<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10566518" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="miya-ponsetto">Miya Ponsetto</keyword> falsely accused a 14-year-old Black boy of stealing her phone at a New York City hotel.</li><li>She gave an exclusive interview to <keyword id="349213" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gayle-King">Gayle King</keyword> on "<keyword id="4481717" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="cbs-this-morning">CBS This Morning</keyword>" to talk about the incident.</li><li>After being questioned about her motives, Ponsetto put her hand up to the camera and said to Gayle, "Enough."</li><li>Ponsetto has since been <keyword id="6355928" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="arrested">arrested</keyword> in California by the Ventura County police for a fugitive warrant in connection to the original incident.</li></ul>Miya Ponsetto, the 22-year-old woman who falsely accused a 14-year-old Black boy of stealing her phone, is going viral again, this time for a heated on-air exchange with CBS host Gayle King that many called "disrespectful."Ponsetto gave <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/status/1347534506279006214">an exclusive interview to King on "CBS This Morning" about the incident</a> where she denied racial profiling, wore a hat with the word "Daddy" on it, and at one point, sternly told King, "Enough!"Dubbed on Twitter as the "<keyword id="10566519" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="soho-karen">Soho Karen</keyword>," Ponsetto was filmed confronting 14-year-old <keyword id="10566520" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="keyon-harrold">Keyon Harrold</keyword> Jr. at the Arlo SoHo hotel in New York City and accusing him of taking her cell phone. The exchange, which occurred on December 26, was filmed by Harrold Jr's father, jazz musician Keyon Harrold Sr., and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJR6LviHFkd/?hl=en">uploaded to Instagram</a> where it quickly went viral. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJcwymBjcrr/">Another video of the lobby footage also went viral</a> and appeared to show the 22-year-old Ponsetto grabbing Harrold Jr.The phone in question <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/it-wasn-t-race-related-issue-attorney-woman-who-falsely-n1253014">was later returned by an Uber driver</a> - Ponsetto had left the phone in his car.Ponsetto was <a href="http://nixle.us/CFFJN">arrested on Thursday</a> in California by the Ventura County police for a fugitive warrant in connection to the incident at the New York City hotel. The <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/07/soho-karen-miya-ponsetto-arrested-hotel-cellphone-la/">Ventura County Sherrif department spokesperson told TMZ</a> that they were waiting for Ponsetto when she arrived back at her home in Piru, California, but she refused to get out of the car and tried to slam the car door on the arresting officer's leg. TMZ also reports she will be facing additional charges for resisting arrest. An NYPD spokesperson told Insider that she has not been charged or extradited at the moment.<h2>King interviewed Ponsetto prior to her arrest on 'CBS This Morning.' When King told Ponsetto she should have known better, Ponsetto told King 'enough.'</h2>In the interview with King on CBS, Ponsetto sat next to her attorney, Sharon Ghatan, and answered questions from King about the incident."I admit, yes, I could have approached the situation differently and maybe not yelled at him like that and made him feel some sort of inferior way and making him feel as if I was like, hurting his feelings," Ponsetto said.Ponsetto continued to try and defend her actions and said, "I consider myself to be super sweet. I really never meant to hurt him or his father, either." But Gayle continued to try and get further clarification about Ponsetto's actions and why she chose to target this young boy specifically, to which Miya replied, "How is one girl accusing a guy about a phone, a <keyword id="39494" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Crime">crime</keyword>? Where's the context in that? What is the deeper story here?"At this point, Gayle puts the conversation in perspective for her: "You seemed to have attacked this teenager about the phone and then it turned out, he didn't even have your phone. You're saying you're 22-years-old, but you are old enough to know better."Ponsetto, seemingly fed up with the questions, puts her hand up to the computer screen and says, "All right Gayle, enough."<h2>People were shocked by the heated exchange between Ponsetto and King and called Ponsetto 'disrespectful'</h2>Twitter feeds were flooded with tweets from people who were aghast at the exchange. Multiple Twitter users celebrated King's "<a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1347557318444068871?s=20">patience</a>" and "<a href="https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1347572416961273857?s=20">grace</a>" when Ponsetto cut her off.Artist and grassroots organizer, Bree Newsome wrote in a <a href="https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/1347571421887787010?s=20">tweet</a>, "Seeing that interview with Gayle King and noting how violent white/light women always demonstrate an awareness of their ability to weaponize their proximity to white femininity against