During episode 168, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Bowie, Shruggie and Crooked Hillary emojis; the battle to break fake news; Google declines to remove hate news; Facebook admits it needs human editors; @ImposterBot fights off hateful troll bots; how Santa Claus learns marketing; Yahoo's super-late hack disclosures; Wonder Woman fired by UN; tech titans meet Trumplethinskin; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/168

During episode 167, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Facebook's blocking of a fake news detector; the real-life consequences of the fake news "Pizzagate" story; Uber's customer tracking; Reddit's demise at the hand of trolls; LiLou, SFO's therapy pig (and Instagram star); Netflix's alien-identifying algorithm; the Local Matters watchdog journalism newsletter; Amazon's employee-free retail store; BMW's self-policing cars; the best Christmas ads; the Reuters News Tracer breaking news algorithm; My Starbucks Barista Bot; Google's emoji-responding Twitter account; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/167

During episode 166, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Internet Archive moving to Canada; obnoxious podcasters; spying headphones; the new Telegra.ph blogging platform; the Diageo VR drunk driving experience; first-person video of the Tennessee wildfires; OK Go's amazing new music video; Amazon's conciliation ad; Planned Parenthood donations in Mike Pence's name; detecting fake news; Instagram's shopping tags; Twitter's Star Wars Rogue One Live stream, plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/166

During episode 165, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed how Facebook fake news impacted the 2016 Presidential election; a professor who was "not arrested" for free speech; Adobe's audio Photoshop; the Trump Shopping Network; Technology Cautionary Tales; SNL's Hallelujah; our hard-partying Founding Fathers; the BMW Films sequel; the Story of Election 2016; the Internet of Cows; solar rooftops; the First Draft Coalition; #TwitterAwards; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/165

During episode 164, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Twitter ads targeting Hillary Clinton supporters that tell them to vote by text message; racial bias by Uber drivers; Google and Microsoft’s buggy relationship; Facebook’s racial targeting capabilities; the Vigilante app; fake news and media literacy; President Obama singing Purple Rain to a Prince tick or treater; Okay Google commands for Harry Potter spells; Amazon Studios’ Good Girls Revolt show; scheduling Facebook Live video broadcasts; a Chicago meteorologist who reported that hell had officially frozen over; the New York Times’ The Daily 360; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/164

During episode 163, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Justin Timberlake’s voting booth selfie; the massive Distributed Denial of Service attack that crippled the Internet; Miss Iceland’s withdrawal from a beauty pageant over body shaming; Twitter’s decision to shut down the Vine app; Facebook’s problem with cats; LinkedIn’s update of the Endorsement and Skills algorithm; Budweiser’s self-driving beer run; fake NASA livestreams; Google’s declaration of a mobile-first world in search; rappers for Hillary; Amazon’s personal mini drones patent; the #TrumpANovel tweets; Squarespace’s one-page mobile sites; the Skittles photo lawsuit; Facebook’s cloning of Snapchat Stories; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/163

During episode 162, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed  Donald Trump's Presidential Debate 3 fallout; #TrumpBookReport jokes go viral; why domestic violence is not just a woman's issue, George H.W. Bush’s gracious good luck letter to president Bill Clinton; Grim Reaper drones; Twitter spurned by buyers; Apple's new MacBook Pro scheme; a $1000 a month social network for Richie Rich kids; the launches of Periscope Pro and Google 360 Surveys; the new short form Wall St Journal; Clown related porn searches; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/162

During episode 161, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Wonder Woman UN ambassador; the exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones; the Kim Kardashian heist Halloween costume; cyborg surveillance beetles; a scared Ronald McDonald; Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan; Donald Trump's Pussy Riot moment; Echo Alexa everywhere; BuzzFeed's live election Twitter video feed; Amazon Music Unlimited; Amazon Prime Reading; Ken Bone, conquering Internet hero; Chromecasting Facebook Live video; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/161

During episode 160, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Google's announcement of the Pixel phone, Google Home, Google Assistant and Google Daydream View; Facebook Marketplace's wild rollout; Moschino's controversial Capsule line; Spotify's malware ads; bids for Twitter; the #ItsOnUs campaign; Netflix's Haters Back Off series; NSFW Trump; Virtual Reality justice; refugee phones; Holocaust escapee virtual experience; #ThatMexicanThing; Kate Beckinsale's Instagram; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/160

During episode 159, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Donald Trump's viral sniffles; a Verge reporter who also worked at Apple; Facebook's apology over inflated video metrics; self-driving chairs; the Edmonton Oilers' super scary mascot; Jewish grandparents haunting their grandchildren over politics; Ford's fact-checking the presidential debate; Snapchat's Spectacles; Google's login measurement method; a sweet refugee host; Spotify's interest in SoundCloud; a pig-dancing cop; the arrival of Twitter Moments; the #VoteIRL campaign; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/159

