Google's DeepMind AI Takes A Great Leap Forward

By David Erickson | March 13, 2016
Beyond Social Media - Google DeepMind AI - Episode 134

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed a dermatologist’s gross videos that have gone viral; another viral video of a disgusting Kellogg’s employee peeing on a cereal assembly line; Joe’s Crab Shack’s stunning decision to use a lynching photo as table decor; Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo program beats the world’s best Go player; Facebook vying for NFL’s Thursday Night Football; an agricultural innovation using the Internet of Things; 4chan’s founder joins Google; Teens react to Windows 95; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Marketing

By David Erickson | October 25, 2015
Beyond Social Media - Star Wars The Force Awakens - Episode 117

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Trump’s Twitter woes; killing baby Hitler; tech journalism backlash; Pepsi’s failure to stock up for Back To The Future Day; racist Twitter trolls boycott Star Wars; a teen Vine star; PR for ad agencies; Twitter polls; Facebook search; USA Today’s Back To The Future wrap; Amazon sues fake reviewers; YouTube going Red; New York Times’ submersive journalism; facial recognition for health care; super secure passwords; Nixon’s tweets; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Twitter DM Limit Expansion & Snoop Dogg Wants The CEO Gig

By David Erickson | June 14, 2015
Beyond Social Media - Snoop Dogg For Twitter CEO - Episode 100

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Twitter’s DM expansion; Snoop Dogg’s campaign for Twitter CEO; Safari content blocking capabilities; LeBron’s wardrobe malfunction; Joyce Carol Oates’ outrage; public relations’ PR problem; the Coke/boob challenge; tampons for a cause; GIFographics; yawning billboards; Kid President’s campaign against hunger; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Hello Barbie!

By David Erickson | April 4, 2015
Hello Barbie - Episode 90

Episode 90: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the new WiFi enabled talking Barbie; Scientology Twitter campaign against HBO; Trevor Noah’s six sexist tweets; Chris Rock drives while black; virtual crisis communications training; Groupon’s banana bunkers; Fixodent’s lion video; Miller Theatre’s canine composers; photography composition tips; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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