Internet Trends Archives - Beyond Social Media

The State Of The Internet 2019

By David Erickson | June 15, 2019

Beyond Social Media - State of the Internet - Episode 272

Episode 272: BL and David discuss Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report; a deep fake of Mark Zuckerberg himself; Radiohead thwarts extortionists; Barney’s department store doubles as your dealer; Google Data Studio 101; VW takes its reputation cleanup seriously; Kraft rebrands ranch dressing as salad frosting; Internet-prompted evolution; thumbdrive hacking; the definition of hate speech; two popups too many;…and much, much more.

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.

Google Teams With GoPro

By David Erickson | May 30, 2015

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Google+; Jay-Z’s Staff; Adrian Peterson’s tweets; the conservative news filter bubble; Flipboard’s recommendations; wearable for good; GoPro & Google date; ask Obama anything; Thai phone company commercial; Facebook gets animated; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.