Drake's God Plan Video

By David Erickson | February 17, 2018

Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 217

BL and David discuss Drake’s generous video budget; the Beyond Social Media Show’s entre on Amazon Echo; an antidote to depressing news; Amazon Echo’s ignore feature; the Olympics’ accidental P.F. Chang’s branding; Surly Brewing’s killer content marketing example; Domino’s Dom Juan Tinder chatbot; 20+ hilarious tweets by single people that will make you laugh, then cry; Bronx Zoo’s roach Valentine’s; life in social media algorithm hell; sexist Doritos; Nastygrammers; David’s love/hate relationship with The Full Monty newsletter; Olympic swarm drones; Boston Dynamics’ freaky door-opening robot; inside Facebook’s two years of hell…and much, much more.

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Drake Drops God’s Plan

The video starts “The budget for this video was $996,631.90. We gave it all away. Don’t tell the label.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfOaadbhSQG

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Antidote to Bad News

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Welcome To Minnesota

Surly Brewing kills it with a content marketing piece that newsjacks Super Bowl LII.

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The Graphics Guy Did It

Chicago’s WLS-Ch.7 news team, accidentally broadcast a report in Saturday morning about the political backdrop to the Winter Olympics, illustrated with the graphic, “P.F. Chang 2018.” P.F. Chang is an Asian-inspired chain restaurant.

Chicago TV station blames graphics ‘mix-up’ for confusion between P.F. Chang’s and Pyeongchang

https://twitter.com/RobMarmet/status/963209124577193984

Domino’s Hearts Tinder

It can be tough out there for single people on Valentine’s Day.

Domino’s “Dom Juan” by VCCP

Hola, it is me, Dom Juan, the pizza Casanova. I know you're busy trying to hook up a hot date for tonight, but let's chat, I can help: https://t.co/Kl2XzTB9sY #OfficialFoodOf Tasty Chat-Up Lines pic.twitter.com/L8UIkFzqk9

— Domino's Pizza UK (@Dominos_UK) February 14, 2018

Single Tweets

These will make you laugh.

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World’s Worst Valentine’s Gift

This year, the Bronx Zoo came up with a Valentine package that surely won’t be forgotten (in fact I bet you’ll dream about it when I tell you what it is.)

Bronx Zoo Roach Love

My Love/Hate Relationship With The Full Monty

It’s all underlines in Outlook 365.

Life In Social Media Algorithm Hell

Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat have all announced major algorithm changes lately, and users aren’t happy about them. Backlash started with a hoax Tweet.

https://twitter.com/isaacsvobodny/status/961816896059277313

Swarm Drones

The opening ceremonies of the Olympics featured synchronized swarm drones forming the shape of the Olympic circles and much more.

High-tech drones steal the show at the Winter Olympics

Sexist Doritos

One or two sentence description

https://twitter.com/MauraJudkis/status/960614382416822272

Door-Opening Robots

Boston Dynamics is freaking everyone out with its latest robot.

Diet Madison Avenue – Anonymous Nasty Instagrammers – Call Out Sexual Harassment

Diet Madison Avenue is a private, anonymous Instagram account that is naming and shaming Madison Avenue execs it says have engaged in sexual harassment. It’s got 13.9 K followers

Inside Diet Madison Avenue: The Anonymous Instagrammers Who Get Nasty in the Fight Against Alleged Predators

https://www.instagram.com/dietmadisonave/

How Facebook F*%#ed Up

An excellent account of how Facebook realized the platform was being used by Russia to manipulate the American electoral system.

Inside The Two Years That Shook Facebook—And The World

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