Blog Marketing Archives - Beyond Social Media

Virtual Reality Concerts & Google Radar

By David Erickson | June 5, 2016 |

Beyond Social Media - Brian May Virtual Reality Concerts - Episode 145

Episode 145: BL and David discuss Queen guitarist Brian May’s new virtual reality headset; Google’s Project Soli reducing radar to fit on a computer chip; Mary Meeker’s new Internet Trends report; a Vox editor endorsing anti-Donald Trump riots; Facebook’s DeepText AI; a racist Chinese detergent ad; Facebook’s continuous live stream video; a Google Chrome extension used by white supremacists; Podtrac’s podcast audience ratings; landlords likegating their tenants; faive new Medium features; Airtime’s relaunch; France banning after work email; a new set of emojis; and much, much more.

David Bowie's Online Innovations & New Twitter Ads

By David Erickson | January 18, 2016 |

Beyond Social Media - David Bowie's Online Innovations - Episode 126

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Crocs’ clumsy David Bowie tribute; David Bowie’s online innovations & foresight; Periscope livestreaming on Twitter; new Twitter ads; a Peachy new social network; Nazis for Trump; EA Sports NFL playoff trolling; the Bud Grant meme; newspapers as public benefit corporations; New York Daily News’ one-fingered salute to Ted Cruz; a taco joint mocking burglars; 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.