Social media campaign urges Iran to ‘Free Dorothy’
Update: She’s been freed unharmed. Al Jazeera digital journalist Dorothy Parvaz disappeared in Syria two weeks ago. Then on May 1st, she was deported to Iran, where she’s believed to be held in Tehran. While Al Jazeera has been working behind the scenes to free her, family and friends have launched a “Free Dorothy” social [...]
When do TV viewers post on Twitter, Facebook?
TV Guide conducted a survey on how its users engage with social media around TV, and the results may surprise you a bit. “Users said they are more likely to talk about their favorite shows on Twitter and Facebook before and after the show airs rather than during the show,” TV Guide explained. The chart:
Twitter users tend to be a little more active leading up and during TV shows than Facebook users. (It would be interesting to track this against shows — the better the show, the less chatter as it airs?) TV Guide also asked how people interact with the TV shows’ celebs and official social media accounts:
Twitter’s fail whale can be more than an inconvenience
I used to think that Twitter’s occasional crash was exciting: we were witnessing the growing pains of a social service that was spreading like wildfire. Then it was a mild inconvenience: I’d feel that Twitter tick, an insatiable urge to update my timeline and send off a quick tweet. Today, Twitter was down over an [...]
‘Two and a Half Men’ gets social media boost with Kutcher
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed a rumor swirling around today: Ashton Kutcher will join “Two and a Half Men” on CBS, replacing Charlie Sheen. For CBS, they’ve just inherited arguably Hollywood’s biggest social media star. With 9.3 million Facebook fans and 6.6 million Twitter followers, @aplusk even created his own social media production company. Combine [...]
‘Break news on your website, not on Twitter’
The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) has issued a social media guide for newspapers with lots of good recommendations, but this one stands out: “Break news on your website, not on Twitter.” Why? Here’s the key part of the explanation from the “10 Best Practices for Social Media” report (.pdf): In a news climate [...]
Facebook and Twitter are TV’s new ‘power brokers’
We all know that Twitter and Facebook are important new players in the DNA of television, but the digital media research company Futurescape goes a step further in a new report on social TV. “Facebook and Twitter are now power brokers for the global television industry,” explains the executive summary. “Their ability to create new [...]
Early look at new Google TV, YouTube Leanback
Google announced earlier this week at its I/O conference that Android apps are coming to Google TV this summer, and the search giant gave developers a sneak peek: This is the welcome screen with the app market highlighted in the app bar along the bottom — which looks similar to Android tablets. TV is playing [...]
Tweet briefs: Facebook tags, Twitter, business of news
A few of the tweets from @lostremote over the last 24 hours… – You can now tag Facebook photos with page names – Twitter rolls out cleaner, faster mobile web experience – New Columbia report: Journalists should learn new business models – FCC commissioner who approved Comcast-NBCU deal is joining Comcast
TV weatherman sings song to court Facebook friends
Aaron Perlman is the morning weather guy for KBAK-KBFX TV in Bakersfield, California. When the morning show crew launched a “Facebook Face-off” — a race to see which on-air talent could drive the most new Facebook friends — Perlman pulled out all the stops with an entertaining music video: Called “Facebook Friendship,” the song entices [...]
Roku says up to 20 percent of users cutting the cord
Roku VP Jim Funk says 15 to 20% of its users said they cut cable or satellite service after buying a Roku unit. And another 15 to 20% downgraded their service. “We’re seeing (cording cutting), but in the scheme of the whole country, it’s small,” he said in an interview with Beet.tv. “But I think [...]
See trending shows on our social TV leaderboard
We’re excited to announce that we’ve beefed up our social TV leaderboard with the top broadcast and cable TV shows trending in social media. Powered by Trendrr.tv, the daily charts show the most active shows on Twitter, Facebook, GetGlue and Miso. For example, last night Glee topped the broadcast charts (as it often does) and [...]
CBSNews.com to debut social show ‘What’s Trending’
Next week, CBSNews.com will debut a new show called “What’s Trending” that bridges a live, weekly webcast with social media interaction. “What’s Trending fills the gap as a broadcast show for the internet generation,” explains host and executive producer Shira Lazar. “It’s not just a show with a social strategy added on to it — [...]
Report: Social media brings loyalty and engagement
News sites are trading in on running short term, irrelevant ads to mass audiences, a process that is devaluing journalism and ignoring the most devoted audiences who are visiting via social media. That’s just one of many conclusions in “The Story So Far,” a report produced by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia [...]
Android apps coming to Google TV this summer
As expected, Google announced at its developers conference that Android apps along with the Android Marketplace is coming to Google TV devices this summer. The Android 3.1 apps will use the same SDK as Honeycomb (for you techies), and will auto-update over the air for existing Google TV users. Google’s Mike Claren also announced that [...]
MLB.com rewards fans badges in sync with games
Subscribers to MLB.com’s Gameday service can now earn badges that tie to real-life action on the field. Gameday is an interactive experience that shows pitches along with real-time data so fans can virtually watch the game — either by itself or alongside the game on TV. With a new deal with BigDoor, MLB.com has added [...]
HBO Go app downloaded 1 million times already
In less than two weeks, the new HBO Go iPhone and iPad app has hit the one million mark. “It is a great milestone to hit so quickly, but what is even more exciting is that we are seeing continued enthusiasm and activity each day,” HBO’s Eric Kessler said today. As we wrote in our [...]
Google, Drudge, Facebook the major drivers for news sites
Social media and search are emerging as the driving force behind how people visit media websites. A report by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism shows us how people find online news. The study looked at the top 25 news websites. Among the project’s findings: Google is the primary driver of traffic. It accounts [...]
TV news pioneer Jeff Gralnick passes away
Lost Remote has had many contributors over the years, but none as memorable as Jeff Gralnick. Today, we learned the sad news that Jeff passed away. He was 72 years old. Gralnick’s resume is so extraordinary that it could be misconstrued as fake. He worked for CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN in his 52-year career. [...]
