Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 137<br> <br> Co-hosts B.L. Ochman & David Erickson discussed Gmail’s Minion mic-drop April Fools fiasco; Mattel’s phishing scam scare; Google Cardboard Plastic; Microsoft’s bet on conversational computing; Twitter Stickers; a smartphone gun; Facebook for Business posts; the State Department’s #SpringBreakBadly campaign; Instagram’s minute-long videos; #ProjectLiteracy, the #TheBananaPeelChallenge; plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between.<br> Worst Digital Cases<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/company-invents-gun-folds-look-cellphone-n547221">Company Invents Gun That Folds Up To Look Like A Cellphone</a><br> * <a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/29/mattel-nearly-loses-3m-to-a-classic-phishing-scam/">Mattel Nearly Loses $3M To Phishing Scam</a><br> * <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/01/google-disables-april-fools-joke-gmail-mic-drop">Gmail’s Minion Mic-Drop</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bananapeelchallenge&src=tyah" target="_blank">#bananapeelchallenge</a><br> <br> Best Digital Cases<br> <br> * <a href="https://youtu.be/VkOuShXpoKc">Google Cardboard Plastic</a> [VIDEO]<br> * <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/project-literacy-global-program-combat-illiteracy/">Alphabet of Illiteracy – #Project Literacy</a><br> * <a href="http://www.creativepr.com/conversational-computing/">Microsoft’s Bet On Conversational Computing</a><br> * <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/facebook-launches-monthly-posts-on-its-business-resources/">Facebook Launches Monthly Posts On Its Business Resources</a><br> * <a href="http://recode.net/2016/03/22/do-you-like-stickers-twitter-wants-to-know/">Twitter Stickers</a><br> * <a href="http://recode.net/2016/03/31/stubhub-will-use-virtual-reality-to-let-you-preview-your-seat/">Stubhub Uses Virtual Reality With Seating Charts</a><br> * <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/2016/museumweek-2016-kicks-off-around-the-world">#MuseumWeek – Twitter’s First Global Cultural Event</a><br> * <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/29/instagram-now-lets-you-share-60-second-videos/">Instagram Starts Allowing 60-Second Videos</a><br> <br> Shiny New Stuff<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.pulpix.com/">Pulpix</a><br> * <a href="https://beam.venngage.com/">Beam</a> – Quick, Easy Charts<br> * <a href="https://www.nuvi.com/audiences/" target="_blank">NUVI</a> now monitors Facebook firehose<br> * <a href="https://www.hellobonsai.com/best-freelance-tools">The Freelance Stack</a><br> * <a href="http://www.noupe.com/design/natural-evolution-surreal-cms-dynamizes-static-websites-96591.html">Surreal CMS</a><br> * <a href="http://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer">Blog Post Headline Analyzer</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/music-memos/id1036437162?mt=8">Apple Music Memo App</a><br> <br> Projects<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0Ok8lA3xY">David explains the difference between a 6- and a 12-string guitar</a> [VIDEO]<br> <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/2016/03/16/original-scripted-tv-series-by-provider-2009-2015/26746">The Rise Of Streaming TV Shows</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://twitt..."></a>