those who are darker."Many on Twitter noted the language she chose to use in this interview, especially when she mentioned that she was a Puerto-Rican woman."This Miya Ponsetto thing is a great time for us non-Black Latinas to really look inwards at the ways we've weaponized our proximity to whiteness against Black folks," Founder of Latino Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, <a href="https://twitter.com/priscadorcas/status/1347590065480998915?s=20">tweeted</a>.Others spotted her reservation in using the word "Black" and calling the 14-year-old Harold Jr. "a man." The Young Turks host, Adrienne Lawrence, said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienneLaw/status/1347568789789892612?s=20">tweet</a>, "Notice how Miya Ponsetto, can't even say 'Black,' feels completely comfortable being downright disrespectful to Gayle King, professes to be too innocent to be racist, is indignant about having done no wrong." Ponsetto's attorney, Sharen Ghatan, told Insider the interview with "CBS This Morning" that was released on Friday was only half of the entire interview. She said the second part of the interview will be released on Monday.Ghatan also told Insider that she did step in multiple times during Ponsetto's sparring with King, but it wasn't shown in this interview that was released on Friday. CBS did not immediately respond to Insider's request for additional comment on the viral video.UPDATE: This version of the article includes a statement from Ponsetto's attorney, Sharen Ghatan.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/avril-lavigne-music-song-flames-video-mod-sun-new-flames-2021-1">Avril Lavigne joins influencer-favorite MOD SUN in new song 'Flames'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/q-shaman-antifa-conspiracy-theory-capitol-protest-riot-lin-wood-2021-1">The 'Q Shaman' who stormed the Capitol is upset Trump supporters are claiming he's 'Antifa' in disguise</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/frenemies-podcast-h3h3-trisha-paytas-mental-health-ethan-klein-2021-1">A podcast hosted by 2 of YouTube's most controversial personalities is creating new conversations about mental health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/antifa-capitol-riot-protest-false-washington-facial-recognition-found-report-2021-1">An article in the conservative Washington Times falsely claimed that 'Antifa' members were ID'd at the Capitol riots via facial-recognition, according to a software company</a></li></ul>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">AP Photo/Jack PlunkettTesla CEO Elon Musk.</div></div></div>Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Friday.1. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-self-driving-cars-leave-california-for-arizona-2016-12" target="_blank">Uber's self-driving car program is leaving California after regulators revoked the registration of Uber's 16 autonomous vehicles.</a> The cars have been transported to Arizona, where Uber will try to restart its self-driving car pilot.2. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/pokemon-go-apple-watch-2016-12" target="_blank">Pokémon Go has finally arrived on the Apple Watch.</a> The Apple Watch app allows players to log each play session as a workout.3. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/tesla-price-rise-uk-price-brexit-january-2016-12" target="_blank">Carmaker Tesla will increase its prices in the UK for some vehicles by 5% on January 1, 2017.</a> It is Tesla's second price hike in the <keyword id="6354868" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="UK">UK</keyword> following the country's vote to leave the EU.4. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-facebook-says-government-requests-for-account-data-rise-27-percent-2016-12" target="_blank">Governments are demanding more and more data from Facebook about its users.</a> <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/12/global-government-requests-report-6/">The social network said that government requests for user account data</a> rose 27% in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of last year.5. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-macbook-pro-2016-consumer-reports-2016-12" target="_blank">Consumer Reports, one of the most thorough publications to do testing on laptops, says Apple's new MacBook Pros have problems with consistent battery life.</a> As a result, Apple's latest laptops are the first from the company not to receive a "recommended" rating.<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-facebook-says-government-requests-for-account-data-rise-27-percent-2016-12" target="_blank"></a>6. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/deepmind-imperial-college-nhs-2016-12" target="_blank">Alphabet's DeepMind signed a deal with another NHS trust to get its Streams app in the hands of even more medics.</a> The app allows clinicians to see electronic patient records on their smartphones and get alerts when their patient's conditions start to deteriorate.7. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/snapchat-china-office-spectacles-2016-12" target="_blank">Snapchat has opened an office in China.</a> The platform is banned in China but the company's new Spectacles device is assembled there.<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/avril-lavigne-mark-zuckerberg-bullying-nickelback-2016-12" target="_blank"></a>8. