Posts by David Erickson
Facebook Divorces
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Facebook divorces; Rand Paul’s rocky rollout; LinkedIn’s purchase of Lynda.com; BuzzFeed deletes history; Clorox’s Apology; Dove’s #ChooseBeautiful commercial; Google’s GMeet business conferencing; Buick’s doggy commercial; Uber driving drunks; a telepresence robot; a new retweeting feature; new apps & some stats.
Read MoreHello Barbie!
Episode 90: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the new WiFi enabled talking Barbie; Scientology Twitter campaign against HBO; Trevor Noah’s six sexist tweets; Chris Rock drives while black; virtual crisis communications training; Groupon’s banana bunkers; Fixodent’s lion video; Miller Theatre’s canine composers; photography composition tips; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.
Read MoreAsk SeaWorld Twitter Chat Backfires
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Ted Cruz’s domain name registry fail; another report of Google+’s death; SeaWorld’s Twitter backlash; how social media can ruin your sex life; Matthew McConaughey’s commercial goes up in smoke; the X-Files return; Augmented reality gaming; art museum’s use of social media; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.
Read MoreThe Pros & Cons Of Starbucks' Race Together Campaign
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the pluses and minuses of Starbuck’s #RaceTogether campaign; Toyota’s BB King commercial; HBO’s Robert Durst True Crime reality show; Monica Lewinski’s TEDTalk; American Airlines exception policy fiasco; Google’s practice of manipulating search results; YouTube’s new cards; NASA’s live broadcasts; and a lot of stuff in between.
Read MoreVince Vaughn Stars In Stock Photography For Unfinished Business Promo
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the photoshopped Vince Vaughn stock photography used to market his Unfinished Business movie release; the latest violent video to go viral; Netflix’s House of Cards native ad; skill-less Millennials; Rudy Giuliani’s latest publicity grab; a rescue adoption video game; why people unfollow brands; Facebook’s Firehose data; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.
Read MoreYouTube Ads Featuring Jennifer Aniston & Bud Light Precede ISIS Recruitment Videos
Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed ISIS threats against Twitter and ads running before their recruitment videos; the Salvation Army’s culturejacking of #TheDress meme; BL’s social media guru study; Delta Airline’s PR-Speak; bad email practices; hidden hyperlink ads; and much more.
Read MoreGoogle+ Minus Photos & Hangouts?
Episode 85: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the potential disentanglement of Google+ from Photos and Hangouts; Keith Olbermann’s suspension over tweets directed at Penn State students; social media competitions for employment; the big net neutrality win; Congressman betrayed by his Instagram pics; bloggers working a sweatshop; the Great Dress Color Debate Of 2015; Dove & LEGO Oscar wins; Tumblr as a traffic-driver.
Read MoreRudy Giuliani Blasts Obama & Social Blasts Back
Episode 84: Rudy Giuliani blasts Barack Obama & social blasts back; Lenovo ships malicious adware; Krispy Kreme’s KKKlub & crowdsourcing medical conditions.
Read More50 Shades Of Marketing
Epoisode 83: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the many marketers who are culturejacking the 50 Shades of Grey movie release; Jon Stewart’s exit from The Daily Show; the best and the worst of the Taylor Swift marketing machine; Google shutting down Helpouts; Facebook’s Legacy pages; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.
Read MoreBrian Williams Misremembers The Iraq War & Gawker Brandjacks Coke
Episode 82: Brian Williams apparent career suicide; Gawker’s brandjacking of Coca-Cola’s Twitter party; the Google’s Twitter Firehose deal & Papal Hangouts.
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