September 2011
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Is it time for media companies to take Tumblr... →
May 2011
9 posts
“It’s not just a show with a social strategy added on to it — it’s...”
– Shira Lazar, host of the new live CBSNews.com show ‘What’s Trending’
Analytics tools coming soon to Tumblr →
“We’re working on tools to let publishers to track individual shared stories to see how they perform; we should have that available soon,” says Tumblr’s Mark Coatney.
WatchUstream debuts very cool live streaming app for Facebook (via Lost Remote)
April 2011
20 posts
Plenty of social media for Royal Wedding, no... →
Well, it didn’t break the internet. The royal wedding of Prince WIlliam and Catherine Middleton was every bit a social media affair, but the web seemed largely prepared. It probably didn’t hurt…
ABC 33/40 shines as tornado hits Tuscaloosa →
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the incredible work of ABC 33/40 meteorologist James Spann, both on-air on in social media. Yesterday, as a tornado tore through Tuscaloosa, Spann and fellow…
Without newscast, TV station posts videos on... →
Last night, technical difficulties prevented Tallahassee TV station WCTV from airing its 11 p.m. newscast. The newsroom kept the updates flowing on WCTV.tv, Facebook and Twitter, and it also…
Should sites add Facebook’s new ‘Send’ button? →
Sure, your site has like buttons, tweet buttons, email buttons… and now there’s a new button from Facebook called the “Send” button. In essence, it lets you send a story via a Facebook message to…
Storify launches social curation tool for... →
After several months in private beta, Storify officially launches today. The site allows anyone to build and embed their own storyline of tweets, YouTube clips, Flickr photos and other social…
KMOV puts Facebook to work covering airport... →
When a tornado tore through St. Louis’ airport and leveled a neighborhood Saturday night, KMOV-TV and KMOV.com went wall-to-wall with live coverage. At the same time, the station’s …
Anchor embraces Facebook fans… after her departure →
One of the sure-fire ways for some on-air talent to embrace social media is to find themselves on the open market, looking for a job. That was the case with Conan O’Brien, Keith Olbermann and
Twitter hashtags appearing on Fox shows →
It looks like Twitter hashtags, which have been popping up as social experiments, are going mainstream on TV shows. Fox displayed a small #Bones hashtag on this week’s episode of Bones (see…
How Will Barack Obama’s 2012 Social Strategy... →
President Obama looking at an iPad (Credit: The White House’s Flickr page)
Pres. Barack Obama will perhaps go down in history as the first “social media candidate” (my phrase) for his…
Twitter briefs: CNN, ABC News, YouTube, Facebook →
A few interesting tweetable links from @lostremote today:
- CNN rolls out a free Android app that includes live video, iReport
- Former AOL.com VP takes top digital job at ABC News
- …
ABC News gets into video books with new app →
ABC News has rolled out a new iPad app that offers video books that combine text, photos and video from the network’s archives. The ABC Video Bookstore app (iTunes), which is free, launched with…
Bamboom promises free local TV over the web →
If you work in local TV, here’s an interesting one for you. Bamboom is a new startup that’s working on a service that lets subscribers watch live and time-shifted local TV on phones, tablets and…
TV meteorologist thrives in social media tornado →
To get an idea of the popularity of James Spann, all you have to do is look at his Facebook and Twitter accounts. As far as I can tell, Spann has more combined Twitter fans (19,837) and …
Hulu Plus spotted in Xbox beta →
Xbox has promised Hulu Plus is coming to Xbox Live this spring, and the video game blog Joystiq has a photo here of it in action in a private beta environment. It’s unclear if it will have any…
TV check-in app GetGlue hits 1 million users →
Calling it major milestone, GetGlue says it has hit the one million user mark in March. The check-in app — which encourages users to check into TV shows and other forms entertainment, like movies…
SocialGuide strives to go beyond the TV check-in →
With $1.5 million of fresh funding in its pocket, SocialGuide is full steam ahead with creating a new social TV platform that bridges TV shows with online conversations.
When you…
YouTube launches a live video experience →
YouTube has hosted live events before, but now it’s launched a dedicated section to live video. More interesting, YouTube is rolling out a live streaming platform, “which will allow certain YouTube…
YouTube plans social ‘channels’ for TV viewing →
My two-year old never says he watches TV. “I’m watching Netflix,” he says, or “YouTube.” Those are his two networks (mom and dad also watch “Hulu”), which he can play on our TV set, laptop…
ESPN launches live TV app, WatchESPN →
A new app called WatchESPN has hit the iTunes App Store, and does what it says it does — that is, if you’re a subscriber of participating cable/IPTV company.
