• The Pulse: SNL host, Shazam, Xfinity, reality TV

    Updated: 2012-09-28 22:03:50
    On episode 6 of The Pulse on Lost Remote -- the first and only social TV show -- we're covering SNL's efforts to crowdsource a host, Shazam's invasion of the second screen, shifting TV platforms and a battle of singing competitions. Take it away Mike!

  • TV viewing on tablets is rising among older viewers, finds survey

    Updated: 2012-09-28 18:05:21
    , THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax TV viewing on tablets is rising among older viewers , finds survey Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 28, 2012 The general assumption is that younger viewers especially young children are the ones watching more and more TV on iPads and tablets . Digital natives have grown up in a TV environment that allows for place-shifting by watching TV anywhere you can bring your mobile device . There’s even a Tumblr called Babies with iPads dedicated to this phenomenon . Altman Vilandrie Company has come out with a new survey that is showing that TV viewing on tablets is also rising among older . viewers The

  • Dateline picks social TV fan to watch premiere with Josh Mankiewicz

    Updated: 2012-09-28 01:21:30
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Dateline picks social TV fan to watch premiere with Josh Mankiewicz Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 28, 2012 NBC News’ Dateline continues to find creative ways to use social TV to build their audience . This summer we broke the news about Dateline Chatline the show’s new social platform for connective viewers with tweets , anchors and more . Tonight , in honor of the premiere of their 21st season , they’re sending Josh Mankiewicz , who’s been with a correspondent on the show since 1995 to a viewer’s home to watch the show with him . We interviewed Mankiewicz about how they used social to pick the

  • Hollywood Poker Game to Launch for Facebook

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:54:05
    Beginning on October 8, PLAOR a new social games publisher, will launch its first Facebook game, Hollywood Poker . Hollywood Poker gives gamers the rare and exciting chance to play with beloved celebrities from film, television, sports and music in...

  • Obama's dog, Bo, and Romney's dog, Seamus, take center stage in a recently launched Mobile Game

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:49:36
    Censault, a digital publisher of connected games and applications for mobile devices, announced today its new game, The Crate Escape: Seamus Unleashed, has received wide attention for its addictive, fun game design and appealing characters like Bo Obama, Seamus Romney...

  • Introducing Handbook: The Most Versatile Way To Securely Collect, Publish and Present Content On Mobile Devices

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:25:46
    Infoteria Corporation today announced the availability of the Handbook content manager for iPads, iPhones and Android devices. Handbook is the easiest, most flexible and confidence-inspiring way yet to bind together any combination of content—documents, spreadsheets, videos, photos, PDF files, Web...

  • New Social Network Aids Cancer Patients

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:16:01
    SPANX co-founder and former COO, David Wasilewski, spent nearly a decade helping women all over the world look and feel slimmer, but he didn't see himself selling women's intimates forever. As Wasilewski was preparing for future ventures, cancer struck his...

  • US Presidential Debates to be Featured Online

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:08:48
    The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced "The Voice Of ___," the online destination for the 2012 presidential debates. Beginning later this month, "The Voice Of ___" digital initiative will provide the American public with access to information about...

  • Qualcomm Announces New Smartphone Processors

    Updated: 2012-09-27 18:03:10
    Qualcomm Incorporated today announced the addition of two new Snapdragon™ S4 mobile processors: the MSM8225Q and MSM8625Q. Both are members of the Snapdragon S4 Play processor tier, optimized specifically for a broad range of smartphone users seeking faster applications and...

  • Polaroid Instant App Now Available for iPad

    Updated: 2012-09-26 22:10:52
    Polaroid announces today that the popular Mac app, Polaroid Instant, is now available on the iPad device. With the new Polaroid Instant 1.0 app for iPad, users can snap a photo using the iPad camera, or select an existing image...

  • Gameloft Announces Six Titles for MEEP! Tablet

    Updated: 2012-09-26 21:51:49
    Gameloft, a publisher of digital and social games, has announced that six of its most popular titles have been optimized for the MEEP! tablet, a new tablet from Oregon Scientific. Designed for kids ages six and up, MEEP! is pre-loaded...

  • Video Publishing Platform Partners with HTML5 Developer to Bring Video Apps

    Updated: 2012-09-26 21:46:32
    Thirdpresence Ltd., a cloud-based video publishing service, has announced a partnership with appMobi to integrate Thirdpresence's video publishing platform and HTML5 player technology into appMobi's mobile app development toolkit. Thirdpresence has developed a video publishing platform and a comprehensive video...

  • RadioShack Looking for New CEO

    Updated: 2012-09-26 21:37:37
    RadioShack Corp. announced today that its board of directors and James F. Gooch have agreed that Gooch will step down from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company, effective immediately. The board of directors is in...

  • Creative Technologies Products Add Wireless Options for iPhone 5

    Updated: 2012-09-26 20:44:18
    Creative Technology Ltd. has solidified its fall 2012 lineup of Bluetooth wireless products that enhance iPhone 5 user experiences by providing outstanding audio playback for music, games and movies plus crystal-clear voice communications for phone calls. Sound BlasterAxx Part one-piece...

  • Zap2it rewards fans for socializing with fall TV

    Updated: 2012-09-26 20:05:35
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Zap2it rewards fans for socializing with fall TV Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 26, 2012 Fall TV is officially back and fans everywhere are looking to be rewarded for their part in helping new shows survive . Zap2it is making this possible with the expansion of their Rewards Challenge program that  launched in April The TV site smartly describes it’s audience as 8.5 million socialables” and with their fall TV Challenge they’re trying to take get their readers , to do more than just read their . content Zap2it wants to know what you’ll be watching” and tapping into their established readership

  • How social media affects the TV lifecycle

    Updated: 2012-09-26 17:04:17
    Social TV is often narrowly defined by real-time tweets and stunts. While both are extremely important parts of social TV, don't forget that entire TV lifecycle has been changed because of the social web. Networked Insights has released a new "Social TV Survival Guide" that explains the different parts of the life cycle very clearly. You can download...

