Amazon Home Robots & Facebook Dating App




Beyond Social Media show

Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 227<br> <br> BL and David discuss: Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson’s classy settlement with the City of Philadelphia over the Starbucks racial arrests; features of the new Gmail, including the ability to take back an email; the return of unlimited MoviePass and an even cheaper competitor with more features; spoiling Cease &amp; Desist letters; a Handheld Hologram camera; Amazon Homebots are coming; Facebook’s Sorry, Not Sorry ad campaign; what you need to know to prevent Google Analytics from wiping your hisorical data; Facebook’s Dating app Gibson Guitars bankruptcy reorg; Comcast’s Slow Lane for cord cutters (sad!!!; the Twitter “Bug” that made 330 million people change their passwords; Amazon’s delivery to your car…and much, much more.<br> SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-social-media-marketing-advertising-public-relations/id954939987" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Imnkptaa4j3yd54dcn3ekmo7mfm?t=Beyond_Social_Media_The_Marketing_Advertising__Public_Relations_Podcast">Google Play</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/beyond-social-media-show-the-marketing-advertising-and-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a> or <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-Beyond-Social-Media-27722243/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iHeart Radio</a> or Amazon Echo or search the Spotify app.<br> Your browser does not support the audio element.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> A Classy Way to Settle the Starbucks Race Arrests<br> The two men recently arrested at Starbucks, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, chose not to pursue a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia. Instead, they agreed to a symbolic payment of $1 each and asked the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/02/african-american-men-arrested-at-starbucks-reach-1-settlement-with-the-city-secure-promise-for-200000-grant-program-for-young-entrepreneurs">Two black men arrested at Starbucks settle with Philadelphia for $1 each</a><br> <br> <br> Gmail Refresh<br> Google has given Gmail a new user interface and has added many security- and productivity-related features to the new version.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17277360/gmail-redesign-live-features-google-update">Gmail’s biggest redesign is now live</a><br> <br> <br> Unlimited MoviePass is Baaack<br> After a two-week hiatus, the MoviePass unlimited subscription—the one that lets you see a movie a day, every day, in theaters, for $10 a month—is back. But they have a cheaper competitor.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/movie-pass-unlimited-is-back/">MoviePass Revives Its Unlimited Plan</a><br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/04/moviepass-competitor-sinemia-launches-4-99-per-month-subscriptions/">MoviePass Competitor Sinemia Launches $4.99 Per Month Subscriptions</a><br> <br> Surly Brewing Spoiling For A Cease &amp; Desist<br> Minnesota’s Surly Brewing just named a limited-run beer after a concept from Netflix’s hit Stranger Things in what appears to be an earned media tactic.<br> <br> * <a href="http://surlybrewing.com/news/bc-small-batch-lets-get-experimental/">BC Small Batch: Let’s Get Experimental</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BiNDQ4HBW5x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANNOUNCEMENT: The BC Small Batch series is here. Get experimental with us. Pictured: Inside the Upside Down, a collaboration with @jwakefieldbeer. Details at the link in the bio.</a>