tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post5018174798635556869..comments2023-04-17T07:17:39.692-04:00Comments on Social Media for Professional Writers: The Social Media AvalancheUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post-26459082054395908962010-04-06T17:03:38.728-04:002010-04-06T17:03:38.728-04:00I thought I was overwhelmed by all of the social m...I thought I was overwhelmed by all of the social media sites listed in The Social Media Bible, where my score indicated I was just a tad bit more aware than the average person. But now, I feel truly overwhelmed after just viewing your list. I never imagined that collectively there were so many. Your comparison to TV viewing was very much on point, and I would also compare it to Second Life, where there is so much going on that it can easily make your head spin. I would imagine that the people who participate in Second Life also stick to their own "big three" in a way.Aneesahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190400530793069240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post-60953257670312088082010-04-06T12:34:35.585-04:002010-04-06T12:34:35.585-04:00I was talking to my nerdy tech friends while writi...I was talking to my nerdy tech friends while writing this post and we sort of collaboratively came up with a marriage of television and social media that could potentially work.<br /><br />Say I sign up for Comcast cable; one of the first things they have me do is go out to Comcast.com and fill in all my social media IDs and passwords – Facebook , Twitter, etc... Essentially, there would be a single channel on my cable dial that aggregates all my content from those accounts. Not only would I get a “social media channel,” but it is MY social media channel. Personalized TV…sweet. <br /><br />On my big TV screen I could look at friends’ pics and videos, and with a very Comcast-like added fee of $4.99 per month, they’d throw in a remote control that has a keyboard.<br /><br />Say, I want to be notified when a particular user updates or sends me a message – a notification could go off on the screen (much like existing TV caller ID). I could then either pause the show and send something back, or utilize a picture in picture to communicate on one side of the screen, while my TV show runs on the other.<br /><br />Who wouldn’t love to add “What TV show I am Watching Right Now” to their Facebook feed? Like Foursquare, we’re talking about content being generated simply by doing what we normally do in our lives. <br /><br />And Goodness,…the advertising potential! If Facebook automatically knows that I like to spend Tuesday nights from 9:00-10:00 watching Lost, you better believe I’m going to start seeing ads for V in the right-hand column of my Facebook page.<br /><br />The fact of the matter is that people are spending far more time with their faces pressed into computer screens and mobile devices – and less time in front of the television. It’s only a matter of time until the TV providers figure out a way to give people their social media fix while keeping them glued to live programming.Wardlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059930368672931627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post-60865860766454876002010-04-05T19:43:47.240-04:002010-04-05T19:43:47.240-04:00I think TV already has at least one social media c...I think TV already has at least one social media channel... Current TV offers an eclectic mix of user generated content.<br /><br />I'm sure there are regular features with regular followers, but I just like "dropping in" every so often to see what's on. I watch stories and videos that I would not bother to search for online.Montynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680286381472003200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post-77527649486988193332010-04-05T16:04:14.882-04:002010-04-05T16:04:14.882-04:00Chris, you hit the nail on the head with this post...Chris, you hit the nail on the head with this post. There are too many selections on the social media menu. Twisp sounds like something you pour milk over and have for breakfast, and Plurk sounds like a noise your stomach might make if you ate too much Twisp. I frequent the same social sites you do, and I watch the same televisions programs you do, as well. <br /><br />So my question is, who is looking at all of this other content?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255284583537167032.post-45486178450614295882010-04-04T18:37:53.926-04:002010-04-04T18:37:53.926-04:00Great insight connecting television to social medi...Great insight connecting television to social media! I've just started to notice the similarities in their business models, myself. <br /><br />I was out to dinner with a friend the other day, and I sat silently as she began to talk about the latest episode of Greys Anatomy. <br /><br />Her: You don't watch Greys?<br />Me: I don't even have a TV. <br />Her: You must have a lot of free time. <br />(The answer is no, I don't.) <br />Her: You don't watch ANY TV?<br />Me: Well (long pause), I watch The Office on Hulu.<br /> <br />Bingo. Although I don't have a user name on Hulu, if I did, I could create a queue, just like a playlist, and have my line up of shows ready to watch. They'd suggest shows I might like, too. <br /><br />That's one way social media is hooking up to cable. <br /><br />There are definitely a lot more ways Social Media and Cable Networks could be collaborating. I recently applied for a job with a major broadcast network. The position is for a writer to create supplemental content for the network's shows. Not writing FOR the shows, but writing interactive material that engages an audience online--like video content, games, quizzes, and blogs. I have yet to hear back on the gig (fingers crossed), but even knowing that jobs like this exist blows my mind. <br /><br />TV and social media are bound to converge for sure. I'm interested to see where it might lead, too.creative.coffee.projectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445874619577420165noreply@blogger.com