July 2015 - Beyond Social Media

Donald Trump Entertains Huffington Post & Facebook Freebooting

By David Erickson | July 26, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Donald Trump - Episode 105

Episode 105: Co-host B.L. Ochman & guest host Ray Hiltz discussed Facebook’s piracy problem; Twitter backgrounds; the Huffington Post’s reclassifying Donald Trump coverage; Google+ shuttering inactive local pages; ordering Domino’s pizza with emojis; landlords lurking on tenant’s social media accounts; YouTube viewing time; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

Is Flash Dead Yet & #AmazonPrimeDayFAIL

By David Erickson | July 19, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Is Flash Dead - Episode 104

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Amazon’s underwhelming Prime Day; CNN’s latest reporting failure; the latest nail in Flash’s coffin; Starbucks jobs program; Facebook’s Moneypenny digital assistant; Mark Cuban’s Mark Tank fundraiser; the rebirth of Bloom County; Wilco’s Star Wars giveaway; Rachel Platten’s duo with a sick six-year old; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

Amazon Prime Day & The Reddit Implosion

By David Erickson | July 11, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Amazon Prime Day - Episode 103

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the reaction to the raiding of Subway’s spokesman’s home; errant hashtags; Reddit’s implosion; the video metrics mess; Amazon Prime Day; interns breaking news; Upworthy’s reinvention; Pampers’ #BetterForBaby video; LinkedIn’s million posters; Google RidesWith; RadioShack’s dance party; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.