Summary: <br> Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 287<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> BL and David discuss the controversy over social media political ads and two of the proposed solutions; The Climate Trail video game that takes place in the climate change apocalypse; Samsung’s selfie satellite fail; Yahoo Groups’ move to email-only; unrest on the Facebook campus; the trend toward video games as spectator sport epitomized with the launch of the Minnesota Vikings’ eSports team; hot dog boy gets a ride in Oscar Mayer’s weinermobile; McDonald’s social media fail; Amazon’s Choice paid reviews; Joe Biden’s domain fiasco; political Twitter; and much, much more.<br> <br> <br> <br> SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-social-media-marketing-advertising-public-relations/id954939987" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer 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="noreferrer noopener">Stitcher</a> or <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-Beyond-Social-Media-27722243/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iHeart Radio</a> or Amazon Echo or search the Spotify app.<br> Your browser does not support the audio element.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Audio version of Episode 287 of the Beyond Social Media Show<br> <br> <br> <br> Best Digital Cases<br> <br> <br> <br> Twitter Bans All Political Ads<br> <br> <br> <br> Jack Dorsey announced in a series of Tweets: “We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally.”<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-is-banning-political-ads-if-facebook-wont-it-must-at-least-moderate-them/2019/11/01/9d3457c0-fc01-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html">Twitter is banning political ads. If Facebook won’t, it must at least moderate them.</a>* <a href="https://apnews.com/63057938a5b64d3592f800de19f443bc">Twitter Bans Political Ads Ahead of 2020 Election</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634367296901120<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Ban Political Microtargeting Ads<br> <br> <br> <br> Ellen Weintraub, Chair of the Federal Election Commission, recommends eliminating the ability to microtarget political ads rather than eliminating online political ads entirely.<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/01/dont-abolish-political-ads-social-media-stop-microtargeting/">Don’t abolish political ads on social media. Stop microtargeting.</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Samsung Selfie Crashes<br> <br> <br> <br> As if broken folding phones weren’t enough, Samsung’s Selfie Balloon crashed on a Michigan farm. But their response was interesting.<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/28/20935857/samsung-space-selfie-balloon-crash-landing-michigan">Samsung’s ‘space selfie’ balloon crash-lands on Michigan farm</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The Climate Trail<br> <br> <br> <br> Game developer William Volk developed a video game to show players how bad life can get if we don’t address climate change. <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/a-new-video-game-tests-whether-you-can-survive-the-clim-1839336048">A New Video Game Tests Whether You Can Survive the Climate Apocalypse</a>* <a href="https://www.theclimatetrail.com/">The Climate Trail</a>* <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-climate-trail/id1479119216">iOS</a>* <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wvolk.climate">Android</a><br>
