Consumer Generated Media Archives

Tiny Food Video Trend

Interest in tiny food videos has really taken off during the past three years.

Hello Barbie Doll

Mattel is set to release their Hello Barbie doll, a toy with a WiFi connection and voice recognition technology that encourages in-depth conversations.

Ask SeaWorld Twitter Campaign

The #AskSeaWorld Twitter campaign may have been a fishing expedition for comments SeaWorld can use to combat the damage done by the Blackfish documentary.

Twitter Firehose In Google Search [VIDEO]

The Twitter Firehose in Google search may provide an amazing consumer insight tool to understand how people behave on social media.

Google's Karate Kid Robot & #TechnologyAndStuff [PODCAST]

Episode 72: BL & David discuss the Bill Cosby meme and social media storms that engulfed Dr. Oz and the New England Patriots, the Chevy Guy, & more.

Vikings PR Blunder, Minneapolis Police Body Cameras & GoPro For Pets

Episode 64: David and BL discuss the Minnesota Vikings mishandling of Adrian Peterson indictment, police body cameras, & the uses of GoPros for people & pets.

LeBron's Announcement, Amazon Drones & Extreme Selfies [VIDEO]

Episode 55 of the Beyond Social Media show: David Erickson & BL Ochman discuss LeBron James’ deft announcement; Amazon Prime drones & the Extreme Selfie movement.

GoPro Shark Attack & Twitter Relationship Surveys [VIDEO]

Episode 52 of the Beyond Social Media show: David Erickson & BL Ochman discuss the GoPro Shark Attack video as a marketing gimmick & Twitter’s social graph.

eBay's Crisis Communications Disaster & AMC Catches Fire On Tumblr

Episode 49 of Beyond Social Media Show: eBay’s data breach crisis communications fail; former NBA player takes an Onion article for real; AMC debuts show on Tumblr.

Michael Sams' Reality Show & The Weather Channel's Twitter Storm [VIDEO]

Beyond Social Media, Episode 48: Michael Sams’ ill-advised reality show, Weather Channel’s ill-advised Tweet & the Supreme Court’s ill-advised API ruling.