September 2015 - Beyond Social Media

Volkswagon Scandal And Apology & Snoop Dogg's Lifestyle Brand

By David Erickson | September 27, 2015 |

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Donald Trump’s ill-advised use of Twitter; the Volkswagen scandal and apology; Prime Minister David Cameron’s pig problem; poorly-labeled sponsored content; Lady Gaga music video for The Hunting Ground; Peace ad-blocking app pulled from the Apple App Store; Snoop Dogg’s Merry Jane lifestyle brand; a monkey selfie copyright dispute; tweeting political donations; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

#IStandWiithAhmed & Tide Mocks Kim Davis

By David Erickson | September 20, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Pope Francis Emojis - Episode 112

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Pope Francis emojis; the #IStandWithAhmed social media storm; the #NursesUnited fallout over flippant comments on The View; what’s really behind Apple’s inclusion of ad-blocking apps in iOS 9; a Don’t Drive & Smoke Weed PSA; Mikki Willis’ A Boy & His Doll viral video; Tide’s online video commercial mocking Kim Davis; Flickr’s VP photos; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

Apple's TV App Store

By David Erickson | September 12, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Apple TV Apps - Episode 111

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the iPhone subscriptions and Apple TV apps; a tasteless 9/11 gun shop promotion; the Pope toaster; philanthropic porn prizes; LEGOs in space; augmented reality Pokemon; a Golden groupie; Donaldo Tumpez; Google & Twitter’s answer to Instant Articles; Washington Post’s ad blocking statement; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

Force Friday & Hipster Barbie

By David Erickson | September 6, 2015 |

Beyond Social Media - Force Friday - Episode 110

Episode 110: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Burger King’s McWhopper peace offering; Rand Paul’s #StandWithPaul app fiasco; the role of war photographers and the image of a drowned Syrian refugee boy; Hulu’s new kinda ad-free version; the Love Has No Labels campaign; the new streaming video platform Blab.im; Feed America’s #Spoontember campaign; Disney’s Force Friday marketing blitz for Star Wars: The Force Awakens; the hilarious Hipster Barbie Instagram account; a PSA video from an acid attack survivor; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.