So what is social TV? Mashable defines social TV as “technologies surrounding television that promote communication and social interaction related to program content.” I’m sure that most of us have live tweeted during a television show or a sporting event, or at least followed the twitter timeline to get the reactions and thoughts of a […]
SXsports is one of the newest ventures for SXSW Interactive. It began in 2014 and has already become very popular, attracting many of the top entertainers, personalities and thinkers of the sports industry. As a sports fanatic, this is definitely the segment of SXSW Interactive that I am most looking forward to. There are so […]
The landscape for consuming entertainment media has changed. Traditionally, we have been enamored with Hollywood movie starts and actors or actresses on popular television shows, but YouTube and Vine are providing a more unique and relatable form of entertainment media. Rae Votta, one of the panelists for “YouTube Grows Up: Community and Culture,” writes for […]
There is no doubt that we are an instant gratification society, especially with our media and the development of mobile devices. With social media channels such as YouTube, Vine and Twitter, we are able to gain information instantaneously, leading panelist Julie Barrios to believe an underlying condition is being developed with our media and technology […]
According to Lisa Woods and the rest of the ‘Doing It in Public’ panelists, beacons, or Bluetooth Low Energy devices, will be the next big trend in the Internet of Things. BLE technology has primarily been used in retail and advertising, but with the Asunder project, this group suggests beacons be used for storytelling purposes. […]
This week we had Super Bowl 49, which set the world of social media on fire. According to Keith Shaw of networkworld.com, Twitter reported more than 28.4 million tweets regarding the Super Bowl or its half time show, and on Spotify halftime performer Katy Perry streamed music increased by 85%. Also in the news this […]
Chris Kluwe is a former NFL punter who will be looking into the growth of technology in sports, more specifically augmented reality. According to Mashable, augmented reality is “a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.” […]