The BB&J Podcast

On March 14, 2022, gif creator Steve Wilhite passed away near his home in Milford, Ohio. Wilhite created the GIF file format in 1987 while he was at CompuServe. This week, I wanted to reflect on the legacy of his work, and go over compatibility of different file formats.

How Law Enforcement is Fighting Crypto Crime

If you are noticing your existing content strategies are not working like they used to, you aren't alone. Last year, several social media platforms announced major changes in content focus and the kind of topics served to users. This week, I go through three major platform's changes, and give strategies to adapt your content in 2022.

These past few months, you have likely heard the term 'Metaverse' thrown around. You may have heard a lot of hype - and criticism - about this futuristic-sounding network. But what IS it, really? This week, I'm cutting through the talk to figure out what exactly it is and does.

Video is the ultimate form of content, and will consistently perform well across platforms. Make content online! If you take anything away from this week, let it be that. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be.

This week, I'm going over my top 3 tips for businesses wanting to get into or expand content creation. This is something that any brand looking to market online should invest in.

Last week, the State of Texas filed a complaint against the Meta company, alleging that Facebook "unlawfully captured the biometric identifiers of Texans for a commercial purpose without their informed consent...and that Facebook engaged in false, misleading, and deceptive acts." This, like several other cases we've seen this year, appears to be connected to renewed calls to data handling and privacy reforms for these companies.

If you're putting out content, you may ask, "should I make evergreen or timely content?" Both have their pros and cons, with evergreen content being more reusable, and timely content being 'trendier'. Bottom line, a healthy mix of both will keep your feed properly balanced and engaging.

The past few weeks, we've been talking a lot about the GDPR. But what is it? Today, I'm getting into what it is, and how it affects users - in the EU and out.

These past two weeks, Meta Platforms Inc. have repeatedly threatened to pull services such as Facebook and Instagram from the European Union over data handling concerns. The platform announced that if it could not continue sending EU user data to the US, it would “likely be unable to offer a number of our most significant products and services, including Facebook and Instagram, in Europe.”

In the second case in recent weeks around Google and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), a German state court in Munich ruled last week that websites embedding Google Fonts violate the GDPR. Google Fonts is a font embedding service library. There are dozens of suits against Google's data handling, so we can expect more rulings in the months to come.