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JMatt is a DJ at@1037KISSFM . In addition to his work at the station as a weekend DJ, he's also a social media marketer who has a passion for social media.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, JMatt and I discuss: How to break into the radio business  The importance of mental health His dream job  And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Connect with Thomas on Linkedin. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about Zoomph at http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris can't avoid making United jokes. Also, Amir broke his drone (again).  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Apple Rebrands iTunes Podcasts as Apple Podcasts (9to5Mac) 2. Multi-user Support Coming to Google Home (Business Insider) 3. Burger King's New Ad Will Hijack Your Voice-Activated Speaker (Buzzfeed) 4. Instagram Updates - New Stickers and More (Instagram Blog) 5. Hot Topic: United Airlines Spice/Pepsi/United Joke (original tweet by @LanceBradley)  Scorpion Stings Man On United Flight (NBC LA) Honorable Mention(s):  College Kid Trolls Southwest Airlines And Their Response Is Perfect DISHonorable Mention(s) Too many to pick this week - tune in to hear!  Tweet of the Week  @IAmDaniHubner Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). 

This week's episode was recorded at the Kurogo Mobile Conference in Orlando Florida and features Damond Nollan. Damond is IT Director for Web Services at North Carolina Central University. He's also a (proud) father of three.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Damond and I discuss: How he ended up working in IT Services  His role and methodologies as a manager His takeaways from the Kurogo Mobile Conference And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Connect with Thomas on Linkedin. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start t

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris debate the value of a recent fortune cookie. Also, the importance of the Walking Dead to OTT is confirmed.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. The Mac Pro Lives (Daring Fireball)  2. YouTubers Will Need At Least 10,000 Views To Make Ad Money (Engadget)  3. Twitter unveils a new API platform, roadmap and vision for its developer community (TechCrunch)  4. YouTube TV Launches in 5 Cities, Inks Deal with AMC (Variety)  5. Hot Topic: Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter (New York Times)  Honorable Mention(s):  Student Burned His College With Two Words On Twitter, And Is Now A Social Media Celebrity DISHonorable Mention(s) Women falls off California's highest bridge while taking selfie Tweet of the Week  @desertronin Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). 

Chris Bryant is Creative Director at Empire Studios (formally, Bryant Productions). He is also one of the first persons to support the podcast and has been an ambassador for the show since it's inception.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Chris and I discuss: Life working as a home theater designer  The start and evolution of Bryant Productions His process of working/choosing clients  And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Connect with Thomas on Linkedin. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish.

On this week's episode, the jokes are everywhere (because it's April Fools day). Also, leggings. Are they pants? Aren't they? You decide.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Amazon quietly launches it's own social media influencer program (TechCrunch) 2. Google Pixel 3 is Coming Next Year (BGR) 3. SpaceX has proven it can reuse rockets - now what? (Popular Science)  4. A Social Update Twitter Egg No More (Twitter) Twitter's 140 character update (Wired) Facebook Launching Group Chatbots 5. Hot Topic: April Fools  Honorable Mention(s):  Delta Tweet  (in relation to DISHonorable mention) (People) DISHonorable Mention(s) How Two Teens In Leggings Became a PR Mess for United Airlines (CNBC) Tweet of the Week  @Katyb_spencer Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). 

Thomas Mathew is Chief Product Officer at Zoomph. Thomas holds an MS in computational linguistics from Georgetown University and a BTech in electronics engineering from Cochin University. Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Thomas and I discuss: His journey to Zoomph How he became interested in computational linguistics The difference between working with start-ups and corporations And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Connect with Thomas on Linkedin. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn

On this week's episode, our co-hosts abide and make Brad's Wife the show's hot topic. Also, Chris can't read his own notes.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Amazon's Ambitions Unboxed (New York Times) 2. Instagram Updates Instagram has 1 million advertisers (Marketingland)  Instagram Lets You Save Live Videos (The Verge)  3. Analyst says iPhone 8 will cause a ‘paradigm shift’ because of Apple’s lead in AR tech (9to5mac.com)  4. Congress Moves To Strike Internet Privacy Rules from Obama Era (New York Times) 5. Hot Topic: Brad's Wife Got Fired From Cracker Barrel (Bored Panda) Note: Not #FiveFavorites superfan Brad Parler ;)  Honorable Mention(s):  Arnold Destroys Facebook Commentator DISHonorable Mention(s) A Twitter Subscription Service for Power Users?  Tweet of the Week (new) @TheNameisCasie Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). 

