Black Lives Matter Archives - Beyond Social Media

TikTok Deal?

By David Erickson | August 2, 2020 |

Episode 317: BL and David discuss the pending/paused TikTok acquisition by Microsoft; Deadspinners split to Defector Media; Nike’s amazing You Can’t Stop Us ad; denying Holocaust deniers; Country Time’s little bailout fund; virtual influencers’ time may have come; the whole Stella Immanuel strangeness; the Walmart Nazis; the Consumer Electronics Show goes virtual until 2022; the Harper’s Letter decrying cancel culture;…and much, much more.

George Floyd Police Brutality Protests

By David Erickson | June 8, 2020 |

Beyond Social Media - Police Brutality Protests - Episode 310

During episode 310, BL and David discuss their experiences of the Black Lives Matter and police brutality protests from the perspective of each of their states, New York and Minnesota, as well as the needed changes in our society.

10 Most Terrifying Marketing Stories Of 2017

By David Erickson | October 28, 2017 |

Beyond Social Media - 10 Most Horrific Stories of 2017 - Episode 207

On Episode 207, BL and David discuss the top ten marketing screw ups they’ve covered for 2017, among them United Airlines beating up a passenger and Pepsi appropriating the Black Lives Matter movement.

Melania Trump's Plagiarism & Apple's Censorship

By David Erickson | July 25, 2016 |

Beyond Social Media - Famous Melania Trump Quotes - Episode 151

During Episode 151 co-hosts BL and David discuss the backlash over Melania Trump’s plagiarism of Michelle Obama’s DNC speech; musicians objecting to the use of their songs by the Trump campaign; an Apple patent for technology that would disable the recording of video, audio and photography on smartphones and tablets; untargeted Donald Trump banner ads; new updates for Facebook Live video; the long-lasting impact of the ALS ice bucket challenge; DoubleClick Native ads; verified Twitter accounts; Michelle Obama’s carpool karaoke; Yelp’s partnership with Pokemon Go; and much, much more.