Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 172<br> <br> Co-hosts B.L. Ochman and David Erickson discussed the blocking of constituents in Minnesota; a job hunting bait and switch; the hilarious Netherlands video gone viral; elected officials blocking constituents; White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s peculiar Twitter war on ice cream; how recording forgotten lives helps Alzheimer’s victims; mistrust of Facebook news; forced Trump fandom; the adorable animals meme #CuteAnimalTweetOff; Uber for trucking; revised App Store reviews…and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> The Netherlands Welcomes Trump in His Own Words<br> Realizing it would be better to get along with Donald Trump than be an adversary, The Netherlands introduced itself in Trump’s own language style. The hilarious satirical video went viral. It’s huge! And it’s had more than 12 million YouTube views since Monday.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/dutch-are-speaking-trumps-language-hilarious-satire-video-welcoming-him-175702" target="_blank">The Dutch Are Speaking Trump’s Language in This Hilarious Satire Video ‘Welcoming’ Him </a>‘<br> <br> <br> Journalist Tells Alzheimer Victims Stories<br> Three years ago, when Jay Newton-Small moved her father into a care facility in Sykesville, Md., she was given a 20-page questionnaire to fill out. Her father had Alzheimer’s disease, and his fading memory and agitated behavior made it hard for caregivers to understand his needs. But as Newton-Small leafed through the lengthy form, she had a hunch that it was not the best approach.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/12/15/this-former-journalist-is-helping-caregivers-get-to-know-who-their-patients-once-were-before-dementia/">This former journalist helps caregivers get to know who their patients once were, before dementia took hold</a><br> <br> The Nation’s Zoos Know You Need to See Cute Animals Right Now<br> The news may be awesome, but cute animals are always awww-some.<br><br> It started when an adorable baby seal was born at the National Zoo in DC and pretty soon, zoos around the world were posting their adorable residents in what became a Twitter war like no other: #CuteAnimalTweetOff<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/zoo-animals-twitter.html" target="_blank">The Nation’s Zoos Know You Need to See Cute Animals Right Now</a><br> <br> <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/WestMidSafari">@WestMidSafari</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlackpoolZoo">@BlackpoolZoo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ColchesterZoo">@ColchesterZoo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chesterzoo">@chesterzoo</a> Time for a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/catnap?src=hash">#catnap</a> (sorry, last pun … we promise) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cuteanimaltweetoff?src=hash">#cuteanimaltweetoff</a> <a href="https://t.co/oVILe48zRP">pic.twitter.com/oVILe48zRP</a><br> — YWP (@YorkshireWP) <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireWP/status/824612458740453376">January 26, 2017</a><br> <br> <br> We have a new gray seal pup at our <a href="https://twitter.com/NationalZoo">@NationalZoo</a>! She appears to be nursing, moving and bonding well with mom. More: <a href="https://t.co/5nZRQwNl0J">https://t.co/5nZRQwNl0J</a> <a href="https://t.co/ns6j2BH1sV">pic.twitter.com/ns6j2BH1sV</a><br> — Smithsonian (@smithsonian) <a href="https://twitter.com/smithsonian/status/824298140564070400">January 25, 2017</a><br> <br> <br> Because Brook deserves her own post. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CuteAnimalTweetOff?src=hash">#CuteAnimalTweetOff</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OtterlyAdorable?src=hash">#OtterlyAdorable</a> <a href="https://t.co/2z2czhvKHT">pic.twitter.com/2z2czhvKHT</a><br> — Aquarium of Pacific (@AquariumPacific) <a href="https://twitter."></a>