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/stripe-cfo-ipo-plans-2016-12" target="_blank">Payments company Stripe has no plans for a stock market listing any time soon</a><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/stripe-cfo-ipo-plans-2016-12" target="_blank">, </a><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/stripe-cfo-ipo-plans-2016-12" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/stripe-cfo-ipo-plans-2016-12" target="_blank">according to the company's chief financial officer.</a> Stripe is currently valued at $9.2 billion (£7.5 billion) after raising an additional $150 million (£122 million) last month.9. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/tesla-gigafactory-drone-footage-december-2016-12/#behold-teslas-gigafactory-in-sparks-nevada-1" target="_blank">New drone footage shows massive progress has been made on Tesla's giant Gigafactory in the US.</a> Tesla first broke ground on the Gigafactory in 2014 and plans to have it operating at full capacity in 2020.10. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/avril-lavigne-mark-zuckerberg-bullying-nickelback-2016-12" target="_blank">Pop star Avril Lavigne accused Mark Zuckerberg of "promoting bullying" with his jab at Nickelback.</a> He made the comments about Nickelback during a video about his new personal butler. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-ceo-top-5-jobs-women-swipe-right-on-2016-12">Tinder's CEO reveals the 5 jobs women are most likely to swipe right on</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="B5MDd5NzE6LxeaLEfwejf5EIhgEbXbRr" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Juan Naharro Gimenez/ Getty ImagesJennifer Lawrence was one of the hacker's many female celebrity victims.</div></div></div>The hacker who obtained access to the Apple and Google accounts of more than 100 well-known celebrities - including Jennifer Lawrence and Rihanna - has been <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/lancaster-county-man-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-hacking-apple-and-google-e-mail">sentenced to 18 months</a> in federal prison, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/27/nude-celebrity-photos-hacker-prison-sentence-ryan-collins">the Guardian reported</a>.Ryan Collins, a 36-year-old from Pennsylvania, tricked his victims by sending them fake Apple or Google emails asking them to provide their username and passwords. He accessed more than 100 accounts, many belonging to female celebrities.However, it appears that Collins might not be <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/originalguy-the-icloud-hacker-who-leaked-naked-celebrity-photos-2014-9">"OriginalGuy," the 4Chan user who dumped his massive collection of nude celebrity photos</a> online in August 2014, causing mayhem. That person remains unidentified.Collins sometimes used a software program to download the Apple iCloud backups on his victims' accounts, the US Attorney office said. Investigators identified over 600 victims in total - Collins also ran a modeling scam where he got victims to send him nude photos directly. The sentencing comes after a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-investigates-celebrity-phone-hacking-scanda-2014-9">two year investigation</a> by the FBI which began following a particular online post that <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/edward-majerczyk-guilty-celebgate-celebrity-nude-photo-hack-2016-9?utm_source=feedburner&amp;%3Butm_medium=referral&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+(Business+Insider)?r=US&amp;IR=T">became known as "Celebgate"</a> - a collection of almost 500 private pictures of over 100 mostly-female celebrities - on the internet forum 4chan. Victims included Avril Lavigne, Kim Kardashian, Kirsten Dunst, Aubrey Plaza, Winona Ryder - as well as Jennifer Lawrence and Rihanna.However, the US Attorney said: "investigators have not uncovered any evidence linking Collins to the actual leaks [in Celebgate] or that Collins shared or uploaded the information he obtained".He was sentenced for his sophisticated scheme to obtain usersnames and passwords - which officials said he engaged in from November 2012 until the beginning of September 2014. The official conviction was on "felony violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act".Collins pleaded guilty to the computer hacking felony back in May, on one count of "unauthorised access to a protected computer to obtain information". Illinois man Edward Majerczyck, 28, <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-illinois-man-agrees-to-plead-guilty-in-celebrity-hacking-case-2016-7">also pleaded guilty to the same felony</a>, months later. Like Collins, federal authorities said they had found no evidence linking him to actual public circulation of any of the photos to which he gained access. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/xiaomi-new-mi-mix-better-than-iphone-2016-10">The 'Apple of China' just unveiled a phone that's more powerful and better looking than the iPhone</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="5tamMwNzE6XQnLV5ixV8UUd-PSbdYX4A" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image">AP</div></div>NEW YORK (AP) - If you're curious about Lily Collins and head to the Internet to find out, beware - McAfee has ranked the actress as the most dangerous celeb to search for online.
