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http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/uvwgdagq0y?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 In this episode Seth and Howard discuss how Facebook Messenger can be used for business customer service and commerce, how companies can use Instagrams to reach the younger set, almost 50% of people don't know there are new domain extensions out there and much, much more. Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Facebook Messenger for Business and the Return of F-Commerce (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/facebook-messenger-for-business-and-the-return-of-f-commerce/621390) Story 2 How To Reach Millenials with Instagram (http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2015/27793/the-rise-of-youthnation-and-how-to-use-instagram-to-reach-millennials) Story 3 Only 46% of Internet Users Are Aware Of New Domain Name Extensions (http://marketingland.com/46-percent-of-internet-users-are-aware-of-new-domain-extensions-survey-131332) Story 4 Report: Marketers Still Struggle to Measure Social ROI (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/report-marketers-still-struggle-to-measure-social-roi/621340) Story 5 Twitter makes your conversations easier to follow (http://www.cnet.com/news/twitter-adds-threading-to-conversations/) Story 6 Anti-Vaxxers Are Using Twitter to Manipulate a Vaccine Bill (http://www.wired.com/2015/06/antivaxxers-influencing-legislation/) Story 7 Mark Zuckerberg, Let Me Pay for Facebook (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/opinion/zeynep-tufekci-mark-zuckerberg-let-me-pay-for-facebook.html) Picks: Seth: The Great Suspender (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg) Howard: MailChimp Automation (http://mailchimp.com/features/automation/) We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/tfzom2t1xg?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 In this episode, Seth and Jody talk about Facebook integrating PGP encryption for its users, Google being even more transparent with what data it collects, and much more.   Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Facebook adds PGP (http://mashable.com/2015/06/01/facebook-pgp-encryption-emails/) Story 2 Millennials rely on Facebook for politics news more than anywhere else (http://mashable.com/2015/06/01/millennials-facebook-politics-pew/) Story 3 Google launches a central hub for your security and privacy settings (http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/06/01/google-launches-a-central-hub-for-your-security-and-privacy-settings/) Story 4 You can now hail an Uber straight from the Foursquare app (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/06/01/you-can-now-hail-an-uber-straight-from-the-foursquare-app/) Story 5 Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Online Threats Case (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/us/supreme-court-rules-in-anthony-elonis-online-threats-case.html?_r=0) What the Supreme Court did NOT decide (Free Speech) (https://popehat.com/2015/06/01/lawsplainer-what-the-supreme-court-didnt-decide-about-true-threats-in-elonis/) Story 6 Caitlyn Jenner Vanity Fair cover tops Kim Kardashian Paper cover on social media (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/06/02/caitlyn-jenner-cover-kim-kardashian-break-internet/) Story 7 Ross Ulbrect Gets Life In Prison without Parole (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/29/silk_road_sentencing/) - Fair? No. Picks: Seth: Google Photos (https://photos.google.com/) Jody: Cameo (https://cameo.tv/) | Cameo (Crunchbase Entry) (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cameo) We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/ruz6uwzkxj?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 In this episode, Seth and Howard talk about Periscope coming to Android, Instagram and academia and much more. Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story Twitter Launches Livestreaming App Periscope on Android (http://recode.net/2015/05/26/twitter-launches-livestreaming-app-periscope-on-android/) Story Microsoft announces Cortana for iOS and Android (http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/26/8659523/microsoft-cortana-android-ios-apps) Story The end of the business card? Use Email? Will it work? Probably not. (http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2015/05/24/killing-the-business-card-with-an-email/) Story Abused Emojis keyboard for iPhone helps kids talk about battering, bullying and dark feelings (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/05/22/abused-emojis-keyboard-for-iphone-helps-kids-talk-about-battering-bullying-and-dark-feelings/) Story From co-founder to ousted CEO of 500px: Trials, errors, and lessons learned (http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2015/05/23/co-founder-ex-ceo-500px-trial-errors-lessons-learned/) Story Inside baseball but neat all the same: Automattic (Matt Mullenweg’s company) just bought WooCommerce. (http://ma.tt/2015/05/woomattic/) Story Snapchat Is Investing in Shopping App Spring (http://recode.net/2015/05/22/snapchat-is-investing-in-shopping-app-spring/) Story Instagram’s cool questioned as it starts emailing users with ‘Highlights” (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/05/24/instagrams-cool-questioned-as-it-starts-emailing-users-with-highlights/) Story Turns Out There a Lot of Academics Studying Photo Filters (http://www.wired.com/2015/05/instagram-filters/) Picks: Seth: Periscope is now out for Android! Finally! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android&referrer=utm_source%3D42matters.com%26utm_medium%3DWidgetWeb) Howard: SnapSeed (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8), both iOS and Android, owned by Google, free! We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/u5fsj9mxzf?