As previously reported here and across the blogosphere, the reports of the demise of broadcast TV have been greatly exaggerated. Time again, US consumers have demonstrated that they prefer to watch broadcast TV when they can. That doesn’t mean there’s not a place for Hulu, YouTube, and the like, but when given the option most [...]
Archive for the ‘General Musings’ Category
Adobe has announced that its popular Flash software will soon be coming to web-enabled TVs, Blu-Ray DVD players, and set top boxes. The move will allow developers to leverage Flash to provide rich-media applications and widgets to consumer televisions. So what kind of widgets can we expect? The Venture Beat article specifically mentions dynamically updated [...]
Check out the Ghost Whisperer promotion on TVLoop.com
09 Mar
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: General Musings
We often work with producers, broadcasters, writers, etc on all sorts of contests and promotions for specific shows including Dexter, Naruto, and Scrubs. We’ve also worked with the crew from Ghost Whisperer a few times in the past, and are excited to be included in their most recent Ghost Whisperer Online Scavenger Hunt.
You can get [...]
A Valentine’s Day Post - Five Top Couples on Television
13 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: General Musings
I’m not really a big fan of Valentine’s Day for all of the very well-documented reasons that a lot of men aren’t big fans of February 14. It’s a bit contrived and besides, I’m not in the business of supporting Hallmark and various chocolate and candy companies. Nevertheless, we thought it would be fun to [...]
Because You Wouldn’t Throw a Sheep at Someone in the Middle of a Conversation
12 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Advertising, General Musings
I found this great cartoon on the HubSpot blog several weeks ago and thought it was the perfect example of how NOT to engage users on Facebook. Users are generally involved in a nice conversation when some guy suddenly shows up to throw a sheep at them, completely derailing the party. How much sense does [...]

