During episode 213, David Erickson discussed the fallout over the FCC vote to repeal net neutrality, reactions to it, and its implications; Twitter's new tweetstorm button and how to use it; the rollout of Twitter's new terms of use designed to crack down on hate speech and harassment; how to persuade people who deny reality; Amal and George Clooney's Casamigos tequila-branded twin-cancelling headphones; hydroponic farming; Apple's acquisition of Pop Up Archive's podcast search engine; Gmail's newsletter unsubscribe feature; Facebook's new domain verification requirement for page owners; BuzzSumo's study of the most-shared articles of 2017; Facebook's admission that it can make you depressed;plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/213

During episode 212, David Erickson discussed Spotify opening up to podcasts; Budweiser Light's crafty cease and desist letter to Modist Brewing; Wine label design and the stories they tell; YouTube Creator Studio's rebranding and revamping; Google Map's new wakeup call feature; Google's expansion of meta descriptions; video technology that literally changes a leopard's spots and lip syncs Barack Obama;  plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/212

During episode 211, David Erickson discussed the Bud Light Dilly Dilly commercial that ran during the Thanksgiving Day NFL game; Bloomberg's imminent launch of its 24-hour news network on Twitter; Facebook's suicide ideation AI; Facebook Shadow Profiles; Instagram subscribeable hashtags; Twitter's affordable firehose; Snapchat's new Audience Filters; the love of heavy metal music; Spotify's ambitions to become a music label with the acquisition of Soundtrap; Sesame Street's culturejacking of Stranger Things 2 with its Sharing Things parody video; Gamefly's ridiculous cowgirls commercial; Paris Hilton's false claim of inventing the selfie; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/211

During episode 210, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Stovetop's Thanksgiving Dinner Pants; Disney Pixar's Coco VR experience; the latest search ranking factors from SEMRush and Searchmetrics; Washington Post's counterpoint AI; the New Zealand Coffin Club viral video; a pot subscription service; iPhone X's fraudulent faces flaw; BoingBoing's Net Neutrality popup alert; algorithmic threats to journalism; the MakeApp app; Greta Van Susteren's sorry Sorry app; popping pimple fingernails; LG's mosquito-repellant Phones; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/210

During episode 209, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Facebook's request for your nude photos; Facebook and Twitter 2016 election ads and the Kremlin money behind them; Tiffany's disgusting "Everyday Items"; Twitter's move to 280 characters; an epic home-made car ad; Dave's Moovember progress; a puppy and a little girl re-united after dastardly thieves took her 8-week-old Labrador; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/209

During episode 208, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the shadow sub-domain hacking of the Trump organization; LinkedIn' video advertising trial; a Twitter bot-hunting bot; David's Movember challenge begins; VR for PTSD; a Virtual Museum; Reddit's nicewashing; Facebook's problems overseas; Facebook's declining organic visibility; Google Drive gets parked; an app that listens to your clunking automobile; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/208

During episode 207, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Burger King's anti-bullying public service ad; Twitter's new-found transparency for political ads; the mechanics behind the recommendation engine powering Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist; Burger King bullying Wendy's; saveable Tweets; Twitter's Happening Now feature; Facebook going after Google Hangouts with the addition of screensharing to Facebook Live; Facebook adding Dwell Time and Link Sharing as custom audiences for ad retargeting; 3D social posts to encourage VR object sharing on Facebook; the EPA erasing climate change online; your camera is watching you; Spectacle sales are not so spectacular; giving Amazon your key; and the top 10 most horrific marketing screw-ups of 2017; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/207

During episode 206, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Dwayne Johnson (The Rock's) creative empire; the #MeToo movement's impact; a brilliant magazine takeover; Barack Obama's hip hop Presidential portrait; the Jane Austin role playing game from a former Second World developer; locking down Google for security; Google search surprises; buff Jeff Bezos' PR coup; craptastic towns of New Zealand provoke death threats; the voice ad challenge for brands; deceptive NFL Shop advertising; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/206