Collins- who starred in movies such as "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" - posed the biggest risk of landing on a malicious site, according the computer security company; last year Emma Watson topped the list.
Female <keyword id="6412373" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrities">celebrities</keyword> were the overwhelming lure to malware; Avril Lavigne, Sandra Bullock, Kathy Griffin and Zoe Saldana rounded out the top five; "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm was the only man in the top 10.
A person could be led to <keyword id="54201" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Malware">malware</keyword> after doing a general search and clicking on dubious links, but risks increased when searchers added phrases like "free apps" or "nude photos."
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Three major <keyword id="1553461" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="college-football">college football</keyword> conferences are <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/television/college-football-kicking-unprecedented-psa-blitz-151922">rolling out a series of football safety PSAs</a> to tackle sentiments that the sport is increasingly dangerous. The 30-second spots were produced by LDWW and will air on Fox, ESPN and other networks that carry Big Ten, Pac 12, and <keyword id="1535475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="big-12">Big 12</keyword> games.
Digiday looks at companies that <a href="http://digiday.com/agencies/ad-networks-quality-tax/">vet online ad sellers' inventories before buyers actually purchase them</a>.
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Taco Bell is using <a href="http://adage.com/article/news/taco-bell-made-65-ads-market-latest-doritos-loco-taco/243771/">65 videos made by YouTube content creators</a> it found at this year's VidCon to help promote its new "Fiery" flavored Doritos Locos tacos. Publicis Groupe's Digitas worked with Taco Bell on the YouTube campaign and will assist with digital outreach.
McCann <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/wednesday-odds-and-ends-213_b52754">introduced its first ad for the United States Postal Service</a> since being named creative agency of record five months ago.
Coca-Cola <a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/1683646/coca-cola-rewards-fans-with-mini-3d-printed-versions-of-themselves">is giving Israeli customers 3D-printed miniature statues of themselves</a> to promote its mini-sized bottles. Gefen Team worked on the campaign.
News Corp. is creating <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/08/21/news-corp-ad-exchange/">a private exchange for selling ads on its websites</a>.
