AT&T Archives - Beyond Social Media

White House Valentines Display

By David Erickson | February 14, 2021 |

Beyond Social Media - Presidential Valentines Display - Episode 338

BL and David discuss Dr. Jill Biden’s White House Valentines display; stellar Thank You page examples; the American Shame Card collection of gun-control advocacy postcards; fact checker bylines; the explosive growth of social audio; Microsoft’s AI voices; Lincoln TV; Duolingo’s singable commercial; Super Bowl Social Media; conference sounds for livestreaming waiting room; Twitter gets into the newsletter game; Google News analytics courtesy of Google Search Console; Norton’s prying eyes and listening ears commercial…and much, much more.

Technological Totalitarianism & Facebook's Deception

By David Erickson | November 16, 2018 |

Beyond Social Media - Technological Totalitarianism - Episode 249

Episode 249: BL and David discuss the new revelations of Facebook’s shady response to the Russian infiltration of its network; China ZTE’s exporting of the technological tools of totalitarianism to Venezuela; the Wall Street Journal’s efforts to detect deepfakes; the long-form video trend at YouTube; Firefox Monitor’s data breach notifications; a hilarious response to cheap clients; Facebook’s Most Amazing Dog show; Pandora’s Podcast Genome project; Iceland Foods’ banned Christmas commercial; Coca-Cola’s sappy social media wipe; the GoFundMe fraud story gets fraud-ier;…and much, much more.

Net Neutrality Fallout & Tweetstorms

By David Erickson | December 19, 2017 |

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 stats you should know…and much, much more.

GoDaddy Super Bowl Commercial & Comcast Antagonizes Customer

By David Erickson | January 31, 2015 |

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed GoDaddy’s recently-pulled puppy Super Bowl commercial; Comcast’s customer service department antagonizing customers; an online bullying incident that spirals out of control; and a lot more.

ISIS App, LEGOs For Girls, Amazon Gets Twitch

By David Erickson | September 6, 2014 |

Episode 62: BL and David discuss the rebranding of the ISIS App, LEGO’s Ideas Research Institute, Amazon’s acquisition of Twitch.tv, and much more.

Coca-Cola's Social Media Guard, AT&T's Home Security & A Load Of Crap

By David Erickson | March 1, 2014 |

Beyond Social Media Show #37 Co-hosts David Erickson & B.L. Ochman discuss Coca-Cola’s social media guard and AT&T’s home security from your pets point of view.

Amazon's Delivery Drones & The Gap Listens & Reacts – Beyond Social Media Show Episode 27

By David Erickson | December 3, 2013 |

This episode: Century 21’s tryptofan slow jam, RNC’s Rosa Parks tweet; T-Mobile & AT&T Twitter fight; Dana Morales plays us all; Amazon’s drones; Facebook news feed tweaks; 3D Printing Day; Apple buys Topsy; The Gap listens & responds; Verizon’s Mall of America studios; shiny new stuff & The Daily Numbers.