Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 185<br> <br> BL and David discuss the gaming of the government’s Alien Hotline, a horny rhino who went viral on Tinder, the Pope’s stirring TEDtalk, #TruthIs, Heineken’s smart #OpenYourWorld campaign, LinkedIn’s new targeting, The NY Times on Snapchat Discover, Twitter’s bot infestation, great new apps and stats you should know…and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> Pope Francis Does Surprise TED Talk<br> In a beautiful, powerful and hopeful message, he said: The first Pope to give a TED Talk, his Holiness Pope Francis spoke directly from Vatican City. He said “A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you.” He also talked about the risks of drinking gin on an empty stomach.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/pope_francis_why_the_only_future_worth_building_includes_everyone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pope Francis TED TALK</a>: Why the Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone<br> <br> <br><br> <a class="twitter-moment" href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/857047410111074304">Pope Francis gives surprise TED talk</a><br> Trump’s Alien Hotline<br> The Trump administration’s attempt at turning a Homeland Security telephone number into a tool to turn people against one another appears to have backfired to hilarious effect.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39731085">Trump’s Immigrant Crime Hotline Trolled With Calls About Aliens & UFOs</a><br> <br> <br> When Mars sends their people, they aren't sending their best! <br>Call 1-855-48-voice to report these sightings. <a href="https://t.co/QxUJoGFkF9">pic.twitter.com/QxUJoGFkF9</a><br> — Liberal Venom (@LiberalVenom) <a href="https://twitter.com/LiberalVenom/status/857761179330064384">April 28, 2017</a><br> <br> <br> The # for Trump's hotline to report "criminal aliens" is 855-48-VOICE<br> Please do not call this number to describe plots of X-Files episodes.<br> — HAUNTED APPLEBEE'S (@dubsteppenwolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubsteppenwolf/status/857401988870541312">April 27, 2017</a><br> <br> https://twitter.com/Kaylee_Frye2017/status/857737095229714432<br> <br> Last Rhino Stud Joins Tinder To Save His Species<br> “I don’t mean to be too forward, but the fate of my species literally depends on me,” reads his profile. “I perform well under pressure. I like to eat grass and chill in the mud. No problems. 6 ft tall and 5,000 pounds if it matters.”<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OlPejeta Conservancy</a><br> * <a href="http://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/the-most-eligible-bachelor-in-the-world-is-on-tinder-and-hes-looking-for-love/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World is on Tinder and He’s Looking for Love</a><br> <br> <br><br> <br><br> <a class="twitter-moment" href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/856931301588439045">Meet the rhino who joined Tinder to save his species</a><br> Vintage Guitar Reviews<br> Willie’s American Guitars reviews beautiful vintage American guitars on Facebook.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.williesguitars.com/">Willie’s American Guitars</a><br> <br> <br> NY Times Launches Snapchat Discover Daily<br> At 6 a.m. every morning, in the Snapchat Discover section, “All the news that’s fit to print” will be transformed into an edition on Snapchat. It’s a smart move for one of the world’s oldest and most respected newspapers to dedicate resources to a young app.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/insider/new-york-times-snapchat-discover.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Introducing All the News That’s Fit to Snap</a>