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 In this episode, Seth announces a minor new format for the show, you can now call business right from the ads in Facebook, Facebook is in the content business, Reddit clamping down on trolls and much more. Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Facebook now lets you call a business right from its News Feed ad (http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2015/05/13/facebook-now-lets-you-call-a-business-right-from-its-news-feed-ad/) Story 2 Facebook is now in the content syndication business (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/2015-05-18/facebook-now-content-syndication-business) Story 3 Linkedin Add Analytics For Marketers (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/linkedin-adds-robust-analytics-for-content-marketers/620470?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=socialtimes&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150519) Story 4 Reddit Defines Harassment and How To Report It (http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/reddit-defines-harassment/620430) Story 5 Games in Facebook Messenger. No really, it’s happening. (https://www.theinformation.com/With-Messenger-Apps-Sluggish-Facebook-Eyeing-Games) Picks: Jody: 20Postage (http://bst.is/qphMW8) Seth: Slack (https://slack.com/) and Instagram Layout Now For Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.layout) We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org (http://twitter.com/phillytech_org) or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

(http://phillytech.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sma-logo-itunes-300x300.jpg) NOTE: This episode had major issues with the video, so it's just audio this week. Sorry. In this episode, Seth and Howard discuss Verizon buying AOL for $4.4 billion, Facebook's damn news feed strikes again, no more affiliate links on Pinterest, Twitter tried to deal with trolls with an abuse filter and flubs it big time, and much more. Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 Billion (http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/verizon-will-buy-aol-for-4-4-billion/) Story 2 We’re all at the mercy of the Facebook news feed (http://readwrite.com/2015/04/23/facebook-newsfeed-were-at-its-mercy) Story 3 Facebook's Changes Could Break Some Of Your Favorite Apps Tomorrow (http://readwrite.com/2015/04/29/facebook-login-graph-mandatory) Story 4 You can now pre-register for apps on the Google Play Store (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/05/11/you-can-now-pre-register-for-apps-on-the-google-play-store/) Story 5 Meerkat Launches Developer Platform To Differentiate From Periscope (http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/06/meerkat-api/) Story 6 Twitter’s New Abuse Filter May Backfire (http://readwrite.com/2015/04/23/twitter-abuse-filter-backfire) Story 7 TweetDeck Adds Tweet Confirmation To Help Prevent Social Media Misfires (http://marketingland.com/tweetdeck-installs-a-backstop-128335) Story 8 The 18 best blogging and publishing platforms on the internet today (http://thenextweb.com/businessapps/2015/05/11/the-18-best-blogging-and-publishing-platforms-on-the-internet-today/) Story 9 Yahoo will start cashing in on Tumblr… finally. (http://readwrite.com/2015/04/08/tumblr-yahoo-internal-shakeup) Story 10 Pinterest is banning affiliate links (http://readwrite.com/2015/02/13/pinterest-affiliate-links-ban-money-spam-algorithms) Story 11 New York Times reboots NYT Now as free. Also a new look. (iOS ONLY! ERRRRRR) (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/05/11/the-new-york-times-reboots-nyt-now-as-a-free-app-with-a-new-look/) Picks: Seth: Stre.am (https://stre.am/) - Video streaming with a twist. Howard: Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Bundle (http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html) - $9.99/month for Photoshop & Lightroom. We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/h24vb4ykas?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 In this episode, Jody is out sick and Howard has a cold that makes him sound like a Frenchman  (not really). Show Notes Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg)   Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Reddit’s premium ‘Gold’ subscribers can now customize the whole site with themes (http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/01/reddits-premium-gold-subscribers-can-now-customize-the-whole-site-with-themes/) Story 2 YouTube launches month-long celebration of 10-year anniversary (http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/01/youtube-launches-month-long-celebration-of-10-year-anniversary/) Story 3 Meerkat Launches Its Android App To All (http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/01/meerkat-android/) Story 4 Secret the app shuts down. Money returned to investors. (http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/29/technology/secret-closes-investors/) Story 5 Google+ Collections (https://plus.google.com/collections/welcome) Google+ Turns Users Into Content Curators With New “Collections” Feature (http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/04/google-turns-users-into-content-curators-with-new-collections-feature/) Story 6 Pinterest now wants developers to build apps based on all its lovely data (http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/04/pinterest-now-wants-developers-to-build-apps-based-on-all-its-lovely-data) Story 7 Facebook needs a new sentiment button badly (http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/04/facebook-sympathy-sentiment-button) Picks: Seth: Sensay (http://sensay.it/) - Crowdsourcing via text messages Howard: Tips for an Effective LinkedIn Profile (https://learn.howardyermish.com/product/lipmc/) - free online course! We want to hear from you. Email us at info@phillytech.org (mailto:info@phillytech.org), Tweet us @phillytech_org or call us at (908) 758-3248 and leave a voicemail!

