McDonald’s Anti-Trump Tweet, Baby Interview Crashers Go Viral




Beyond Social Media show

Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 179<br> <br> BL and David discuss McDonald’s hamburgled with an anti-Trump Tweet; video interview crashers crash the Internet; Boaty McBoatface returns; Pinterest Lens available to everyone; Twitter Moments get stats; hi-jacked highways promote Kong Island; spunky self-defense videos; Flo’s adult swim; 3D printed houses; intentionally fake news, and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> McDonald’s Hanburgled With Anti-Trump Tweet<br> When an anti-Trump Tweet topped their feed, McDonald’s says their account was compromised. But a lot of people loved it. And of course the Trump trolls say they’ll boycott McD’s. And since what goes online, stays online, the Tweet is below.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamburgled-mcdonalds-blames-anti-trump-tweet-on-hacker/">Hamburgled? McDonald’s blames anti-Trump tweet on hackerLink to story</a><br> <br> <br> That was actually pretty good marketing <a href="https://twitter.com/McDonaldsCorp">@McDonaldsCorp</a> …now I want a breakfast sandwich. Tastes like freedom (of speech).<br> — Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/842370086518243328">March 16, 2017</a><br> <br> <br> This is a bold Tweet by <a href="https://twitter.com/McDonalds">@McDonalds</a>. <a href="https://t.co/0CgpEHnYyM">pic.twitter.com/0CgpEHnYyM</a><br> — Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/842367750504833024">March 16, 2017</a><br> <br> Interview Crashers<br> An expert on North Korea was being interviewed from his home office by the BBC…until his daughters stole the show.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/10/14883798/kids-crash-dads-bbc-interview-why">Kids crashed their dad’s BBC interview. Then the video crashed the internet.</a><br> <br> <br> <br> This guest managed to keep his composure when his children interrupted his live <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCWorld">@BBCWorld</a> TV interview <a href="https://t.co/3x5tgsVR8R">pic.twitter.com/3x5tgsVR8R</a><br> — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/840172946211627009">March 10, 2017</a><br> <br><br> https://www.instagram.com/p/BRo8BfYj8Pp/?taken-by=streetartglobe&amp;hl=en<br> <br> Pinterest Opens Its Lens to All on Android &amp; iOS<br> Pinterest’s visual search tool isn’t quite ready to hop out of beta yet, but the company is giving everyone in the United States the chance to try it out.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/12/pinterest-lens-open-to-all-android-ios-us/">Pinterest gives everyone in the US access to its Lens tool</a><br> * <a href="https://blog.pinterest.com/en/and-you-get-lens-and-you-get-lens-and-you-get-lens">Pinterest Blog: And You Get Lens&lt;</a>/li&gt;<br> <br> The Resistance Soundtrack<br> No, it’s not a Spotify playlist of Donald Trump protest songs. This is a very clever promotion for a hit Amazon Prime TV show.<br> <br> * <a href="http://resistanceradio.com/" target="_blank">Resistance Radio</a><br> * <a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/03/sharon-van-etten-covers-the-end-of-the-world-by-skeeter-davis-listen/" target="_blank">Sharon Van Etten covers “The End of the World” for The Man in the High Castle</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Boaty McBoatface Returns!<br> The remotely operated underwater research vessel known as Boaty McBoatface is preparing for its first research mission — an expedition into “some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth.” But shouldn’t it be called Subby McSubface?!<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/13/519976028/boaty-mcboatface-prepares-for-first-antarctic-mission">Boaty McBoatface Prepares For First Antarctic Mission</a><br> <br> <br> Hijacked Highway<br>