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What IS social Television?
Social television is a general term for technology that supports
communication and social interaction in either the context of
watching television, or related to TV content. It also includes
the study of television-related social behavior, devices and
networks. Social television systems can for example integrate
voice communication, text chat, presence and context
awareness, TV recommendations, ratings, or video-
conferencing with the TV content either directly on the screen
or by using ancillary devices.
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So is it like Interactive TV?
Interactive television represents The most obvious example of
a continuum from low (TV this would be any kind of real-
on/off, volume, changing time voting on the screen, in
channels) to moderate which audience votes create
interactivity (simple movies on decisions that are reflected in
demand without player controls) how the show continues. A
and high interactivity in which, return path to the program
for example, an audience provider is not necessary to
member affects the program have an interactive program
being watched. experience.
Give an example
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Stalk me! Please….
Go to my facebook (open a separate tab) and find my last post.
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So where could this go?
START Socializing
I’d like you to throw out some ideas on my facebook, twitter, or
under this slide show…
Don’t worry if you think it might have already been done.
Do you use social TV?