In a break from the usual Why I Social format - I recorded live at CASE SMC (Social Media and Community) in Los Angeles. My guests this week are two persons whom are some of my (I admit my bias here) favorite people in higher education - but also two of the most accomplished.  This Week on Why I Social meet:  Nikki Sunstrum (@NikkiSunstrum)  Tyler Thomas (@TylerAThomas) And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about Zoomph at http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

On this week's episode, our hosts debate whether or not they'd rather face an army of terminators or zombies (there's really no debate). Also, we discuss the value of jpegs being 35% smaller.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. ‘iPad mini Pro’ is reportedly one of the four new iPad Pros launching soon (BGR) 2. Google’s new encoder makes JPEGs up to 35 percent smaller (The Verge) 3. Kurzweil Claims That the Singularity Will Happen by 2045 (Futurism.com) 4. Twitter got hacked — even a BBC account. Do this one thing to protect yourself (USA Today)  Also: McDonald's Tweets at Trump 5. Hot Topic: Amazon Puts Alexa In It's Main iPhone App (VentureBeat)  Honorable Mention(s):  Facebook and Twitter Try New Looks DISHonorable Mention(s) Bankrupt drone startup Lily is telling customers it has no time frame for refunding their preorders Owner of @Hawaii Gets Brunt Of #BoycottHawaii tweets Tweet of the Week (new) @BradParler Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU

Elliot Volkman is a digital marketing manager at Blue Acorn. He also reports on technology for Tech.Co. In addition, he enjoys running and shares his story about running a half-marathon.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Elliot and I discuss: How he decided to study journalism Why he enjoys covering technology news Why running is a big part of his life  And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about Zoomph at http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris opt to find an alternative to drinking water during the show. Also, Pornhub makes it's first appearance on the show (don't worry, it's safe to listen to).  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Pinterest Acquires Jelly (Jelly Blog via Medium) 2. Diehard Coders Saved NASA's Earth Science Data (Wired) 3. Trump Related Videos Have Grown SNL's YouTube Channel by 48% (Marketing Hub) 4. Snap's Stock Stumble (VentureBeat)  5. Hot Topic: A WHOLE Lotta Facebook  Facebook's First Virtual Reality App (TechCrunch) Instagram Stories Have Geostickers (The Verge)  Facebook - A Day In Messenger (Facebook Blog)  Facebook Tests Dislike Button (In Messenger) (TechCrunch)  Facebook Reactions More Important Than Likes (SEJ)  Honorable Mention(s):  Hugh Jackman Thanks Fans for 17 Years of Wolverine Honorable But Still Somewhat DIS Honorable Mention(s) - Not A Typo:  Pornhub and International Women's Day Tweet of the Week (new) @MartinLieberman Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR fa

Bryan Mapes is the winner of the XFinity Dream Job and the current Xfinity Sports Guy (tweeting from the Xfinity Sports account). His journey to a career in social media isn't what you likely expected.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Bryan and I discuss: Where did Bryan work before his time in sports? What was it like participating in the MLB Fan Cave tryouts? How did he land his job with XFinity?   And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about

On this week's episode, Amir and Chris literally cheat the system to get in more than 5 stories. Also, Chris recaps his Social Media Week NYC experience while Zonozi gets featured on the BHPhoto Podcast. This week's Five Favorites:  1. How A Typo Took Down S3 - The Backbone of the Internet (The Verge) 2. Nintendo Switch Users Face Hardware Issues (Polygon)  3. Social Platform News Social Influencers Leaving Platform (Snapchat)  Reccomended by Casie Shimansky Facebook Chatbots Can Now Avoid Chatting (Marketing Land)  Instagram Ads Available for All (Social Media Today) ...and more! 4. Phone News Nokia 3310 Samsung Galaxy 8 Blackberry Pixel (New)  5. Hot Topic: Meet YouTubeTV Honorable Mention(s):  Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department Facebook Post Goes Viral DISHonorable Mention(s): Scrapping By On Six Figures in the Silicon Valley Tweet of the Week (new) @TrevorIgoe Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (includ