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/rarjghy12i?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 The Non-Blizzard of 2015 and Social Media Story 2 Three things media companies could learn from the White House (https://gigaom.com/2015/01/22/three-things-media-companies-could-learn-from-the-white-house/) Story 3 Tumblr Announces Creatrs Network, An Agency- Style Platform Matching Brands With User Content (http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/22/tumblr-announces-creatrs-network-an-ad-agency-that-matches-brands-with-user-content/) Story 4 Four Predictions on the Future of G+ in 2015 (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/four-predictions-future-g-2015-0) Story 5 Pinterest revamps search to attract more male users (http://www.slashgear.com/pinterest-revamps-search-to-attract-more-male-users-24366100/) Story 6 Twitter Will Now Let You Shoot & Upload Video From Your Mobile Device (http://marketingland.com/twitter-video-launches-115691) Story 7 Snapchat does what Facebook couldn’t: Get publishers to trust it with their content (http://pandodaily.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c7d9f5a44d1fdd2cf3a38e5f5&id=010745d10e&e=cb2bc4aece) Story 8 Social Media and The Superbowl (http://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2015/02/02/how-the-super-bowl-resonated-across-digital-and-social-media/) Story 9 Exploding Kittens Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens) - Funded in 20 minutes, now the most backed and most money raised of any Kickstarter project with 2 weeks to go.   Picks:   Seth: Appear.in (https://appear.in/) - One Click Video Conferencing https://appear.in/seth (https://appear.in/seth) Honorable Mention: Cyberdust: https://www.cyberdust.com/ (https://www.cyberdust.com/) Jody: Canary Home Security IndieGoGo (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/canary-the-first-smart-home-security-device-for-everyone)

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/iitwflieya?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Everything You Need To Know About Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm (http://www.singlegrain.com/blog/facebooks-news-feed-algorithm/) Story 2 Pinterest Opens Promoted Pins to All US Marketers for 2015 (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/pinterest-opens-promoted-pins-all-us-marketers-2015) Story 3 Twitter Video - Soon you’ll be able to share videos up to 10 mins long on the service. (https://blog.twitter.com/2014/coming-soon-to-twitter) Also more info here: http://15sectech.com/ep0044/ (http://15sectech.com/ep0044/) Story 4 Courts Ill-Equipped To Police Cyber Threats And Cyberbullying In The Anonymous Age (http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/19/courts-ill-equipped-to-police-cyberthreats-and-cyberbullying-in-the-anonymous-age/) Story 5 David Cameron and Encryption, Oy! (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/15/david-cameron-encryption-anti-terror-laws) Story 6 Are Facebook and Yelp losing the support of small businesses? (http://pando.com/2015/01/16/are-facebook-and-yelp-losing-the-support-of-small-businesses/) Story 7 A Retreat for Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/a-retreat-for-google-glass-and-a-case-study-in-the-perils-of-making-hardware/?partner=rss&emc=rss) Story 8 Wavelength wants to make sharing digital movies as easy as sharing physical DVDs (http://www.techhive.com/article/2868326/wavelength-wants-to-make-sharing-digital-movies-as-easy-as-sharing-physical-dvds.html#tk.rss_all) Story 9 How Would You Spend 30 Minutes On Social Media? (http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/2015/01/minutes-social-media/) Story 10 Not all cops are bad, this one’s dancing to Taylor Swift in a cop car (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/HlBBwaNsX-c/) - Because it’s time to have the first 2015 viral video. Picks: Seth: Falcon Pro 3 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jv.materialfalcon&hl=en) - By far the best Twitter app for Android Howard: Boomerang for Gmail (http://www.boomeranggmail.com) & Boomerang for Outlook (http://www.baydin.com/boomerang/) - Free and premium accounts. Need the $15/month for Google Apps customers. Schedule email messages for later date, have messages return to the inbox as reminders.

