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.

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Ashley Madison Hack & Tweets In Google Desktop Search

By David Erickson | August 22, 2015
Beyond Social Media - Ashley Madison Hack - Episode 109

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the fallout over the Ashley Madison hack; real-time tweets in Google desktop search; bid a fond farewell to the real-life Batman; the Straight Outta meme; McDonald’s viral photo poach; buzzwords to ban; Comcast’s Watchable; Josh Groban’s singable Trump tweets; real-life tweets on Twitter; Bloomberg’s social media brand ratings; predictive photography; Mastercard’s SelfiePay; Boston Dynamics’ robot takes a stroll through the woods; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Donald Trump Entertains Huffington Post & Facebook Freebooting

By David Erickson | July 26, 2015
Beyond Social Media - Donald Trump - Episode 105

Episode 105: Co-host B.L. Ochman & guest host Ray Hiltz discussed Facebook’s piracy problem; Twitter backgrounds; the Huffington Post’s reclassifying Donald Trump coverage; Google+ shuttering inactive local pages; ordering Domino’s pizza with emojis; landlords lurking on tenant’s social media accounts; YouTube viewing time; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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