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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Mood Media" title_caption="Danny Turner is the global Senior vice president of programming at Mood Media." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5594422469beddfb71d8d3d0-960/danny-turner.jpg"></a>Mood MediaDanny Turner is the global Senior vice president of programming at Mood Media.</div></div></div>Danny Turner never dreamed of becoming a doctor, astronaut, or fireman as a kid - all he ever wanted to do was connect with people through music and the power of voice.While in 2014 he assumed the official title of global senior vice president of programming at <a href="http://moodmedia.com/">Mood Media</a>, a company that designs retail playlists, you could say he's been programming music for as long as he can remember."I was that kid who built a radio transmitter in his room so he could do his own version of pirate radio," Turner says. "My sister and the crazy cat lady who lived next door were my biggest fans. This is all I've ever done."Starting out as a DJ in clubs and on the radio, he says he would work anywhere somebody would let him set up his turntables or plug in his headphones. Turner spent several years on the air programming every genre and format imaginable, running operations for a startup international satellite radio venture, and heading up programming operations for XM Satellite Radio. Now at Mood Media Turner and his team of music designers create signature playlists for companies like Macy's, Whole Foods, and Target to reflect each brand's unique essence.Day-to-day tasks include scouring blogs, websites, and daily requests from labels for new music releases and selecting the tracks you hear in restaurants, stores, and hotels all over the world.Here Turner tells Business Insider what it's really like to work as a music programmer. (Some answers have been edited for clarity.)Q. What do you do exactly?A. I like to say that I try to inspire and direct creativity. I have the pleasure of working with some of the most creative individuals I've ever worked with throughout my career. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Mood Media" title_caption="" We="" have="" to="" be="" open="" different.="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55958a1b6bb3f77745a73318-960/danny-turner-mood-media-music-programmer-2.jpg"></a>Mood Media"We have to be open to different."</div></div></div>Throughout the day I work with our teams in partnership with many of North America's largest and most iconic brands to create music and media experiences - it's all about making connections. To watch a music concept come together from initial brand discoveries to the curation and design of a signature sound is an amazing and rewarding experience.My team creates hundreds and hundreds of music programs. From custom, bespoke music programs created in direct partnership with national or global brands, to any one of the hundreds of catalog options we have covering more than 15 different genres, I am charged with ensuring that each and every program offering is well articulated, on point, relevant, and focused.Program reviews with my music designers are very interesting exchanges: always positive, but quite spirited. How do you decide on specificity in a subjective world? Q. What skills are most useful to have to work in music programming?A. Clearly an open mind, an encyclopedic knowledge of multiple genres of music, and an insatiable appetite to learn and consume more.I always look for something else, though - something else that helps me get a more holistic assessment. How else do you express yourself? So many of our music designers are also working musicians, producers, DJ's, and even artists. It's really a lifestyle thing.From there, it's an innate ability to understand how, why, or when certain tracks, genres, or even programs "connect." It's more about creating an experience than creating a playlist. A playlist is something your neighbor Arnie puts together for his backyard BBQ … everyone was happy until he dropped that 2 Chainz track into the mix. In music programming, it's about creating an experience, not a singular selection. Q. Any advice for breaking into the industry?A. I came at music programming from the perspective of just pouring everything I had into it. I didn't have a Plan B.Internships are phenomenal opportunities. Be prepared to work for far less than you're worth, but for just enough to keep you coming back. Some of my best hires over the years have been previous interns with me.Break the mold, innovate, and take chances. The typical media paths laid out over the past 50 years are abandoned. The industry has become fragmented, commoditized, and at times marginalized - we don't "own" content any longer, we really rent it. The successful programmer moving forward will be the one who constantly seeks to create experiences out of disparate sources.Q. What education background is most helpful?A. I think some of the most valuable course studies one could target are in marketing, specifically retail marketing and brand marketing. Some basic psychology foundations are helpful, as well. What is driving people's behavior and how do we connect and harness this?Q. What's the average pay for someone in music programming?A. It really varies because there are roles from internships and entry level opportunities to executive leadership roles. Q. What are your perks like?A. Mood Media has a great competitive benefits package with all the right accoutrements, but moreover, each of our music designers has a "Concert and Festival Allowance" to use each year. We need our folks out living the life and discovering as much new music as possible. I think I've been to six shows already this month. From tiny little clubs or even a record store in Austin, to sold out arena shows, it's a pretty good gig!Q. How many hours a week do you work?A. I don't do well in the typical 9-to-5 kind of thing. That's great because our client partners and my team are spread out not only throughout North America, but globally as well. That makes for many late night or early morning conference calls, meetings, and travel.Q. What's the best part about the job?A. I've had the incredible opportunity to work next to, collaborate with, and get to know some of the very people that I idolized while growing up. From BB King, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and so many others, I've had the amazing opportunity to connect and share their art and their passion with so many people.Now, I get to work every day in using the amazing power of music and the spoken word to forge and cement emotional connections. That ain't a bad day. