Resistance Radio, Twitter’s Livestream News & 6-Second Classic Literature




Beyond Social Media show

Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 180<br> <br> BL and David discuss ResistBot; the White House’s satirical news; Apple’s Clips app; Instagram’s saveable livestreams; the declassification of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory; Twitter’s livestreaming API; YouTube’s classic literature prerolls; Google Maps’ car-finder feature; Google Street View on the lip of a volcano; April the Giraffe; the fake radio Resistance Radio; Trump’s cease and decist against kittens; Google Home’s audio ads; food-delivery bots; Senator Roberts’ Moment; …and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> ResistBot Anti-Trump App<br> Now there is a genius tech tool that will take the headache out of reaching out to your congresspeople. It’s called “Resistbot,” and it’s by far the easiest way to gradually chip away at Trump’s spirit.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.good.is/admin/preview/post/anti-trump-tech">This New Anti-Trump Tech Is The Most Genius Thing Of 2017</a><br> * <a href="https://resistbot.io/">ResistBot</a><br> <br> <br> White House Promotes Satirical Criticism<br> The White House included a satirical column in the Washington Post that mocked Trump’s budget in its media coverage roundup email.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/17/white-house-promotes-fake-news-article-praising-trump-budget.html">White House Promotes Fake News Praising Trump Budget</a><br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2017/03/16/trumps-budget-makes-perfect-sense-and-will-fix-america-and-i-will-tell-you-why/">Trump’s Budget Makes Perfect Sense And Will Fix America, And I Will Tell You Why</a><br> <br> <br> This was in today's email from the White House. So clearly, literally no one read the linked piece by <a href="https://twitter.com/petridishes">@petridishes</a>, did they? <a href="https://t.co/1cqoDbqgTg">pic.twitter.com/1cqoDbqgTg</a><br> — Molly Templeton (@mollytempleton) <a href="https://twitter.com/mollytempleton/status/842768847757295616">March 17, 2017</a><br> <br> Apple’s new Clips app makes social videos for other social networks<br> Apple wants in on social video sharing — just not with its own social network. And it’s new free Clips might be the precursor to an Apple AR app.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/apple-clips-video-editing-app" target="_blank">Apple’s New App Makes Video Editing Stupid Easy</a><br> * <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/21/14992146/apple-clips-social-video-app-filters-text-emoji-ios">Apple’s new Clips app makes social videos for other social networks</a><br> <br> <br> Instagram Livestreams Saved<br> Now you can save your livestreamed Instagram Stories.<br> <br> * <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2017/03/20/instagram-now-lets-you-save-livestreamed-videos-to-your-phone/">Instagram Now Lets You Save Livestreamed Videos To Your Phone</a><br> <br> <br> Manned Orbiting Laboratory Declassified: Inside a US Military Space Station<br> In the 60s, at the height of the space race, the U.S. had a classified secret space station. The National Reconnaissance Office has released hundreds of photos and documents about the Manned Orbiting Laboratory. Here are some of the best ones they made public.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.space.com/34661-manned-orbiting-laboratory-declassified-photos.html">Manned Orbiting Laboratory Declassified: Inside a US Military Space Station</a><br> <br> <br><br> <br> Twitter Livestreaming API<br> Twitter is opening up its livestreaming video API to news organizations.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/16/twitter-live-stream-open-api/">Get Ready To See More Twitter Live Streams</a><br> <br> 6-Second Classics<br> YouTube is highlighting its new six-second ad format by condensing classic literature into pre-roll ads.<br> <br>