During episode 205, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Equifax getting hacked again; Mark Zuckerberg's ill-advised virtual reality trip to Puerto Rico; Giphy's coming six-second advertising platform; Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness crowdfunding campaign; a resume LEGOized; BuzzFeed's livestreamed Twitter talk show; recognizing cognitive biases; a guide to Denial of Service attacks; Siri, your personal therapist; the imminent departure of AOL Instant Messenger; loveless granola; Dove's racist ad; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/205

During episode 204, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Google's Pixel 2 announcement and its battle against Apple; five ex-Presidents rocking for hurricane relief; the Obama's 25th wedding anniversary; National Public Radio's errant Facebook post that went viral; BuzzFeed's public service fake news feed; IRS' baffling announcement of its deal with Equifax; the amazing absence of a social media pause button; the client you'll never want to have; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/204

During episode 203, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the NFL's Inside These Lines commercial response to Donald Trump's call to fire athletes who protest during the national anthem; the citizen scientist effort to combat Alzheimers; Spotify's new self-service advertising offering; Google's Chrome Music Lab experiments; Libsyn's podcast measurement upgrade; a librarian's rejection of Melania Trump's donation of Dr. Seuss books; Twitter's 280 character tweets; Facebook fake Like farms; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/203

During episode 202, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Kim Jung Un calling Trump a "dotard" and the Internet reaction; Facebook's Nazi algorithm, destination pizza; Google's Power Searching course; a juvenile Minnesota Vikings hire; NPR teaching print journalists how to create audio stories; fake attorneys targeting Amazon sellers; a Stranger Things Cease & Desist Letter with heart; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/202

During episode 201, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed a hilarious parody of the new $1200+ iPhoneX; millions Equifaxed by the mother of all data breaches; riding out Hurricane Irma with Richard Branson; detested Martin Shkreli screwed; the Russian back door; Bothies; BBC's interactive radio theater; Twitter's tweetstorm feature; Brand websites beating retail; the Great Bodega Controversy of 2017; BuzzFeed's banner ads; the black market for Instagram checks; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/201

During episode 200, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Facebook's admission that it ran 3000+ political ads paid for by Kremlin-linked propagandists, the "Calling Bullshit" college course, Values job search, hilarious Trump parodies,draw your search, Cloudvertising, Verizon's fake unlimited plans, a cultural fit job site, how to have video calls with your cat, an app that turns your phone into a portable podcast studio, social accountability for brands; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/200

During episode 199, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Louise Linton's elitist, out-of-touch Instagram rant; former President Barack Obama's claim to the most popular tweet; LinkedIn's new native video capabilities; State Department's science envoy Daniel Kammen's embedded impeachment message in his resignation letter; the DeepEmoji algorithm that can detect sarcasm in tweets; the Trump Twitter feed bot; Apple's move to marry Siri with everything; Google Maps Q&A; KFC's virtual reality training; Facebook influencers' brand tagging tool; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/199

During episode 198, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the Vice News documentary about the Charlottesville domestic terror attack; Josh Bernoff's Pro Bono Pledge; BuzzFeed's new live show; how to lampoon racists and Nazis; a treasure trove of digitized vintage vinyl records; Google Home's new calling feature; airport fashion; Proctor & Gamble's new The Talk commercial; 3D printed hands; livestreaming crossword help; tigers banned from Tinder; ancient emojis; a Planetary Protection Officer update; the #PutinShirtlessChallenge; Amazon's secret brands; Twitter's sensitive content algorithm; Facebook copycatting; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/198

During episode 197, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed NASA’s opening for a planet protector; Foreign Affairs’ sophisticated direct mail program; Facebook’s publisher subscriptions program; Google’s SOS Alerts; touring podcasts; the hilarious Lord Birthday; Twitter subscriptions; how a poor choice of font lead to Nazi glitter; companies pitching paid placements; fishing drones; a PR pitch from hell; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/197

During episode 196, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Old Navy's rockin' back to school campaign; Jimmy John's real-life demonstration of its freaky fast tagline; going beyond the corporate message to find real stories; the business imperative for reading science fiction; Russian comedians punking Rick Perry; citizen cyber warriors and compulsory service; the launch of Facebook TV; integrating Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups; husband storage in China; Mariah Carey's goes viral for slacking; implantable microchips; 35W bridge collapse revisited and citizen journalism; the problem with Hipsters; the imminent death of Flash...perhaps?; Air France for Millennials; GoFund Snopes; saying goodbye to the YouTube Editor; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/196

