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