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Mood Media" title_caption="A lot of research goes into music design." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55958ac56bb3f7f044a73318-960/danny-turner-mood-media-music-programmer-3.jpg"></a>Mood MediaA lot of research goes into music design.</div></div></div>Q. How about the worst?A. I'll meet people all the time while traveling, or outside of the industry, and invariably we get into the "What do you do" conversation. Frequently, after I talk about what I do, I'm met with the response of something like, "Oh man, that's great. I bet I could do that! I put together this playlist for my sister's dog's Quinceanera party and everyone loved it!" I understand that we all have a passion for music, but just because I have a passion for neurological surgery doesn't mean I want to try my hand at it. Q. What's your most memorable experience on the job?A. My daughter was about 12 years old when we had brought Avril Lavigne into the studios for a performance session. Being my kid, she got to see some great shows as she grew up. She was really jazzed about the show because at that time her world revolved around Avril Lavigne. Sometimes artists don't have good shows, and well, this was one of them. Avril didn't connect with the audience and seemed very detached.After the show while we were driving home, I had to explain to a very dejected daughter about the ephemeral nature of pop music. How sometimes pop music is much like popcorn. It's great, it's tasty, and we all love it, but nobody talks about that bucket of popcorn they had at the Googaplex 5 years ago - it's impact is temporary at best. We're not going to be talking about the social relevancy of Gangnam Style 10 years from now.Fast forward a few months later and Paul McCartney was coming in for a performance. That same 12 year old girl got to meet and see a Beatle and sat feet away from him during this great intimate performance. On the way home, she looked at me and told me, "I get it now."Q. What's your favorite moment on the job?A. I was at SXSW speaking on an industry panel and trying to soak in as many live acts as I could. Oftentimes these experiences are shaped by the unexpected. We stumbled into a club where we weren't supposed to be and one such performance was courtesy of a 75-year-old Japanese USO circuit country singer who stood not much more 4-feet tall soaking wet. She played the Grand Ole Opry in 1964 with Johnny Cash and she got the standing ovation. She was amazing, just tearing it up and stunning everyone in the room. We ended up hanging with her after the show for some great pics and maybe a few adult beverages. Only at SXSW.Q. What surprises people most about your industry?A. Mood programing touches more than 150 million people per day. We create millions of message impressions every month for a captive audience. There are few media outlets that can beat that.Q. What are some common misconceptions about the industry?A. There are no magic, evil, mind manipulation games being played to impact consumer behavior through music. Sometimes you gotta just enjoy a Katy Perry song for what it is. No subliminal messages either. If we want to send a message - you're going to hear it loud and clear.Q. What's one word you use to describe what you do?A. Connect.Q. How is the job security in the industry?A. I think as with any industry in the 21st century, especially in the media sector, job security can often be tied to personal growth and expansion. I certainly wouldn't ever suggest that this is the kind of industry in which you'd want to become too sedentary. Q. Has the job affected your enjoyment of music?A. Well, I wouldn't say that it's impacted my enjoyment of music. It only helps fuel this unquenchable thirst. My wife, however, will tell you that it's ruined her enjoyment!Ok, yes, I can get a little critical at times, but if you married a food critic, don't take me for sushi at a hamburger stand. I'm told that I'm a bit critical of music - I like to think of it not as being critical, but let's say suggestive. If only I could get her to stop listening to the 80's channel.I'm always looking for the next "thing." It becomes my personal raison d'être to act as a musical Ambassador. It's a constant game of musical show and tell. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Mood Media" title_caption="Turner says he gets to live out his dream of connecting people with music." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55958bae6bb3f76849a7331a-960/danny-turner-mood-media-music-programmer-4.jpg"></a>Mood MediaTurner says he gets to live out his dream of connecting people with music.</div></div></div>Q. Is there any kind of music genre/artist you dread working with?A. Regrettably, it's Jazz. I know I'm supposed to like it, and I want to like it, I really do, but, man, it's hard. I absolutely respect the musicianship. I'm looking for a very specific melodic structure and sometimes there's just a bit too much variation.I guess it's the same thing with jam bands - what are you supposed to do during a 12-minute drum solo?Q. What's your favorite pop culture reference about the music industry?A. If you haven't read "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Fidelity-Nick-Hornby/dp/1573225517">High Fidelity</a>" by Nick Hornby, walk, don't run to your nearest bookstore. It offers a painfully spot-on narrative on the height of musical elitism at the record store. Brilliant stuff. The movie made was OK, but missed some key points. Plus there's that whole Jack Black thing. And, of course, Spinal Tap. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-rule-job-interviews-lying-tesla-2015-6">How Elon Musk can tell if job applicants are lying about their experience</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="V3d3E2aToOOWPYL9cZeuOnDMMKH3j_6e" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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There's a lot to be learned from a person's Google searches.&#xa0;
Real estate <a href="http://blog.estately.com/2014/12/heres-what-each-state-googled-more-than-any-other-state-in-2014/">listings site Estately</a> looked at Google Trends data to determine what people, stories, and controversies residents of each state cared about most.
