Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 178<br> <br> BL and David discuss the “Fearless Girl” statue slipped onto Wall St, opposite the Charging Bull; Spoken Spotify, GOP bill to end online privacy; the huge WikiLeaks CIA Hack attack; YouTube’s impact on our viewing habits; 45 hides from the press; Amazon advertising comes of age; an AI app to guide the blind…and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> Fearless Girl Faces Off With Wall Street Bull<br> McCann New York and their client State Street Global Advisors dropped a statue in Bowling Green Park in the middle of the night of a girl facing off against the famous Wall Street Charging Bull. Timed, of course, for International Women’s Day.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.adweek.com/creativity/why-mccann-dropped-a-statue-of-a-fearless-girl-next-to-wall-streets-charging-bull-overnight/">Why McCann Dropped a Statue of a ‘Fearless Girl’ Next to Wall Street’s Charging Bull Overnight</a><br> * <a href="https://www.change.org/p/nyc-dept-of-cultural-affairs-keep-fearless-girl-statue-on-wall-st-permanently">B.L.’s Change.Org petition to keep ‘Fearless Girl” there permanently</a><br> <br> <br> NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs: Keep "Fearless Girl" statue on Wall St Permanently – Sign the Petition! <a href="https://t.co/Y3WE4jhaUf">https://t.co/Y3WE4jhaUf</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/Change">@Change</a><br> — B.L. Ochman (@whatsnext) <a href="https://twitter.com/whatsnext/status/839511119836360704">March 8, 2017</a><br> <br><br> <br> Spoken Word Spotify<br> Spotify is in the process of expanding their podcast offerings. Does that make them an Amazon acquisition target? And who will disrupt the market by offering podcasters in-depth analytics?<br> <br> * <a href="http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2017/02/apple-amazon-content-dominance/">Apple And Amazon Race To Content Dominance</a><br> * <a href="http://digiday.com/media/spotify-looking-original-podcasts/">Spotify Is Looking For Original Podcasts</a><br> <br> <br> Twitter users will soon be able to filter out eggs<br> Twitter makes it very easy for anyone to create new accounts, including those who make “throwaway” Twitter handles specifically for the purpose of harassing someone else. At long last, it’s possible to filter out accounts with the default “egg” profile picture, preventing them from appearing in your notifications. This change makes it harder for those accounts to harass their intended targets. It also should eliminate many bots.<br> <br> * <a href="http://3/01/twitter-users-can-finally-filter-out-egg-accounts-from-their-notifications">Twitter users can finally filter out ‘egg’ accounts from their notifications</a><br> <br> <br> Amazon’s Advertising Business<br> It’s not Facebook or Google that is keeping advertising agency execs up at night. Amazon is the 800 pound gorilla looming on the horizon.<br> <br> * <a href="http://mashable.com/2017/03/04/amazon-wpp-martin-sorrell-amazon/">Forget Facebook & Google: The Ad World Thinks This Tech Giant Is ‘Terrifying’</a><br> * <a href="https://advertising.amazon.com/">Amazon Advertising</a><br> <br> Great Ideas For Keeping Online Conversations Troll Free<br> In an effort to keep conversations both relevant and civil, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, makes potential commenters take a three question multiple-choice quiz about the article before commenting. The goal? Make sure they have actually read the post before commenting.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/great-ideas-keeping-online-conversations-troll-free/">Great ideas for keeping online conversations troll free</a><br> <br> <br> Amazon Getting Into The Landline Business?<br> Amazon is expected to offer VOIP service through Alexa-enabled devices this year.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.recode."></a>
