Coca-Cola's Multicultural Ad Backlash & Amazon.com's Entry Into Video Games [VIDEO]

By David Erickson | February 10, 2014

Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 34 topics: Journalists’ Tweets from Sochi Olympics hotels; UBERConference add-on to Google Hangouts; Coca-Cola’s It’s Beautiful Super Bowl ad backlash; BBC’s caption fail celebrates The Year of the Whores; Amazon.com buys Double Helix Games; Google introduces Chromebox for Meetings corporate video conferencing solution; Amazon.com’s Flow App completely removes the friction from eCommerce; the Snow Day video goes viral from Kentucky; Chobani lets its fans speak; Hands Only CPR; some shiny new stuff and The Daily Numbers.

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Billy Joel To Play Madison Square Garden…Monthly & The Anchorman 2 Rollout – Beyond Social Media Show [VIDEO]

By David Erickson | December 10, 2013

In Episode 25: Microsoft’s Smart Bra; SpaghettiOs Pearl Harbor Tweet; 4AutoInsuranceQuote.com exploits Paul Walker’s death; Billy Joel plans to play house band for Madison Square Garden; the Smarty Ring; the Anchorman 2 public relations campaign; the Toyota Corolla Collaborator; Punch Pizza raises its own minimum wage; drone coverage of Thai protests; Subway franchise game; some shiny new stuff & much more.

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SXSW Interactive

By David Erickson | March 22, 2011
SXSW Interactive

Blois Olson, Tunheim’s Executive Vice President, speaks with me about his experience at the South by Southwest Interactive conference and what it means for brands and communications agencies.

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