vs. Donald Trump Twitter spat; season two of Serial; Google website hosting & domain registration; Twitter photo improvements; Rice Ball Babies; and lots of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/123

During episode 122, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed ineffective German grocery store ads; a product demonstration video showing how to pick Master Locks; the backlash over Amazon's Man In The High Castle subway ads; a Jingle Butts jingle; Adobe's slow Flash death; the Zuckerberg's thankless philanthropy; Google fortune telling; Microsoft's PowerApps; Giving Tuesday; short branded films from JetBlue, Johnnie Walker and American Girl; a Japanese Condom Head Challenge; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/122

During episode 121, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Google+ redesign; disappearance of tweet counts; businesses exploiting Paris attacks; an innocent man framed for Paris attacks by online trolls; crap detection resources; immersive storytelling; a tribute to a wife killed in Paris attacks; Infinity Driver's Seat virtual reality app; BLAB show cards; Minecraft helping teach programming to kids; Kind Bars; marriage proposal do-overs; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/121