During episode 158, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Trump Jr. Skittles controversy; North Korea's paltry Internet; the NatWest scam; Apple's nerdy professor emoji; hacking Teslas; a celebrity Get Out The Vote campaign video; Hillary Clinton on Between Two Ferns; Starbucks Upstanders campaign; stadium designs and the NFL TV experience; a social newsgathering coalition; the return of the naked Trump statues; Google Street View respects cow privacy; NASA's live streaming press conference; Facebook Live comes to the desktop; vintage photos animated; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/158

During episode 157, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed

• New York City wifi kiosks go G-rated;
• iOS 10 bricks lots of iPhones;
• The dumbest 9/11 brand promo of 2016;
• Emotional reactive #ColorForAll videos;
• Competitive kindness;
• Harambe and the Minnesota Vikings (huh?!);
• The FBI directive to go full Mulder;
• Twitter's many recent innovations;
• Big changes coming to YouTube;
• Airline safety goes viral;
• Emoji #hashtags;
• Braille LEGO bricks;
• The true meaning of "Skol";
• plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/157
  

During episode 156, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Beauty.ai and Facebook Trending Stories' runaway algorithms; Twitter's potential sale; dirty underwear; sponsored Periscope streams; Gary Johnson's Aleppo moment; GoPro's media empire ambitions; Instagram's disappearing Photo Map; Google Plus' makeover; Street View for vintage San Francisco; New York Subway eBooks;  plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/156

During episode 155, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed a welcome video to an Illinois teacher’s fourth grade class that went viral; the Kardashian’s lack of sponsor disclosure on their Instagram accounts; President Obama’s venture into virtual reality; WhatsApp’s privacy reversal; YouTube’s social ambitions with Backstage; Vogue’s Photoshop fiasco; Twitter’s portable Direct Messaging; a transgender Ken Doll cake controversy; Google’s policy of punishable popups; Uber’s lickable breathalizer cards; the WizKid Science YouTube channel; a Minnesota dog that was elected mayor; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/155

During episode 154, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the trending naked Donald Trump statues; the Google Hangouts On Air transition to YouTube live; Twitter's harassment issues; Verizon brandware apps; Moz's unfollowing of FollwerWonk; Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's triumphant return; the Twitter Filter; Amazon Original's free pilot episodes; the Salvador Dali / Walt Disney collaboration; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/154

During episode 153, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the new LinkedIn Influencer Q&A videos; Microsoft's acquisition of Beam's livestreaming video technology, #SaveTwitter, Facebook's clickbait filter; Donald Trump's perpetual recurring online donations; The Gap's sexist ads; Facebook Live video ads; Petnet's dumb SmartFeeder; a bear-in-the-house video that went viral; Google AMP for everyone; the FTC's influencer crackdown; Facebook's Area 404; Facebook video ad publishing tools; The World's Biggest Asshole; Netflix's Stranger Things 360 trailer; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/153

During episode 152, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Russia's hacking of American democracy and Donald Trump's treasonous encouragement; the hacking of TechCrunch; Getty Images swiping a 18,000 public domain photos from the Library of Congress; the Olympic tweeting ban; Melania Trump laid bare; Twitter shutting down PostGhost; a YouTube kidnap conspiracy; Stable & Unstable Likers; the Action Aids ad campaign; Ralph Lauren's custom animated Gif campaign; Twitter's original food content; Minnesota in a box; the Trojan Olypmics; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/152

During episode 151, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the backlash over Melania Trump's plagiarism of Michelle Obama's DNC speech; musicians objecting to the use of their songs by the Trump campaign; an Apple patent for technology that would disable the recording of video, audio and photography on smartphones and tablets; untargeted Donald Trump banner ads; new updates for Facebook Live video; the long-lasting impact of the ALS ice bucket challenge; DoubleClick Native ads; verified Twitter accounts; Michelle Obama's carpool karaoke; Yelp's partnership with Pokemon Go; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/151

During episode 150, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Trump/Pence campaign logo and fallout; Facebook's live video streaming growing pains; the #ConservativeBecause hashjack; Pokemon Go players at Arlington National Cemetery and the Holocaust Museum; some little-known problems with email open rates; the live streaming of the Turkish coup attempt; Twitter's live streaming deals for the national political conventions and with Bloomberg; Pokemon Go's sponsored locations; Twitter's Audience API; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/150

