Amazon Buys Whole Foods & Ken Doll Gets Man Bun




Beyond Social Media show

Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 192<br> <br> BL and David discuss how NASA called BS on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop; Amazon acquires Whole Foods; beefy new Ken Dolls come out; Smirnoff newsjacks; Google AI helps expand reading for kids; BuzzFeed &amp; VOX Media get buggy; a Troll Cakes/detective agency makes trolls eat their words; Spectacles go scuba diving; alorithmic responsibility; the Instagram star who was trampled by a cow and much, much more.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> NASA Calls Bullshit on Goop ‘s $120 ‘Bio-Frequency Healing’ Sticker Packs<br> Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop has out-Gooped itself by claiming that its Body Vibes stickers use “NASA space suit material” to “rebalance the energy frequency in our bodies. A NASA scientist said ““Wow! What a load of BS this is.”<br> <br> * <a href="http://gizmodo.com/nasa-calls-bullshit-on-goops-120-bio-frequency-healing-1796309360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA Calls Bullshit on Goop’s $120 ‘Bio-Frequency Healing’ Sticker Packs</a><br> * <a href="http://goop.com/wearable-stickers-that-promote-healing-really" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wearable Stickers That Promote Healing</a><br> <br> <br> Amazon Disrupts Grocery Industry<br> With Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the company is poised to shake up the grocery industry by competing with Walmart and, likely, posing a threat to the Blue Apron’s of the world.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2017/06/23/amazon-buys-whole-foods-now-what-the-story-behind-the-story/">Amazon Buys Whole Foods. Now What? The Story Behind The Story</a><br> * <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2017/look-out-amazon-walmarts-3-3b-jet-com-deal-starts-to-pay-off-with-big-growth-in-online-sales/">Look out, Amazon? Walmart’s $3.3B Jet.com deal starts to pay off with big growth in online sales</a><br> <br> <br> Royal Caribbean Takes Spectacles Scuba Diving<br> In a brilliant campaign, Royal Caribbean is pairing Snap’s Spectacles with specially-designed scuba masks called “SeaSeekers” to bring video of underwater adventures to its branded Snapchat channel.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.marketingdive.com/news/royal-caribbean-takes-spectacles-below-the-waves/445382/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Royal Caribbean takes Spectacles below the waves</a><br> <br> <br> Smirnoff Swipes<br> Smirnoff Vodka took a swipe at Donald Trump via its train station poster ads.<br> <br> * <a href="http://mashable.com/2017/06/12/smirnoff-vodka-advertisment-trolls-trump/">Smirnoff slams Trump’s Russia relationship in punchdrunk, brilliant ad campaign</a><br> <br> <br> Smirnoff's new ad campaign <a href="https://t.co/IPEwbLJFlq">pic.twitter.com/IPEwbLJFlq</a><br> — Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobbieGramer/status/874018587090063363">June 11, 2017</a><br> <br> Mattel Launches 15 New Ken Dolls, Including Man Bun Ken<br> Mattel announced it’s releasing 15 new Ken dolls that come in different looks and body types that’ll give Barbie new options.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.gq.com/story/the-ken-doll-reboot-beefy-cornrowed-and-pan-racial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Ken Doll: Beefy, Corn-Rowed and Pan-Racial</a><br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/06/21/barbies-boyfriend-ken-grew-a-man-bun-and-the-internet-cant-even/?utm_term=.48b3d3770c5b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbie’s boyfriend Ken grew a man bun and the Internet can’t even</a><br> <br> <br> Troll Cakes<br> A New York City baker/detective agency is giving trolls their confectionary comeuppance.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/12/529747366/this-baker-makes-internet-trolls-eat-their-words-literally">This Baker Makes Internet Trolls Eat Their Words — Literally</a><br> * <a href="http://www.trollcakes."></a>