This week, I had the opportunity to be press at Social Media Week - NYC. I took the time while I was there to have a few conversations with some of the attendees. I also shared some quick thoughts on the event - which will be continued on next week's Five Favorites podcast. On this episode, you'll get to know:  Risa Xu (@RisaXu) Andrew Zolty (@aszolty)  Amanda Dolan (@apdolan) Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about Zoomph at http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics

Sarah Rockholt (@Sarahrockholt) is an event planning associate at MentorMate (where alum Ryan Pena works at the time of this recording). Her career at MentorMate began as an intern and she has worked her way up through the ranks to her current role at the company.  Hear her story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Sarah and I discuss: Why she didn't end up being a meteorologist Why people played a big part in her career choice How she got used to getting out of her comfort zone And of course, Why Does She Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marke

Welcome to the sixth episode of Why I Social Sessions - where we bring you short discussions focused on one singular topic. This is not your standard Why I Social episode where we learn about a guest - but instead - we focus on important topics impacting the social media space today. Today, on Why I Social Sessions, Why I Social alum Casie Shimansky joins me to talk about the latest update to Instagram included the addition photo/video galleries.  On Episode 6  1. What does this feature mean for personal use? 2. What does this feature mean for business use? 3. How does this impact Instagram Stories, if at all?  4. What does this mean for Snapchat, if anything?  Following the conversation: I'd encourage you to use the hashtag #WISSessions to share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook.  This Week's Question(s):  Do you intend to use Instagram Albums? How will you use them?  Music for Why I Social Sessions is "Voice Over Under" by Kevin McCleod  "Voice Over Under" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed u

On this week's episode, an old friend reappears in Amir's life. Also, our hosts discover that Alexa is now VERY skilled.  This week's Five Favorites:   1. For Generation Z, 'Live Chilling" replaces hanging out (WSJ) 2. Alexa Passes 10,000 Skills (VentureBeat) 3. Booming Android Revenue Shows Its No Longer the Poor Cousin (The Register) 4. Snapchat Faces Tough Questions With Insiders (Business Insider) 5. Hot Topic: Instagram Will Now You Posts 10 Pictures (or videos) at Once (The Verge) Honorable Mention(s):  Tom Brady Posts 'Suspect Board' In Relation to Missing Jersey (Yahoo Sports) DISHonorable Mention(s): Twitter is Locking Down Accounts That Swear at People (The Verge)  Tweet of the Week (new) Ted Mahy (@tmahy) Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).   

Matt Rappaport is a social media coordinator at B&H Photo Video. He has previously worked at Tech Times and the Huffington Post. He's also an actor with a passion for the industry and an experienced interviewer.  Hear his story on this week's episode.  This Week on Why I Social, Matt and I discuss: What was his first "social network"? Where did his interest technology come from? Why does he love acting?  And of course, Why Does He Social?!  Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud, Google and Otto Radio.  Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest  The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Learn more about Zoomph at http://bit.ly/Wh

On this week's episode, both hosts have upgraded with some new technology in the past week. Also, drones, again. Deal with it.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. iPhone 8 To Feature 5.8 Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below (Mac Rumors)  2. Facebook swipes at LinkedIn by letting brands post job openings on Pages (VentureBeat)  3. More than 60 percent of Snapchat users skip ads on platform (DigiDay)  4. Say goodbye to YouTube's long, unskippable ads starting next year (Mashable)  5. (Hot Topic) PewDiePie versus WSJ Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts (WSJ) PewDiePie's Response (YouTube)  PewDiePie Says WSJ Took Anti-Semitic Content Out of Context (WSJ)  Honorable Mention(s):  Fire-spewing drones are one way to get trash off your power line (The Verge) Aaron Gordon Struggles w/ Creative Drone Slam at 2017 All-Star Dunk Contest (Bleacher Report)  DISHonorable Mention(s): London Dungeon deletes 'inappropriate' Valentine's Day posts (The Guard