  • Synacor adds social login capabilities to TV Everywhere authentication

    Updated: 2012-09-26 14:02:41
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Synacor adds social login capabilities to TV Everywhere authentication Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 26, 2012 We originally wrote about Synacor before the company had gone public . Their technology is the glue that has allowed cable companies to provide TV content on the web , across multiple devices . During the Olympics , Synacor’s authentication technology allowed viewers to access the live stream on the NBC Sports iPad app Our readers smartly acknowledged in the comments how the company was taking the stage” by making the second screen Olympics possible . Now the Buffalo-based company SYNC

  • Sonic Emotion Absolute 3D Sound Technology Integrated in Toshiba 3D Sound Bar Devices

    Updated: 2012-09-25 21:04:37
    Sonic Emotion, the developer of Absolute 3D sound announced today that its Absolute 3D sound technology will be integrated in Toshiba’s Mini 3D Sound Bar with Subwoofer SBM1W and 3D Sound Bar SB1 – SBK1. Both sound systems, featuring Sonic...

  • IGT Debuts New Slot Machines at G2E

    Updated: 2012-09-25 18:23:06
    Big wins, big names and big excitement come to Las Vegas as International Game Technology premieres the MegaJackpots® games that will create fans at the Global Gaming Expo 2012 (G2E) from Oct.2-4. "IGT has created some of the greatest experiences...

  • Fantasy Sports Takes on a New Dimension With Vyvor and More Than $10,000 in Prizes

    Updated: 2012-09-25 18:18:41
    The Sports Network announced today its partnership with Micron Global of New York in presentation of its dynamic fantasy game, Vyvor. Vyvor is a brand new approach to the popular past-time of fantasy sports, according to The Sports Network. The...

  • NFL deletes tweet after replacement refs blow call

    Updated: 2012-09-25 05:56:46
    Updated: Bill Simmons says the 90-minute SportsCenter that followed Monday Night Football last night "cracked a 5 rating," which makes it the highest rated SportsCenter in 17 years. "Those are crisis ratings!" he tweeted. Theory: a fair number of fans, who abandoned the game before the ending, saw the tweet-storm and turned back to ESPN to watch the ensuing drama.

  • Turner’s Media Camp comes to an end with a day of demos

    Updated: 2012-09-24 17:05:23
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Turner’s Media Camp comes to an end with a day of demos Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 24, 2012 Turner Broadcasting’s twelve week Media Camp came to an end recently with a demo day in San Francisco . Each of the six companies that were accepted to this program had social components that were part of their technology . To celebrate the end of camp they showcased how they’re working with CNN , TNT and more . We interviewed David Austin Sr Director of Emerging Technology for Turner Broadcasting about the big demo . day Austin confirmed that Media Camp will happen again , a very good sign for social

  • Social TV highlights from the 64th Annual Primetime Emmys

    Updated: 2012-09-24 16:59:14
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Social TV highlights from the 64th Annual Primetime Emmys Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 24, 2012 Updated : Hill Holliday has correlated Bluefin’s data with the linear ratings and determined that While there is a ratings peak at the time of the stunt , it’s very similar to the other peaks throughout the Emmys airing” and that the stunt possibly”could have helped increase viewership . Another Emmys have come and gone , which means that the fall TV season is about to kick into high gear . Last nights awards felt a bit like the Modern Family Awards Show , although Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting was

  • How Mark Cuban’s AXS TV is using social and the second screen

    Updated: 2012-09-24 14:05:06
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax How Mark Cuban’s AXS TV is using social and the second screen Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 24, 2012 When we interviewed Mark Cuban in May about HDNet and Bikini Barbershop it was right before the network transformed to AXS TV . Over the summer , the change took place and now AXS TV is all about live programming . While popular shows like Dan Rather Reports remain the network’s mission is all about bringing the best and most interesting live music and more to cable . AXS is also working with Mobovivo a second screen company on AXS TV Fights” a compliment to their mixed martial arts .

  • Tracy Morgan’s Emmys stunt ignites 25,000 tweets

    Updated: 2012-09-24 03:40:17
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax Tracy Morgan’s Emmys stunt ignites 25,000 tweets Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 23, 2012 Updated : According to Twitter the stunt ended up getting over 60k after 3 minutes . 8221 About halfway through the Emmys tonight , Jimmy Kimmel and Tracy Morgan pulled off an impressive stunt that reiterates onces again how important social buzz can be for ratings . Kimmel , who’s hosting tonight’s show yelled out for a volunteer and Tracy Morgan stood up and agreed to pass out” on stage . Kimmel then encouraged everyone to tweet and post to Facebook that OMG Tracy Morgan just passed out on stage during the

  • TVGuide.com launches comedy partnership with WitStream for Emmys

    Updated: 2012-09-21 23:09:19
    THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Companies Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Gaming Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now Zeebox launches in the US with Comcast , NBCU , HBO and Cinemax TVGuide.com launches comedy partnership with WitStream for Emmys Posted by Natan Edelsburg on September 21, 2012 There’s often a missing piece from second screen apps good content . When an exciting social TV app launches it’s often easy to see the lack of conversation happening or conversations from random streams of tweets that are pulled into the app’s ecosystem . As the second screen space heats up more than ever before it’s even more important to provide a reason for users to stay hooked in , beyond just seeing lots of people commenting on how much they like or dislike a TV show they’re watching .

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