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/liy7eu5jgv?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Disclaimer: Seth found the sound effects in Hangouts, just a warning. Support the show by going to: http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Is Medium a Thing? Now the publishing platform introduces unlisted publishing, for those who want to share with just a select group of people. (https://medium.com/the-story/new-on-medium-unlisted-d9477b716d1d) Story 2 Google Domains Is Now In Public Beta - Will you use them? (https://domains.google.com/about/) Story 3 Does a company’s social media manager need to be certified? (http://www.socialnomics.net/2015/01/02/6-reasons-your-sm-manager-should-be-certified/) Story 4 Are you addicted to Social Media? (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-media-addiction-stats_b62647) Story 5 Top stories on Twitter in 2014. There are some interesting and some obvious ones. (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-top-news-2014_b62623) Story 6 Adjust your privacy settings, a chrome extension can turn up hidden (though not private) pictures of you on Facebook. Kinda. (http://allfacebook.com/picturebook_b137083) Story 7 Is Twitter Launching An Algorithmic News Feed Feature? ‘While You Were Away’ Spotted In The Wild (http://marketingland.com/twitter-launching-algorithmic-news-feed-feature-away-spotted-wild-112821) Story 8 Linkedin LIONs kill the Linkedin Experience (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/any-idiot-can-be-linkedin-lion-0) Story 9 The 10 biggest trends in Philly tech in 2014 (http://technical.ly/philly/2014/12/23/biggest-philly-tech-trends-2014/) Picks: Jody: PocketRanger - New Jersey State Parks and Forests Play Store Link (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=pocketranger) // iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/new-jersey-state-parks-forests/id480332989?mt=8) Seth: Contap (http://contap.me/) - no more business cards. Launching soon. Doylestown based CTO Det Ansinn of BrickSimple is developing it. Howard: Foldio 2.0 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orangemonkie/foldio-2-bigger-and-smarter) (Kickstarter) - I’ve got the original Foldio and the new version is a bit larger. Great for taking small product shots with really nice lighting. 2 days left in the current Kickstarter campaign, already successfully unlocked all of its stretch goals (over $445,000). First Kickstarter campaign well run and it looks like they are on track to deliver this in March/April.

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/wr2uddvp28?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (http://zoho.com/mail) Story 1 Twitter Users Are More Loyal To Brands Than Those On Facebook (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-facebook-political-content_b61548) Story 2 New Improved Way To Identify Gender On Google+ (http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2014/12/more-ways-to-express-gender-identity-in.html) Story 3 With 300 Million Users, #Instagram is Now Bigger Than #Twitter (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/instagram-twitter-300-million_b62256) Story 4 Call To Action Buttons On Facebook Pages (https://www.facebook.com/business/news/call-to-action-button) Story 5 New Social Media Charter Launched to Help Banks Avoid #Twitter Blunders (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/social-media-charter_b62306) Story 6 Dark Social Sharing is Bigger Than #Facebook and #Twitter Combined (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/dark-social-sharing_b62300) Story 7 Twitter Users Watch More TV, YouTube, Netflix (And All Other Digital Video) Than Non-Twitter Users (http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/twitter-tv-study_b62278) Story 8 Instagram Is Getting So Good At News Twitter Should Be Scared (http://www.wired.com/2014/12/instagram-getting-good-news-scare-twitter/) Story 9 Mark Zuckerberg Q&A: Dislike Button, Ferguson, Graph Search, News Feed Study Controversy (http://allfacebook.com/mark-zuckerberg-qa-121114_b136769) Story 10 The Problem With Satire On Facebook - Need for a “Satire” tag? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/08/19/facebook-satire-tag-could-wipe-out-the-internets-terrible-hoax-news-industry/) Picks: Howard: 15secTech on Instagram (http://instagram.com/15sectech/) - Amber Mac, Jeff MacArthur, and Lara Killian. http://www.15secTech.com (http://www.15sectech.com) Seth: YouTube now has built in Gif Maker (http://www.androidcentral.com/youtube-quietly-starts-rolling-out-built-gif-creator) and on Google+ you can now pin posts on your personal profile (http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2014/12/new-feature-google-pages-can-now-pin.html) Thinkup.com (https://www.thinkup.com/) -- PhillyTech’s Thinkup (https://phillytechorg.thinkup.com/)

