Blab.im Archives - Beyond Social Media

Google Plus Redesign & Infinity's Virtual Reality App

By David Erickson | November 22, 2015 |

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the Google+ redesign; disappearance of tweet counts; businesses exploiting Paris attacks; an innocent man framed for Paris attacks by online trolls; crap detection resources; immersive storytelling; a tribute to a wife killed in Paris attacks; Infinity Driver’s Seat virtual reality app; BLAB show cards; Minecraft helping teach programming to kids; Kind Bars; marriage proposal do-overs; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

Jack Dorsey's Twitter & Square Duet

By David Erickson | October 11, 2015 |

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Marks & Spencer’s ill-conceived #ShowYourStrap campaign; Amazon’s Alexa-activating commercial; Columbia Sportswear’s septuagenarian spokeswoman; data journalism reporting on gun violence; Jack Dorsey’s permanent return; the #ImWithLizzie and anti-bullying month; Medium’s new features; Twitter Moments; Facebook empathetic Emojis; Google’s Impact Challenge; email signature best practices; 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.

Google Becomes Alphabet & Target's Customer Service Troll

By David Erickson | August 15, 2015 |

Google Alphabet - Beyond Social Media - Episode 108

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Google’s restructuring as Alphabet; Hillary Clinton’s emoji fail; Bic pens dissing women…again; Edelman’s climate stance conundrum; Google’s diminishing map pack; Target’s trolling “customer service” rep; Twitter’s customer service playbook; political photoshopping; Moz’s new search engine ranking factors; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.