Darren Waters of The BBC dot.life wrote an intriguing article recently regarding how Twitter is making television viewing more social again.
“Last night I was watching Eurovision with Twitter running on my
laptop. In real time, my Twitter friends and I shared comments and made observations about the event as it was happening.Twitter was being used to exend the experience of watching the event together, but also for people to share links to sites with backstory, or explainers etc.
“Twitter plus TV = informed viewing.” Darren Waters
SOURCE: BBC NEWS | dot.life | A blog about technology from BBC News | TV becomes social again
*Darren Waters is a technology editor for the BBC News website.
Darren Waters of The BBC dot.life wrote an intriguing article recently regarding how Twitter is making television viewing more social again.
“Last night I was watching Eurovision with Twitter running on my
laptop. In real time, my Twitter friends and I shared comments and made observations about the event as it was happening.
Twitter was being used to [...]
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@ 06:26
“4 years ago I was watching television with IM running on my
laptop. In real time, my IM friends and I shared comments and made observations about the event as it was happening.”
We’re starting to eat our tail when we celebrate Twitter’s ability to allow real time conversations.
@ 06:59
Very good point Koko! (See video below)
@ 07:00
@ 12:58
Twitter + DVR = a bad thing
Do I really want to know what happens before I decide to watch my program?