http://phillytechorg.wistia.com/medias/me05gf7chq?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (https://www.zoho.com/mail/) Story 1 Peter Pan Live was a disaster. Lots of people watched it just to hate on it. DiGiorno pizza even got in on the action with some pretty funny tweets. As a brand is it appropriate to participate in such a loose way? (http://socialtimes.com/digiorno-pizza-drunk-tweet-peter-pan-live_b207949) Story 2 As old journalism institutions like the New Republic try and stay relevant. Many are trying to reinvent themselves in this digital world. Many have lost their identity in the process. TNR is not the first or the last go do so. I going digital mean losing your identity? (http://mashable.com/2014/12/05/the-new-republic-collapse/) Story 3 The death of social media? Facebook will stop sharing posts that seem overly promotional in the Newsfeed. (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/facebooks-news-feed-death-social-media) Story 4 Why do we love to hate UBER? (https://medium.com/matter/how-to-get-away-with-uber-75b406043733) Story 5 Sony hack leaked 47,000 Social Security numbers, celebrity data (http://www.cnet.com/news/sony-hack-said-to-leak-47000-social-security-numbers-celebrity-data/) (And also this update about Celebrity aliases… (http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/8/7356285/celebrity-aliases-are-revealed-in-latest-sony-pictures-hack)) Story 6 Flickr to sell users photos and pay the user nothing. (http://www.zeldman.com/2014/11/29/flickr-is-about-to-sell-off-your-creative-commons-photos/) Howard on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/people/hyermish/) Story 7 Rovio lays off 110 people as Angry Birds hype fades (http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/12/rovio-lays-off-110-people-as-angry-birds-hype-fades/) Story 8 Mystery solved: What happens when you upload a video with music (http://youtubecreator.blogspot.co.nz/2014/12/mystery-solved-what-happens-when-you.html) And this one: http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/12/08/youtube-now-warns-exactly-will-happen-upload-copyrighted-music/ (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/12/08/youtube-now-warns-exactly-will-happen-upload-copyrighted-music/) Picks: Howard: Belkin 3-Outlet Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector with Dual USB Ports, 5 Charging Outlets Total (1 AMP / 5 Watt) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015DYMVO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015DYMVO&linkCode=as2&tag=makidigistuf-20&linkId=ZC2TEAONERBNNEGB) Seth: SCR 5+ Screen Recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwobanas.screenrecorder.noroot.free) For Lollipop 5.0.1 Screencast-O-Matic (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)

In this episode, what is okay to say on Facebook, driving and taking selfies is just dumb, Twitter makes banning easier and much more. (Slightly explicit). Show Notes: Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) or check out the project on IndieGoGo (http://socl.bz/indiegogo (http://socl.bz/indiegogo)) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/phillytech), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (https://www.zoho.com/mail/) Story 1 Supreme Court To Hear Social Media Threats Case (http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/politics/supreme-court-elonis-vs-u-s-free-speech/) Story 2 Twitter is rolling out a simpler way to report abusive tweets. (http://marketingland.com/twitter-rolling-simpler-way-report-abusive-tweets-109670) Story 3 ABC To produce Social Media version of the News (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-01/abc-to-produce-social-media-version-of-evening-newscast.html) Story 4 Distracted Driving - Social Media’s Influence?  The Driving Selfie (http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2014/01/social-media-selfies-pose-new-danger-behind-wheel/) Story 5 Cyber Monday… was it Social Cyber? (http://socialtimes.com/social-cyber-monday-2014_b207672) Story 6 Girl Scout cookies go digital. Is it a good thing that Girl Scouts are no longer needed to get those tasty cookies? (http://www.wired.com/2014/12/girl-scouts-digital-cookie/) Picks: Seth: Word Lens (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.questvisual.wordlens.demo&hl=en) Jody: MyTalkingPet (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-talking-pet/id662090840?mt=8)

Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) or check out the project on IndieGoGo (http://socl.bz/indiegogo (http://socl.bz/indiegogo)) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/), Zoho Mail (https://www.zoho.com/mail/) Story 1 Ferguson and Social Media’s Role In It. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/11/25/tweeting-ferguson-how-social-media-can-and-can-not-facilitate-protest/) Story 2 What’s App The Most Secure Messaging App. Who would have thunk. (http://www.androidcentral.com/whatsapp-now-most-secure-messaging-app-android) Story 3 Aereo Streaming TV Service Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/11/21/aereo-streaming-tv-service-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy/) Story 4 Facebook’s Disabling Of Organic Reach. It might not affect all pages. (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/facebook-organic-reach-drop-may-not-affect-all-pages-0) Story 5 Facebook Releases Groups App. Thoughts? (https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/11/introducing-the-facebook-groups-app/) Story 6 Facebook to Overtake YouTube: 5 New Research Findings (http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-to-overtake-youtube-new-research/) Picks: Seth: A history of Email Changes - http://emailhistory.aweber.com/ (http://emailhistory.aweber.com/)Bonus: RadarScope iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/radarscope/id288419283?mt=8) | Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.basevelocity.radarscope&hl=en) Jody: Genius Scan (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/genius-scan-pdf-scanner/id377672876?mt=8)

In this episode, we talk about Twitter working to combat the terrible trolling on the network, Amazon releases an appliance that is always listening and Facebook Messenger is hot. Show Notes Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) We are now on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=56049&refid=stpr). Go to the show page to find links to all the popular podcasting aggregators. Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/), AWeber (http://www.aweber.com/), Flywheel (https://getflywheel.com/) Story 1 Twitter Generated $716 Million in Auto Sales in 2013 (http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/twitter-generated-716-million-auto-sales-2013) Story 2 Twitter partners with gender equality group to fight online harassment (http://cir.ca/news/twitter-fighting-online-harassment) Story 3 Amazon's Echo Might Be Its Most Important Product In Years (http://gizmodo.com/amazons-echo-might-be-its-most-important-product-in-yea-1655513291). Story 4 Facebook tweaks News Feed to allow quick unfollowing (http://cir.ca/news/facebook-tweaks-the-news-feed) Story 5 FCC Fires Back At The President’s Net Neutrality Plan (http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/10/the-fcc-fires-back-at-the-presidents-net-neutrality-plan/) Story 6 Newtown High School Locked-In After Social Media Threat (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/11/lock-in-ordered-at-newtown-high-school-amid-threat/) Story 7 Half Billion People Use The Facebook Messenger App Picks: Seth: (As much as I hate to admit it) Facebook Messenger. I find myself using it quite a bit. Jody:  Zarfo (http://www.zarfo.com/)

Show Notes Support the show by going to http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg (http://www.patreon.com/phillytechorg) Sponsors: Wistia (http://wistia.com/) Stories: Facebook Available Through Tor Network (http://mashable.com/2014/10/31/facebook-tor/) To Ello or not to Ello (http://ello.co) Google Inbox… Too much hype or great? (http://inbox.google.com) Apple May Have a Huge iPhone 6 Plus Recall on its Hands (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/11/04/apple-may-have-a-huge-iphone-6-plus-recall-on-its-hands/) Sponsor Break: Today's show is sponsored by Wistia. Wistia is a video hosting and analytics platform that helps businesses get the most out of online video. We use Wistia here at PhillyTech.org because it's way more professional than Youtube and the data Wistia provides helps us understand exactly how our content is being consumed. Best of all, Wistia has a ton of free resources on their site to help those of us just getting started with video. They have tutorials on lighting, editing, choosing the right microphone, and an entire community dedicated to helping each other improve their videos. And did I mention they have a free version of their service that can hold up to 50 videos? Go check them out. It's W-I-S-T-I-A dot com. The product is awesome, the learning resources are super helpful, and most importantly the team over there is fully of genuinely good folks. Microsoft Teams Up With Dropbox (http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/04/microsoft-teams-up-with-dropbox/) Will Advertising Be The End For SnapChat? (http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/will-advertising-end-snapchat/) Question of the Week What if every social media site went down for a week? (http://www.reddit.com/r/socialmedia/comments/2l6wth/what_if_every_social_media_site_went_down_for_a/)(via Reddit) Picks: Seth: Hootsuite (New UI Design) (http://www.hootsuite.com) and EFF’s Surveillance Self Defense Website (https://ssd.eff.org/) Jody: Waze (https://www.waze.com/)