A News Station Got Three People High And Gave Them A Driving Test Let’s get the facts out of the way first: This is a video from CBS’s Seattle affiliate, KIRO, in which they give three people a bunch of marijuana, have them smoke it in a tent, then give them a driving test. (Washington recently legalized recreational marijuana use, so it’s totally legit. Ish.) The results are pretty much what you’d expect. The real reason I’m posting this video is because Addy, the young woman pictured above dressed like a cartoon pot smoker, is a tremendous human being. Carpe diem, Addy. Gawker via BroBible I want more like this! 100 Websites To See Before You Die (Part 1) Here at Maximum PC, we've always done our fair share of website recommendation articles--including a couple of doozies from the past few years. And of course we're not the only ones who do this sort of article either; it's a proven popular format. But this year, we thought we'd mix things up a little bit. In that spirit, our February cover feature is going to be 100 Websites You Need to Visit Before You Die. So today we've got the first 50 of our 100 Websites You Need to See Before You Die. So, without further ado, here's the list: We Choose the Moon Its name taken from John F. Hotel 626 Commissioned to help sell Doritos (of all things), Hotel626 is a decidedly non-snack-related horror puzzle game, which challenges you to escape from a haunted hotel while solving challenges and avoiding an untimely demise. One thing though: you can only play the game at night. Incredibox Have you ever wanted to conduct your own miniature trip-hop orchestra of French hipster clones? The Dionaea House Akinator
Fall TV Goes Social: 6 Fox Shows to Watch This week, we're diving into the TV networks' digital strategies, detailing their social media tactics, second-screen arsenals and online-streaming availabilities. Today's network: Fox. SEE ALSO: 6 NBC Shows to Watch — 'Revolution,' 'The Voice' and More Here are six videos touting new and returning shows, and below the gallery check out Fox's online blitz. Early Social Media Success Bodes Well for Fox Fox started the fall season with an impressive social showing for The X Factor premiere: 1.4 million comments from viewers on Twitter and Facebook. Other Fox shows also incorporate interactive social elements. New Girl created AddToTheJar.com and challenged fans to fill up the familiar Douchebag Jar with Facebook shares and Likes instead of money as Schmidt does on the show. Meanwhile, New Girl cast members created a Pandora playlist this month and wrapped up its social media-infused #NewGirlTourBus campaign this summer. Glee's "Gleek of the Week" Facebook initiative continues this season.
Google Reader 'True Blood' Premiere Breaks Social Media Record [STATS] True Blood's season five premiere, "Turn, Turn, Turn," generated nearly 242,000 comments on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday night, making it the most talked about premium cable season premiere ever. Critics had predicted True Blood would dominate social media conversation this summer, and now statistics from Bluefin Labs show their forecasts were spot on. The episode's performance surpasses showings for premium cable premieres of Game of Thrones (58,845 comments), Dexter (23,935), Eastbound & Down (13,672) and Boardwalk Empire (13,616). On GetGlue, some 38,000 checked in and became the social entertainment platform's biggest premiere, beating out previous holder, Game of Thrones. "True Blood held the same title after it's premiere last season," GetGlue spokeswoman Claire Gendel tells Mashable. SEE ALSO: Summer TV Guide — 20 Social Shows to See | 'True Blood' Sinks Teeth Into Social Media
Publications High Social Buzz Won't Save TV Shows 11/21 The most social buzzed-about new TV shows this year are the ones that won't be around much longer. ABC's "666 Park Avenue" and "Last Resort" scored the best results with a 6.1 and a 5.4 scores, respectively, for the week ending Nov. 18, according to General Sentiment, a social media researcher that monitors news, social, and Twitter social media buzz. Those shows gained 15% to 16% from the week before. CBS' comedy "Partners" -- one of the better Nielsen-rated new shows -- also wasn't good enough, and won't get any new orders for more episodes. Social buzz still put it high on the list of 26 new shows, grabbing a 5.2 score up 22% week-to-week. This left NBC's "Guys With Kids" and Fox's "The Mindy Project" as the top two biggest shows in terms of social interactions -- both scoring a 5.2 number, with "Kids" up 25% and "Mindy" gaining 21% week-to-week. After these two shows comes ABC's "Malibu Country" with a 5.1 number -- virtually unchanged, up 0.3%.
The great thing about Netflix "House of Cards"? You can watch it all at once. That may be the bad thing too. For many viewers, one of the pleasures of watching the favorite-of-the-moment TV series is gathering around the digital water cooler to hash out the plot points, quibble with the details (“How could the truck not hear Matthew coming? Did they have mufflers in 1920?”) or share the satisfaction when a character gets his comeuppance. So where to put “House of Cards”? The series, which stars Kevin Spacey as a rapacious congressman who will mow down anyone to get what he wants, challenges the norms of “social television.” These are the conundrums that accompany the decadeslong shift from “appointment viewing” to the on-demand kind — and they’re heightened by Netflix, which is plowing new ground by trying to make network-quality programming exclusively for the Web. But the all-at-once release also raises business and audience issues as well. That online conversation can create significant tune-in even after a series is deep into its first run. Source: Trendrr Mr. @carr2n Please be circumspect!
Publications Devices Will Drive Social TV 03/21/2013 Second-screen devices combined with customized content, interactive apps and loyalty programs will fuel the growth of social TV activity over the next two years, according to a new Gartner study. Along with the rise of smartphones and tablets as companion viewing devices, the research firm highlights the emergence of three trends that together form a “holistic” social TV experience: The use of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to allow users to create and check status updates as they engage in real-time conversations related to TV programming. The report suggests that broadcasters, advertisers and vendors would be wise to capitalize on the second-screen phenomenon to capture consumer attention. "TV and video content providers such as cable companies have a great opportunity to target heavy users with social TV in order to reduce potential churn," said Michael Gartenberg, research director at Gartner, in a statement.
Sephora flaunts limited-edition collection via mobile advertising - Advertising Sephora is using a targeted mobile advertising campaign that aims to bolster sales of its limited-time beauty products. The Sephora mobile ads are running within the Refinery29 mobile site. Sephora has a big mobile presence that integrates loyalty, in-store and commerce components. “There is a direct action to find your look, which allows consumers to directly buy from the mobile site – it would have been more enticing to offer a special with a ‘collect consumer data’ form of sorts, in order to have consumers input what they are looking for in their search for a look,” said Marci Troutman, CEO of SiteMinis, Atlanta. Ms. Sephora did not meet press deadline. Mobile beauty The banner ads feature copy that reads, “Sephora + Pantone Universe.” The ads direct consumers to the specific portion of Sephora’s mobile site that promotes the Sephora + Pantone Universe collection of beauty products. Sephora partnered with Pantone on a line of limited-edition emerald-colored beauty products.