Fearless Girl Faces Charging Bull & Spoken Spotify

Beyond Social Media - International Womens Day - Episode 178

Episode 178: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the fearless girl facing off with the Wall Street Bull; Spotify’s play for podcasts; Twitter’s egg filter; Amazon’s growing advertising business; the testing trolls comment solution; voice IP Alexa calls; YouTube’s similarity algorithm; WikiLeaks as Russia’s useful fool; ISP’s browsing your browsing history; Trump’s International Women’s Day tweets; no press access for you!; HBO’s Facbook Live meltdown;…and much, much more.

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Trump's Debate Sniffles Go Viral & Ford Fact-Checks

Beyond Social Media - Trump Debate Sniffles - Episode 159

Episode 159: BL and David discuss Donald Trump’s viral sniffles; a Verge reporter who also worked at Apple; Facebook’s apology over inflated video metrics; self-driving chairs; the Edmonton Oilers’ super scary mascot; Jewish grandparents haunting their grandchildren over politics; Ford’s fact-checking the presidential debate; Snapchat’s Spectacles; Google’s login measurement method; a sweet refugee host; Spotify’s interest in SoundCloud; a pig-dancing cop; the arrival of Twitter Moments; the #VoteIRL campaign; and much, much more.

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Virtual Reality Concerts & Google Radar

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.

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Brands React To Prince's Death

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the passing of music legend Prince, brand reactions to his death–both good and bad–and the outpouring of grief and celebration online; they discuss the social media outrage over KFC’s bad joke; Facebook’s updated newsfeed algorithm; a popup window worst practice; MTV podcasts; the rainbow-colored food fad; Juiced TV; suicide prevention via social media; a billboard you can conduct; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Hillary Clinton's Subway Error Page & Google Play Podcasts

Beyond Social Media - Hillary Clinton 404 Error - Episode 139

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Hillary Clinton’s New York subway turnstile 404 error page; UC Davis’ SEO crisis; Google Play podcasts go live; Audible Channels; Facebook’s branded content tool and trending live video streams; an IP mapping horror story; TD Bank customer service; a vandal who went viral; Google Cardboard apps; the #DoYourJob campaign; Accenture’s hologram leaders; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Live Video Marketing With Facebook & Twitter

Beyond Social Media - Live Video Streaming - Episode 138

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Twitter’s NFL live-streaming deal; the New York Times’ new podcasting unit; the exploding watermelon; Facebook’s rollout of live video; puppy videos; a Mashable staff memo; an insane inbox; Amazon Dash buttons; boring podcasts; bad lawyer websites; feline hackers; a time-lapsed bridge building; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Pay By Selfie & NPR Anti-Podcast Stance

Beyond Social Media - Pay By Selfie - Episode 136

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed the gutter that has become the Republican primary race; NPR’s odd decision to NOT promote its podcasts on air; Microsoft’s decision to shut down the Tay chatbot; a Bank of America media relations fail; the meaninglessness of head-to-head political polls during the primary season; the new YouTube Connect live video streaming app; Ester the Wonderpig; Amazon’s pay-by-selfie patent application; teen voting; Twitter’s plans to recruit Vine stars; a real cat burglar; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Google's DeepMind AI Takes A Great Leap Forward

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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Intuit QuickBooks Buys Super Bowl Ad For Death Wish Coffee

Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Intuit QuickBook’s generous gift of a Super Bowl ad; a press release from hell; Google Glass’ disappearing act; Tweets out of context; URL keywords as commentary; MailChip’s late Eep URL shortening “service”; Donald Trump; Tony the Tiger and his furry friends; Google search quality meetings; SurveyMonkey’s excellent customer service; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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Snowzilla & Social Media, Donald Trump Can Shoot People, National Zoo's Panda

Beyond Social Media - Internet of Things Security Risks - Episode 127

Episode 127: Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Donald Trump’s latest controversial remarks; CEOs shunning social media; fun & games with the FBI; Internet of Things security risks; Tina Fey does Sara Palin, again; the Cannabis Health Summit; Google blocking bad ads; BarkBox doggie events; the customer service imperative; the National Zoo’s panda frolicking in the snow; social media & the Snowzilla blizzard of 2016; Amazon Echo reading Kindle books; Facebook’s Sports Stadium feature; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.

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