During episode 149, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Facebook Live broadcast of Philando Castile's death at the hands of a Minnesota police officer, its aftermath, and its implications for news coverage; Donald Trump's Trollmaster; Microsoft's recruitment fail; Facebook's secret messages; Red Cross' racist pool safety poster; the Washington Post under Jeff Bezos' leadership; the New York Times' call for Facebook Live political footage; the revenge of the liberal arts majors; permanent snaps; NASA's short film contest; Patrick Stewart's country crooning; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/149

During episode 147, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Periscope’s moment on the national political stage during the House Democrats’ gun control sit-in; 360fly’s racist video ad; Facebook and YouTube live-streaming updates; Twitter’s new live video streaming button & 140 videos; a robot recall; Lender’s frozen bagels; Apple’s expanded Coding Camp; Pinterest’s new retargetting capabilities; Mark Zuckerberg’s paranoia; Facebook 360 photos; Twitter’s emoji targeting; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/148

During episode 147, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Microsoft/LinkedIn deal; the live-streamed death on Facebook; insecure security cameras; the likelihood of a post-literate society; Orlando shooting text messages; a British grandma's polite searches; a vulgar gardening show; Snapchat's lifestyle magazine; the Democrats live-Tweeting their filibuster; big Apple announcements; the YouTube Director app; the #CheerioChallenge; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/147

During episode 146, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the online reaction to the Orlando nightclub shooting and Donald Trump’s humblebrag tweet; the Gawker bankruptcy case; Axle Rose’s ill-advised reaction to the Fat Axle Rose meme; Adidas’ misspelled ads; advertising fraud and organized crime; Mark Zuckerberg getting hacked; Twitter passwords for sale; Google’s Trust Score replacement for passwords; the first Google Tango phone from Lenovo; Joe Biden’s open letter; John Oliver buying medical debt; Facebook’s vanishing posts; how Twitter is better than Snapchat; Facebook video comments; mock political ads; a Golden Doodle runs a marathon; Twitter Insiders; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/146

During episode 145, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Queen guitarist Brian May’s new virtual reality headset; Google’s Project Soli reducing radar to fit on a computer chip; Mary Meeker’s new Internet Trends report; a Vox editor endorsing anti-Donald Trump riots; Facebook’s DeepText AI; a racist Chinese detergent ad; Facebook’s continuous live stream video; a Google Chrome extension used by white supremacists; Podtrac’s podcast audience ratings; landlords likegating their tenants; faive new Medium features; Airtime’s relaunch; France banning after work email; a new set of emojis; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/145

During episode 144, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Chewbacca Mom viral video; the competitor to Amazon Echo, Google Home; Sky TV's #CommandTheUnsullied Twitter spam; Google Instant Apps; the pros and cons of LinkedIn ProFinder; Twitter's kinda-expanding character count; Blab's strange pivot to Tinder-live video conferencing; the Google-N fail; VR for Good; 360 music videos; Google's Parsey McParseface tool; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/144

During episode 143, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the Facebook trending stories controversy; Amazon’s new Video Direct program; George Zimmerman’s attempt to auction the gun he used to murder Trayvon Martin; programmable Amazon Dash buttons; Budweiser’s rebranding of America; Donald Trump posing as his own publicist; IABC’s plea for fee-free content; a Text and Die billboard; the Dalai Lama’s interactive atlas of emotions; voice search keyword research; a potential Google VR headset; a Canadian matchmaking service; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/143

During episode 142, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the effectiveness of anti-Donald Trump ads run by the Stop Trump PACs and the Hillary Clinton campaign; KFC’s finger-lickin’ good chicken-flavored nail polish; Elizabeth Warren’s Twitter war with Trump; sales email fails; PetSmart’s Cinco de Mayo tweets; the GAP’s 60s-era space shuttle tweets; Windows 10 shenanigans; the CDC’s Clean Hands Count campaign; Facebook mail; the #Oldchella concert; Radiohead erases itself then drops; Zoe for President; Facebook’s politics; the Anne Frank virtual reality film; Amazon Echo’s location services play; the CIA live tweeting the Osama Bin Ladin raid; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/142

During episode 141, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the racist response to Old Navy's multiracial ad; as well as:

• The hijacking of Comcast Cares Day;
• A Norway minister ridiculed for a PR stunt gone bad;
• A Windows 10 upgrade that interrupted the weather;
• Wendy's 444 news channel;
• LinkedIn's new freelancer and college grad features;
• Twitter changing it's category in the app store;
• Sony's smart contact lenses;
• A BO detector app;
• Silicon Valley;
• President Obama's last White House Correspondents Dinner;
• The recycled crayons.

Plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/141

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

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