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