The map they compiled using the data shows not what each state searched for the most overall, but what they Googled more than any other state.
While New Yorkers were wondering what a selfie is, Californians and Nevadans took to Google for more information on bitcoin. The protests in Ferguson were a major interest for &#xa0;people in Missouri, and Malala Yousafzai had some big fans in Connecticut.

Here's the complete list of <a href="http://blog.estately.com/2014/12/heres-what-each-state-googled-more-than-any-other-state-in-2014/">what Estately found</a> during their analysis.&#xa0;
ALABAMA: Jameis Winston
ALASKA: Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 (tied w/ Wyoming), How to DIY, 4chan, legalize marijuana, domestic violence
ARIZONA: &#xa0;Mexico-United States Border, "Wilfred"
ARKANSAS: &#xa0;Mike Huckabee, "Dancing with the Stars"
CALIFORNIA: FIFA 2014 World Cup, Malaysian Airlines, Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea, Donald Sterling, Renee Zellweger, Tom Perkins, Joe the Plumber, Jamie Dornan, Steve McQueen, Charles Manson, James McAvoy, Ellen Page, James Franco Instagram, How to get rid of acne?, What is BB cream?, How to minimize pores?, How to shape eyebrows?, Nexus 6, iPad 3, Bitcoin, Kate Middleton butt, Chia seed, Uber
COLORADO: Marijuana
DELAWARE:&#xa0;&#xa0;(nothing)
FLORIDA: &#xa0;Michael Sam kiss, Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Carmen Carrera, Obamacare, Jeb Bush&#xa0;
GEORGIA: Kerry Washington, Ruby Dee, Michael Sam boyfriend, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," Center for Disease Control, "The Arsenio Hall Show"
HAWAII: &#xa0;Robin Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Joan Rivers, Melanie Griffith, Jan Hooks, Theo James, Kate Upton leaked, A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge, I.S.I.S, Hello Kitty, iPhone 6, Apple Watch
IDAHO: How to craft, Bowe Bergdahl
ILLINOIS: &#xa0;Harold Ramis, Jenny McCarthy
INDIANA: Tony Stewart, &#xa0;Shirley Temple, Ann B. Davis, "Two and a Half Men," "Community"
IOWA: Flappy Bird, Richard Dawkins
KANSAS: (nothing)
KENTUCKY: &#xa0;What is A.L.S.?, &#xa0;"Sons of Anarchy," Betty White dead?, Billy Gilman
LOUISIANA: "True Blood," Laurence Fishburne
MAINE: "Between Two Ferns," Affordable Care Act
MARYLAND: Pharrell Williams hat, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, Chelsea Manning, Piers Morgan, Paula Patton, Executive order, Bill Cosby
MASSACHUSETTS: &#xa0;Kate Middleton, Scottish referendum, Scottish independence, "True Detective," "The Good Wife," "The Newsroom," Patton Oswalt, Ira Glass, Tom Magliozzi, Jonathan Gruber, Bill Simmons, "Serial," "The Imitation Game," Emma Watson UN speech
MICHIGAN: Macualay Culkin dead, Kate Upton photos, Ted Nugent, George Will, Mary T. Barra
MINNESOTA: Joan Rivers death, Adrian Peterson, "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
MISSISSIPPI: Flappy Bird cheat, Ciara, Ciara baby, Ciara pregnant, Cee Lo Green, Robin Thicke, Raven-Symone, The Ultimate Warrior
