Amazon Prime Day & The Reddit Implosion

Beyond Social Media - Amazon Prime Day - Episode 103

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the reaction to the raiding of Subway’s spokesman’s home; errant hashtags; Reddit’s implosion; the video metrics mess; Amazon Prime Day; interns breaking news; Upworthy’s reinvention; Pampers’ #BetterForBaby video; LinkedIn’s million posters; Google RidesWith; RadioShack’s dance party; 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

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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Violent Bar Coasters & T-Mobile's #NeverSettleForVerizon

Beyond Social Media-Show - Violent Coasters - Episode 96

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed violent bar coasters; a PR pitch from hell; T-Mobile’s #NeverSettleForVerizon campaign; Facebook Instant Articles; a ban on mobile ads in Europe; Snickers’ stickers; the Apple Watch for deaf people; and B.B. King; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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ACLU's Cop Cam App

Beyond Social Media Show - ACLU Cop Cam - Episode 94

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Budweiser’s #UpForWhatever campaign; the Rockets firing their social media manager; Twitter brand spam; music on Instagram; a pet adoption campaign; Pandora’s Mother’s Day video; the ACLU’s cop cam app; the Wall Street Journal’s video team; iHeartMedia’s podcasts; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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The Pros & Cons Of Starbucks' Race Together Campaign

Beyond Socila Media Show - 88 - Starbucks Race Together

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the pluses and minuses of Starbuck’s #RaceTogether campaign; Toyota’s BB King commercial; HBO’s Robert Durst True Crime reality show; Monica Lewinski’s TEDTalk; American Airlines exception policy fiasco; Google’s practice of manipulating search results; YouTube’s new cards; NASA’s live broadcasts; and a lot of stuff in between.

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Vince Vaughn Stars In Stock Photography For Unfinished Business Promo

BSMediaShow 87 - Vince Vaughn- Stock Photography Unfinished Business

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the photoshopped Vince Vaughn stock photography used to market his Unfinished Business movie release; the latest violent video to go viral; Netflix’s House of Cards native ad; skill-less Millennials; Rudy Giuliani’s latest publicity grab; a rescue adoption video game; why people unfollow brands; Facebook’s Firehose data; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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12 Taylor Swift Gifs & Obama's State Of The Union Videos

BSMediaShow 79 - Taylor Swift

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the 12 Taylor Swift Gifs House Speaker John Boehner recently shared; President Obama’s State of the Union trailer videos; the apparent demise of Google Glass; Coldplay’s interactive animated music video; Consumer Electronics Show gadgets, the 12 Monkeys “lighting track”; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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