Black Mirror Archives - Beyond Social Media

Serena Williams Sings & Fighting Deepfakes

By David Erickson | October 6, 2018 |

Beyond Social Media - Serena Williams Sings - Episode 243

Episode 243: BL and David discuss Serena Williams singing “I Touch Myself” for breast cancer self-exam awareness; celebrities mount #DefyTheName campaign to fight bullying; Netflix lets you choose your Black Mirror plot; Instacodes come to Instagram; Google’s former head of PR writes a hilarious satire lampooning big tech; IMDB TV beams over Amazon; the #UpsideTown contest prize is a dream trip; Pixel Groups come to Facebook; BrainNet is the next big social network; Facebook’s Hack issue spreads across the web; DeepFakes are disastrous; why you might want to pass on MoviePass …and much, much more.

Beyonce's Pregnant At JC Penny & Facebook TV

By David Erickson | February 2, 2017 |

Beyond Social Media - Beyonce's Pregnant at JC Penny - Episode 173

Episode 173: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the National Strategic Bacon Reserve; Facebook’s TV app; Starbucks’ Conscious Capitalism; artificial intelligence in plain English; LEGO’s social network for kids; Tostito’s breathalyzer bag; Snapchat’s smart lenses; Beyonce’s pregnant JC Penny photo shoot; virtual immortality; #DeleteUber; Starbucks overwhelmed with mobile …and much, much more.

Volkswagon Scandal And Apology & Snoop Dogg's Lifestyle Brand

By David Erickson | September 27, 2015 |

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Donald Trump’s ill-advised use of Twitter; the Volkswagen scandal and apology; Prime Minister David Cameron’s pig problem; poorly-labeled sponsored content; Lady Gaga music video for The Hunting Ground; Peace ad-blocking app pulled from the Apple App Store; Snoop Dogg’s Merry Jane lifestyle brand; a monkey selfie copyright dispute; tweeting political donations; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.