Tickets For Twitter Spaces

By David Erickson | August 30, 2021
Beyond Social Media - Twitter Spaces Tickets - Episode 361

BL and David discuss paid tickets for Twitter Spaces; Lyft and Oscar Meyer co-brand a Weinermobile lift; the White House’s pro-vax influencer campaign; Google My Business’ prominence signal; robot lawyers; Walmart’s advertising network; moms against misinformation; Alan Page isn’t notable enough for Twitter; Facebook post plagiarism; the Milk Crate Challenge; Microsoft 11 support; Influencer compensation survey;…and much, much more.

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Vindictive Valentines

By David Erickson | February 9, 2020
Beyond Social Media - Vindictive Valentines - Episode 295

Episode 295: BL and David discuss “Cry Me A Cockroach” vindictive Valentines via San Antonio Zoo; social media savvy Astronaut Christina returns to earth; Seventh Generation’s brilliant State of the Union ad; Spotify’s podcast expansion; flirting with Tinder bots; how Netflix gets to the Oscars; Twitter squashes student’s parody, then apologizes; Planters Baby Nut banned; best and worst Super Bowl LIV ads; the Iowa Caucus debacle; hacking Google Maps; world’s worst job ad and world’s funniest resume; Clearview AI slapped with cease-and-decists; Celebrity Cruises’ clueless commercial; 2020 election disinformation wars; Edelman Trust Barometer…and much, much more.

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NASA's Aretha Franklin Tribute & Vans Goghs

By David Erickson | August 18, 2018

Episode 239: BL and David discuss NASA’s Asteroid Aretha salute to Aretha Franklin #QueenOfSoul; new Facebook business pages; Google employees protest censored Chinese search engine; Vans’ Van Gogh; Twitter locks API to developers; augmented reality cosmetic try-ons; how to keep Google from tracking you; Ajit Pai’s Lies; 70K block Twitter’s top advertisers in Infowars protest; a hilarious Mike Pence parody site; protest graphics … and much, much more.

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