MISSOURI: &#xa0;Ferguson, Casey Kasem
MONTANA: &#xa0;National Rife Association
NEBRASKA: &#xa0;Keystone Pipeline
NEVADA: &#xa0;Mila Kunis pregnant, Bitcoin price, What is Bitcoin?, Cliven Bundy, Bill O'Reilly, Jose Canseco, Mickey Rooney
NEW HAMPSHIRE: &#xa0;Hilary Clinton, Bode Miller, net neutrality, "Philomena"
NEW JERSEY: &#xa0;Tracy Morgan, Ansel Elgort, Alfonso Ribeiro, Idina Menzel, Kim Novak, Tim Howard, Oscar Pistorious trial, Bridgegate, War on women, Immigration reform, Frozen costume
NEW MEXICO: &#xa0;Zombies, LG G3 phone
NEW YORK: &#xa0;Philip Seymour Hoffman, Peaches Geldof, Lauren Bacall, Terry Richardson, Jared Leto, Macaulay Culkin, Margot Robbie, Kerry Washington, Laverne Cox, Donald Trump, Drake, Leslie Jones, Conchita Wurst, "Girls," Samsung Galaxy S5, How to apply foundation?, Gaza and Israel, What's a selfie?
NORTH CAROLINA: &#xa0;Maya Angelou, The Benham Brothers, What is transgender?
NORTH DAKOTA: &#xa0;Jay Leno, U.S. National Hockey Team, Kaley Cuoco, "Dumb and Dumber To"
OKLAHOMA: &#xa0;Ebola, Ebola Symptoms, I.S.I.L, Jennifer Lawrence photos, Renee Zellweger, Betty White, Lea Thompson, Tommy Chong, Mila Kunis baby, Carrie Underwood, Carrie Underwood pregnant, Benghazi, Hobby Lobby, Selfie, Sarah Goldberg, James Garner, Chelsea Handler, Kim Kardashian butt, What is a switch?
OREGON: &#xa0;Ukraine, Motorola Moto G, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Avril Lavigne, Syria news
PENNSYLVANIA: &#xa0;Macaulay Culkin dead?, 2016, 2016 Presidential election, marriage equality, "The Millers"
RHODE ISLAND: &#xa0;Woody Allen, Pope Francis, "The League"
SOUTH CAROLINA: &#xa0;Hazing
SOUTH DAKOTA: &#xa0;"The Dr. Oz Show"
TENNESSEE: &#xa0;Who is I.S.I.S.?, Kevin Sharp
TEXAS: &#xa0;Flappy Bird download, Johnny Manziel, Join I.S.I.S., Carrie Underwood baby, How to get rid of stretch marks?, James Avery, Are zombies real?, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
UTAH: &#xa0;"Frozen," "Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1," "How to Train Your Dragon ," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," same sex marriage, Shailene Woodley, Glenn Beck, How to kiss?, Anita Sarkeesian, Emma Watson nude, "The Mentalist," "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
VERMONT: &#xa0;Lena Dunham, Seth Rogen, Pete Seeger, Feminism, kale, 2014 Winter Games, climate change, "The Colbert Report," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," Amy Schumer
VIRGINIA: &#xa0;Tucker Carlson, Boko Haram, White House security, upskirt pics
WASHINGTON: &#xa0;Gamergate, marijuana store, Richard Sherman, Amanda Knox, Macklemore, minimum wage, rape culture, "Interstellar," school shooting, Amazon Fire phone, Rosetta Space Probe
WEST VIRGINIA: &#xa0;Maroon 5, Charles Manson, Brad Paisley
WISCONSIN: &#xa0;What is Tinder?, Pabst Blue Ribbon
WYOMING: &#xa0;Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 (tie with Alaska)

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