Using TV Anywhere for…
Facebook diary in Japan’s nuclear no-man’s land →
AP Tokyo News Editor Eric Talmadge and photographer Wally Santana spent 21 days covering the aftermath of the Japan quake, covering stories in the shadow of the damaged reactors in…
January 2011
17 posts
MSNBC releases social app for “Maddow Show” →
MSNBC has just announced the launch of a new iPad app for “The Rachel Maddow Show.” The free app will integrate many social features, including an in-app forum for discussing the show on…
Social media storm over weatherman’s firing →
It used to be that when you got rid of popular on-air talent, you might get a few angry letters and a few more angry calls. Those were usually handled by low-level staffers. Later on, in…
Groupon buys first TV ad in Super Bowl pre-game →
Social e-commerce giant Groupon is expanding its aggressive marketing campaign to TV for the first time. Groupon tried to buy the Super Bowl, but it was sold out — so it bought a pre-game…
How incorrect reports of Giffords’ death spread on... →
While the story of the shootings in Tucson spread, early reports were mixed and often conflicting. This is often the case in a breaking and developing event. However, incorrect reports that Rep….
CES: Social television – in Technicolor! →
(Dreamcoat not included)
Add Technicolor (the company, not the film process) to the list of developers of platforms for social media. Technicolor has introduced its entry, called MediaNavi
Social and web media resources for Tucson shooting →
The web is, obviously, responding and reacting quickly to the shooting of Rep. Giffords and many others in Tucson, Arizona. Here is just some of what we’ve found. Please let us know what you have…
Williams update: Video uploaded like crazy to... →
A day after The Columbus Dispatch ordered a takedown of “The Golden Voice” Ted Williams video, the web has responded by posting the video more than 100 times on YouTube. (At least,…
Newspaper removes ‘homeless voice’ YouTube clip →
The YouTube video of the homeless man with the golden voice has to be one of the biggest social media hits in local media history. Earlier this week, a Columbus Dispatch videographer saw…
Record your own TV talk shows on Avatar Kinect →
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says his Xbox avatar is “pretty darn bald,” but he was clearly thrilled to lead off his annual keynote at CES with Xbox and the big-seller, Kinect. Ballmer took the…
CES: ‘We Draw’ wins Samsung’s top TV app award →
Samsung just announced the winners of its Free the TV Challenge — a $500,000 contest to inspire developers to create apps for Samsung TV sets and Blu-ray players. The winner of the $200,000 first…
Miso checks into funding from Google, Hearst →
The TV check-in service Miso just announced that it closed a $1.5 million round of investment from Google Ventures and Hearst Interactive Media.
If you’re new to the TV check-in space,…
CES 2011: More mobile TV, but will you watch? →
Despite the failure of Flo TV, the industry is pushing ahead with mobile digital TVs. We’re expecting to see a bunch of these at CES. RCA is coming out with a new line that will receive regular…
Today Show experiments with augmented reality →
If you happen to be at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, you may see people swinging their iPhones randomly in the air. No, they’re not crazy — they’re looking for virtual objects planted by…
Finding the time to keep up with social media →
The most difficult job for anyone who works in social media these days is prioritizing your time in a space that feels like it’s moving faster than the speed of light. If you work in television,…
Fox shows top TV tweets in 2010 →
Twitter has already released its top trends of the year, including a television category which gave the MTV VMA’s the top slot. But now a tracking company called What the Trend has…
TV apps will be key focus at CES 2011 →
The Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Las Vegas later this week, and while new tablets, phones and 3D television sets will grab much of the attention, the biggest development in…
Watch ESPN bowl games by waving your hand →
Watching bowl games on ESPN over the New Years has become a new experience for many Xbox Live subscribers, especially those equipped with a new Kinect. In many ways, it’s a sneak peek into the…
September 2010
38 posts
Study: What works for hyperlocal news sites →
J-Lab has published a solid study that examines what works — and what doesn’t — for community and hyperlocal news sites. “One of our biggest learning curves is this: It doesn’t pay to train whole…
Media companies invest in social news startup,... →
The New York Times Co., Washington Post Co. and Gannett have each invested $4 million in a yet-to-launch news startup called Ongo, described as a “consumer service for reading and…
Facebook improves its ‘live stream’ widget →
Facebook has rolled out a few welcome additions to its live stream widget, which allows users to engage in a real-time conversation alongside a live event — usually a live video stream. Probably…