Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 138<br> <br> 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. Image courtesy <a href="https://flic.kr/p/4MCJqa" target="_blank">Martin Fisch</a>.<br> Worst Digital Cases<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-horror-of-amazons-new-dash-button">Amazon Prime Dash Button</a><br> * <a href="http://badlawyerwebsites.com" target="_blank">BadLawyerWebsites.com</a><br> * <a href="http://www.finra.org/industry/podcasts" target="_blank">FINRA Podcasts</a><br> <br> Best Digital Cases<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/03/the-new-york-times-launches-a-podcast-team-to-create-a-new-batch-of-wide-reaching-shows/" target="_blank">NY Times Launches Podcast Team</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeed/videos/vb.21898300328/10154535206385329" target="_blank">Buzzfeed Breaks The Internet With Exploding Watermelon</a><br> * <a href="http://recode.net/2016/04/05/twitter-beats-amazon-verizon-for-global-nfl-streaming-deal/" target="_blank">Twitter To Broadcast NFL Games</a><br> <br> * <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/twitter-makes-first-broadcast-deal-with-nfl/" target="_blank">Twitter Makes First Broadcast Deal With NFL</a><br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/04/introducing-new-ways-to-create-share-and-discover-live-video-on-facebook/" target="_blank">Facebook Rolls Out Live, Interactive Video For iOs & Android</a><br> * <a href="https://youtu.be/a4m5aQQpSCw" target="_blank">Verizon’s LG 5G Puppy Unboxing</a> [VIDEO]<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tvg3_BydDs" target="_blank">360 PuppyCam</a> [VIDEO]<br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://youtu.be/SJoE_lNQdHU" target="_blank">#PowerOfPuppies</a> [VIDEO]<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/today-i-sent-note-mashable-team-pete-cashmore" target="_blank">Pete Cashmore Posts Mashable Staff Memo On LinkedIn</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/david.erickson/posts/10154675869743356" target="_blank">MN Dept of Transportation: How Bridges Are Built</a> [VIDEO]<br> * <a href="http://www.aspca.org/150days" target="_blank">ASPCA 150 Days Of Rescue</a><br> <br> Shiny New Stuff<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-animal-noises/160889" target="_blank">Google Search Now Has Animal Noises</a><br> * <a href="http://www.creativepr.com/data-usa/" target="_blank">Data USA</a><br> * <a href="https://www.newocr.com/" target="_blank">New OCR</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bestrong-anti-bullying-keyboard/id1077674588">#BeStrong Anti-Bullying Emojis</a><br> <br> Projects<br> Beyond Social Media Show is now on iTunes & Stitcher!<br> We’d be wildly appreciative if you would give us a review:<br> <br> * <a href="http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/itunes" target="_blank">iTunes </a><br> * <a href="http://beyondsocialmediashow.com/stitcher" target="_blank">Stitcher</a><br> <br> The Daily Numbers<br> <br> * <a href="http://trends.e-strategyblog.com/2016/04/04/data-customers-are-willing-to-share-with-marketers/26807" target="_blank">Data Customers Are Willing To Share With Marketers</a><br> <br> BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA HOSTS<br> David Erickson<br> <br> * <a title="David Erickson" href="http://plus.google.com/+DavidErickson">David Erickson on Google Plus</a><br> * <a title="David Erickson" href="http://twitter.com/derickson">@derickson</a><br> * <a title="The Daily Numbers" href="http://twitter."></a>