During episode 195, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Delta Airlines' vigorous response to provocateur Ann Coulter's tweetstorm; the $3 dollar store; Amazon's entry into Blue Apron's meal kit turf; Home Depot's ill-advised wall; the first female Dr. Who; Google Glass Enterprise Edition; contests in space; McCann's battle with the Army; blacklisting Winnie the Pooh; batteryless phones; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/195

During episode 194, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed how Macklemore's "Glorious" Grandmother went viral; how Southern Rail put a 15 year-old in charge of its Twitter account; custom sneakers raising funds for the Women Win charity; an algorithm that could save commenting; crowdsourcing the 2017 eclipse; LinkedIn's Content Insights reports; Happening Now on Twitter; YouTube's 360 degree heatmaps; Trump's nasty lawyer; virtual reality smoking; the Internet's most hated ads; remote-controlled heart attacks; astroturfing Reddit; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/194

During episode 193, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed how United Airlines earned even more bad press by selling a toddler's previously purchased seat; how Hobby Lobby was busted for smuggling artifacts from Iraq and funding ISIS all in one fell swoop; the hilarious Haribo Gold Bears ad featuring childlike executives; Spike the viral beetle artist; the #Ham4All fundraising challenge; the #MyOreoCreation contest; Apple's Appocalypse video; the Weinermobile companion vehicles; cats in hats; China's livestream video ban; the GOP's tactic of blocking constituents on social media; Russia's cyber psyops playbook; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/193

During episode 192, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed how NASA called BS on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop; Amazon acquires Whole Foods; beefy new Ken Dolls come out; Smirnoff newsjacks; Google AI helps expand reading for kids; BuzzFeed & VOX Media get buggy; a Troll Cakes/detective agency makes trolls eat their words; Spectacles go scuba diving; alorithmic responsibility; the Instagram star who was trampled by a cow; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/192

During episode 191, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Bill Maher's apology for using the N-word; Senator Chuck Schumer Trolling Donald Trump; Apple’s Podcasting Analytics; Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech; Story Analytics by Kit; a mental health chatbot; Political Analytics from Facebook's Town Hall; the "Failing" New York Times killing it with newsletters; Twitter's DM expansion; Rand Paul's inconvenient tweet; Quartz' plagiarism recovery; beheading chickens on Facebook; #HappyDeathDay's poor timing; PETA's unviral cat video; a PR pitch from hell; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/191

During episode 190, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed discussed Apple's announcement of its augmented reality platform; Google's attempt to sell directly from search results with its new buy button; Vincente Fox's public service video message to Donald Trump; Official presidential tweets, suitable for framing; the untested legality of #BlockedByTrump victims; McDonald's stoner billboard; Twitter's new deal with the NFL; The Intercept's Reality Winner fail; real fake news; how some potential Harvard students discovered that the Internet is a permanent record; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/190

During episode 189, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed discussed the Pope slaps Trump meme; Facebook's teen targeting; Facebook's quality score; Microsoft's business search bots; augmented reality airports; food pornographers; Recoded Hillary Clinton; flyover country; #Covfefe; Trent Reznor serenading Banksy's Walled Off Hotel; Facebook's leaked playbook; an extremism algorithm; the Mets malicious mascot; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/189

During episode 188, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Google Lens bringing artificial intelligence to phones; the StarTribune's 150 year's worth of digitized archives; SNL's Alexa for Seniors skit; Facebook adding screening to Groups; MailChimp's email automation for everyone; Amazon Echo's security flaw; hope for Parkinsons; Facebook's trending conversations; PresVillian; Facebook's Autoplay videos; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/188

