Hashtags Gone Bad & Bezos vs Trump Twitter Spat

Beyond Social Media - Jeff Bezos vs Donald Trump Twitter - Episode 123

Episode 123: BL and David discuss three Twitter hashtags gone wrong: #ThisIsEgypt, #HackAHairDryer & #AskLaneBryant; Greenpeace’s undercover investigation of buying academic research; Republican candidates with their phallic firearms; the Jeff Bezos vs. Donald Trump Twitter spat; season two of Serial; Google website hosting & domain registration; Twitter photo improvements; Rice Ball Babies; and much, much more.

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Jack Dorsey's Twitter & Square Duet

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Marks & Spencer’s ill-conceived #ShowYourStrap campaign; Amazon’s Alexa-activating commercial; Columbia Sportswear’s septuagenarian spokeswoman; data journalism reporting on gun violence; Jack Dorsey’s permanent return; the #ImWithLizzie and anti-bullying month; Medium’s new features; Twitter Moments; Facebook empathetic Emojis; Google’s Impact Challenge; email signature best practices; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Volkswagon Scandal And Apology & Snoop Dogg's Lifestyle Brand

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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Force Friday & Hipster Barbie

Beyond Social Media - Force Friday - Episode 110

Episode 110: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Burger King’s McWhopper peace offering; Rand Paul’s #StandWithPaul app fiasco; the role of war photographers and the image of a drowned Syrian refugee boy; Hulu’s new kinda ad-free version; the Love Has No Labels campaign; the new streaming video platform Blab.im; Feed America’s #Spoontember campaign; Disney’s Force Friday marketing blitz for Star Wars: The Force Awakens; the hilarious Hipster Barbie Instagram account; a PSA video from an acid attack survivor; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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LEGO Worlds Game Launches

Beyond Social Media Show - LEGO Worlds - Episode 99

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the news of the Queen’s demise being greatly exaggerated; a massive hack of the federal government personnel records; a LEGO Worlds; Manspreading; tweeting potholes; Cyber seniors; Flash’s long death; an Internet cat video; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Google Teams With GoPro

Beyond Social Media Show - Google Teams With GoPro - Episode 98

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.

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POTUS Joins Twitter

Beyond Social Media-Show - POTUS Tweets - Episode 97

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the reaction to POTUS joining Twitter; racist Googlebombs in Google Maps; Tweets appearing in Google search; stamping money in politics; a Tinder cautionary tale; Spotify diversifies; 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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Google+ Minus Photos & Hangouts?

Episode 85: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the potential disentanglement of Google+ from Photos and Hangouts; Keith Olbermann’s suspension over tweets directed at Penn State students; social media competitions for employment; the big net neutrality win; Congressman betrayed by his Instagram pics; bloggers working a sweatshop; the Great Dress Color Debate Of 2015; Dove & LEGO Oscar wins; Tumblr as a traffic-driver.

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