Sinclair Broadcast Group's Supercut Video & How Carnival Got Its Snap Back

Beyond Social Media - Sinclair Group Script - Episode 224

Episode 224: BL and David discuss how Adidas will make a video for each of the 30,000 Boston Marathon runners; the horrifying Sinclair Broadcasting script compilation; Gaming for Dementia Research; how Carnival got its Snapchat handle back; how to have a shredding party at Office Depot; 9 Amazing April freebies; US government surveillance of journalists and influencers; Cambridge Analytica analysis; invisible cameras that will be everywhere; a complaint about YouTube targeting children’s data; all about the GDPR; a French Mayor’s nasty April Fool’s faux pas; secret honks give Chinese internet censors headaches; and much, much more.

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Stranger Things Cease & Desist, Dotards & Facebook's Nazi Algorithm

Beyond Social Media - Stranger Things Cease & Desist - Episode 202

Episode 202: Co-hosts BL Ochman and David Erickson discuss Kim Jung Un calling Trump a “dotard” and the Internet reaction; Facebook’s Nazi algorithm, destination pizza; Google’s Power Searching course; a juvenile Minnesota Vikings hire; NPR teaching print journalists how to create audio stories; fake attorneys targeting Amazon sellers; a Stranger Things Cease & Desist Letter with heart; great new apps and much, much more.

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Hillary Clinton Goes Between Two Ferns & Trump Jr. Creates A Skittles Snafu

Beyond Social Media - Hillary Clinton Between Two Ferns - Episode 158

Episode 158: BL and David discuss the Trump Jr. Skittles controversy; North Korea’s paltry Internet; the NatWest scam; Apple’s nerdy professor emoji; hacking Teslas; a celebrity Get Out The Vote campaign video; Hillary Clinton on Between Two Ferns; Starbucks Upstanders campaign; stadium designs and the NFL TV experience; a social newsgathering coalition; the return of the naked Trump statues; Google Street View respects cow privacy; NASA’s live streaming press conference; Facebook Live comes to the desktop; vintage photos animated, and much, much more.

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Facebook & Beauty.ai Algorithms Gone Wild

Beyond Social Media - Beauty.ai & Facebook Algorithms - Episode 156

Episode 156: BL and David discuss Beauty.ai and Facebook Trending Stories’ runaway algorithms; Twitter’s potential sale; dirty underwear; sponsored Periscope streams; Gary Johnson’s Aleppo moment; GoPro’s media empire ambitions; Instagram’s disappearing Photo Map; Google Plus’ makeover; Street View for vintage San Francisco; New York Subway eBooks; plus cool apps, interesting stats, and more.

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Orlando Nightclub Shooting & Mark Zuckerberg Hacked

Beyond Social Media - Orlando Nightclub Shooting - Episode 146

Episode 146: BL and David discuss the online reaction to the Orlando nightclub shooting and Donald Trump’s humblebrag tweet; the Gawker bankruptcy case; Axle Rose’s ill-advised reaction to the Fat Axle Rose meme; Adidas’ misspelled ads; advertising fraud and organized crime; Mark Zuckerberg getting hacked; Twitter passwords for sale; Google’s Trust Score replacement for passwords; the first Google Tango phone from Lenovo; Joe Biden’s open letter; John Oliver buying medical debt; Facebook’s vanishing posts; how Twitter is better than Snapchat; Facebook video comments; mock political ads; a Golden Doodle runs a marathon; Twitter Insiders; and much, much more.

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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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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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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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