During episode 187, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the new assault on Net Neutrality; Amazon Alexa's new telephone service; Responsibility beer; brands celebrating Happy Mutha's Day; crowdfunding the Trump Russian investigation; Google job searches; Ben & Jerry's philanthropic flavors; Amazon's new homeless shelter; Presidential fumigation; fake news blacklists; Robocop tackled; uploadable memories; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/187

During episode 186, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed edible clothing, Mall of America's Traveljacking, Obama's Final Cut, CNN for the social age, the creativity chair, Signal for Help anti-domestic violence campaign, Amazon's looking, phishing for Google Docs, gamified bike lanes, distracted driving; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/186

During episode 185, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the gaming of the Homeland Security’s immigrant crime VOICE Hotline; a sexy rhino who went viral on Tinder; Pope Francis’ stirring TEDtalk; New York Times' new #TruthIs commercial; Heineken’s smart #OpenYourWorld campaign; LinkedIn releases retargeting capabilities & folds profiles into Bing search results; the New York Times on Snapchat Discover; Twitter’s bot infestation; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/185

During episode 184, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Facebook's live video problems; the Juicero press test; Minnesota cops celebrate 4/20 Day; Google's talentless drawing app; the personalization of Google Home; branded Easter eggs; Steve Ballmer's USA Facts; a potential Google ad-blocker; An Inconvenient Tooth; Facebook getting Instant Articles pushback; a false twins story; a scary phishing expedition; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/184

During episode 183, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed United Airlines' brutally dragging a paying customer off a flight, the social media outrage that ensued, and the monumentally idiotic public relations response; White House spokesman Sean Spicer's disastrous Hitler comparisons; Twitter's deleting tweets critical of United Airlines on the one hand, and Twitter's standoff with Homeland Security in defense of freedom of speech on the other hand; a Whopper of a Burger King ad; Amazon's new social media influencer program; Ooola Ooola Zod aliens; several very clever bots; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/183

During episode 182, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad controversy; the 2017 round of April Fool's Day jokes; #AprilTheGiraffe...again; Matsodon.Social; David Schwimmer's #ThatsHarassment campaign; Facebook Comment GIFs; the Global War on Fake News; Amazon gets the NFL; Google turns to AI to solve the YouTube ad crisis; eyetracking of musicians; Facebook fundraising; an IoT gadget maker bricking his customer's device over an online review; a real news fake news story; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/182

During episode 181, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed Congress' vote to repeal Internet privacy regulations and what you can do to keep your Internet history from being sold; the protesters who want to buy Congress members' Internet histories; Walmart receipt films; a Trump tweet-killing robot; John Oliver's green screened zebra; a potential subscription-based Twitter service; the YouTube advertiser revolt; a LEGO camera; LinkedIn's Trending Storylines; peculiar perfume; traffic lights for smart phone owners; a product promising hang-over; April the Giraffe...again; Facebook's Featured For You bug; Elon Musk's Neuralink; the #ItsOnUs campaign; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/181

During episode 180, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed ResistBot; the White House's satirical news; Apple's Clips app; Instagram's saveable livestreams; the declassification of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory; Twitter's livestreaming API; YouTube's classic literature prerolls; Google Maps' car-finder feature; Google Street View on the lip of a volcano; April the Giraffe; the fake radio Resistance Radio; Trump's cease and decist against kittens; Google Home's audio ads; food-delivery bots; Senator Roberts' Moment; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/180

During episode 179, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed McDonald's Trump tweet; BBC interview crashers; Pinterest's Lens; Amazon's Resistance Radio; Boaty McBoatface's return; Fender's rockin' in the digital world; Twitter Moment analytics; King Kong's Los Angeles rampage; self-defense how to videos; hijacking Peruvian highways; Progressive Insurance takes an Adult Swim; 3D-printed houses; more fake news; Alexa's Siri nightmare; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/179

During episode 178, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the fearless girl facing off with the Wall Street Bull; Spotify's play for podcasts; Twitter's egg filter; Amazon's growing advertising business; the testing trolls comment solution; voice IP Alexa calls; YouTube's similarity algorithm; WikiLeaks as Russia's useful fool; ISP's browsing your browsing history; Trump's International Women's Day tweets; no press access for you!; HBO's Facbook Live meltdown; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/178

