Twitter Livestreams NFL & 9/11 Mattress Sale




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Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 157<br> <br> BL and David discuss New York City wifi kiosks go G-rated; iOS 10 bricks lots of iPhones; the dumbest 9/11 brand promo of 2016; emotional reactive #ColorForAll videos; competitive kindness; Harambe and the Minnesota Vikings (huh?!); the FBI directive to go full Mulder; Twitter’s many recent innovations; big changes coming to YouTube; airline safety goes viral; emoji #hashtags; Braille LEGO bricks; the true meaning of “Skol” and much, much more.<br> Worst Digital Cases<br> Unsavory Hogging of NYC WiFi Kiosks<br> Some 400 wifi kiosks in NYC were designed to replace phone booths and bridge the digital divide by providing free wifi. Sadly, they quickly became outdoor living rooms where unsavory types watched porn and hogged the kiosks for hours. Now the Internet access has been turned off until a permanent solution can be found.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/nyregion/internet-browsers-to-be-disabled-on-new-yorks-free-wi-fi-kiosks.html" target="_blank">Free Wi-Fi Kiosks Were to Aid New Yorkers. An Unsavory Side Has Spurred a Retreat</a><br> <br> 9/11 “Twin Towers” Mattress Sale<br> San Antonio, Texas-based Miracle Mattress employees decided it would be funny to run a 9/11 sale featuring a commercial making light of the terror attack on the World Trade Center 15 years ago. It wasn’t funny but it did spark a social media storm, reports PR Daily.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/21371.aspx">Mattress Store Closes “Indefinitely” After Backlash Over 9/11 Commercial</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> iOS10 Update Bricks A Lot Of iPhones<br> Here’s why you should never be the first to download operating system updates. While Apple says the problem was fixed within hours, many people were forced to do a factory reset on their phones, which were bricked by the update.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dont-update-to-ios-10-yet-it-appears-to-be-breaking-peoples-phones-2016-9" target="_blank">Apple says the iOS 10 update that appears to be breaking people’s phones is fixed</a><br> <br> Apple should pull the OTA. People everywhere reporting “brickage”<br> — Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) <a href="https://twitter.com/llsethj/status/775750719089545216">September 13, 2016</a><br> <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/AppleSupport">@AppleSupport</a> updated to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iOS10?src=hash">#iOS10</a> now phone is reset and says i need to plug into iTunes. Did this update just break my phone???<br> — Harry Washington (@Harry_Washy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Harry_Washy/status/775747923682398209">September 13, 2016</a><br> <br> Twitter’s Hashtag-Activated NFL Team Emojis<br> Twitter announced the day before the NFL season opener that they made a custom hashtag emoji for every NFL team, reports TechCrunch.<br> <br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/football-is-definitely-back-because-twitter-now-has-an-emoji-for-every-nfl-team/">Football Is Definitely Back Because Twitter Now Has An Emoji For Every NFL Team</a><br> * <a href="http://www.dailynorseman.com/2010/6/27/1540257/what-does-skol-mean">What Does Skol Mean?</a><br> <br> We discussed these hashtag emojis on episode 157 tonight: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Skol?src=hash">#Skol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiantsPride?src=hash">#GiantsPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JetUp?src=hash">#JetUp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBills?src=hash">#GoBills</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepPounding?src=hash">#KeepPounding</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAre12?src=hash">#WeAre12</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNF?src=hash">#TNF</a><br> — Beyond Social Media (@BSMediaShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/BSMediaShow/status/776621533192196097">September...</a>