During episode 177, Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the stunning Oscars #EnvelopeGate fiasco; Women of NASA Legoized; a naked giraffe banned from YouTube; Bailgorithm; Spectacles for all (and Dave ordered a pair); a funeral for a website; The Atlantic's clever Life Timeline app; Dog TV; new membership plugin for Wordpress; a great car for dogs; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/177

During episode 176, Guest-host Albert Marugi & BL Ochman discussed NASA's Facebook live feed of its discovery of a new solar system; the Washington Post's new motto; silly superheroes; Sweden's Trump Twitter storm; Twitter's time out room; live video streaming sports on Twitter & Facebook; Facebook's autosound; fake news movie promotion campaign; how to leak securely; Instagram’s New Carousel Posts; dragon drones; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/176

During episode 175, Guest-host Albert Marugi & BL Ochman discussed NASA’s Space Poop Challenge winner; Mark Zuckerberg Saves the World; Burger King’s Adult Toys; Social Springer Spaniels; Planet of the Apps; A Self-Taught Star; the Deluxe Small Business Revolution; Trump’s Tweets; a Twitter Money Mystery; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. David will be back next week. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/175

During episode 174, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Super Bowl LI commercials, including Ford's future of transportation spot, the sexy Mr. Clean, the Coen Brothers and Peter Fonda's Mercedes collaboration, Audi's girl power ad, Budweiser's origin story, and 84 Lumber's pro-immigration piece; Comcast's paid protesters; New York City subway users erasing Nazis; freaky fake news; Facebook Live's filter bubble; Twitter's new safety features; YouTube Live; Facebook's computer vision; LinkedIn's ProFinder badges; Oculus Rift's Best Buy fail; Circuit Cubes; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/174

During episode 173, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the National Strategic Bacon Reserve; Facebook's TV app; Starbucks' Conscious Capitalism; artificial intelligence in plain English; LEGO's social network for kids; Tostito's breathalyzer bag; Snapchat's smart lenses; Beyonce's pregnant JC Penny photo shoot; virtual immortality; #DeleteUber; Starbucks overwhelmed with mobile; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/173

During episode 172, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed the blocking of constituents in Minnesota; a job hunting bait and switch; the hilarious Netherlands video gone viral; White House press secretary Sean Spicer's peculiar Twitter war on ice cream; how recording forgotten lives helps Alzheimer's victims; mistrust of Facebook news; forced Trump fandom; the adorable animals meme #CuteAnimalTweetOff; Uber for trucking; revised App Store reviews; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/172

During episode 171, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed canine abuse on the set of Purpose Of A Dog; Angel Soft’s scatological ads; the Honest recall; live-streaming the Steelers locker room; Google Chrome’s new warnings for non-SSL sites; robot kill switches; Barack Obama’s virtual White House tour; Michael Dukakis’ advice for the new White House occupant; Sad Affleck rises again; two Trump protest songs; the Washington Post’s comedy news show; Facebook de-emphasizes Live; travel Norway’s rail virtually; Chevrolet’s LEGO Batmobile; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/171

During episode 170, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed Red Dawn online as C-SPAN is apparently hacked by Kremlin-controlled Russia Today; Martin Shkreli goes psycho-creepy and is bounced from Twitter; Facebook adds ads to Facebook Live; Dan Rather’s News & Guts launch; Facebook’s Journalism Project; the Hwages video of Saudi women dangerously defying convention goes viral; the Tiny Food fad grows; a wearable robot is born; the hilarious Ambassador of Weird; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/170

During episode 169, Co-hosts David Erickson & BL Ochman discussed China's citizen reputation score; a stock watch tool for Trump tweets; Saturday Night Live's Dunking Donuts; Cinnabon's Carrie Fisher galactic malfunction; an online predator awareness PSA; Bing's tweet mistranslation; Microsoft Harmony; an augmented reality movie app; how television programs reveal our cultural divide; Pussy Hats; Facebook Messenger's video conferencing feature; wheelchairs come to Google Maps; Facebook's new Oculus Rooms; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Show Notes & Links: http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/169