TV Timelines: What Do Social Media Agencies Have To Say?
Television is one of the most engaging forms of media in the world. While the ways in which TV is watched have changed somewhat, there's no doubt that people like to tune in and see their favorite programs. With that said, I think that it's important to go over a new tool implemented by Twitter: TV Timelines. It's an interesting concept and it's one that should grab the attention of social media agencies across the board.
According to an article on Mashable, it seems like a good portion of people enjoy TV more when there's some kind of social media set in place. In fact, a Nielson study illustrated that 15% of viewers take part in this activity, as those adults tend to watch 5 hours of TV, or more, each and every day. What social media does is allow people to discuss what they are watching, engage in conversation with others about certain shows, and create bonds as a result.
TV Timelines is seemingly designed to work off of these results, creating a mobile experience for smartphone and tablet users to get into. When you tweet with a show-centric hashtag in place, you'll be invited to try out TV Timelines, which will create a streamlined experience for you to get into. This will allow other tweets and relevant news to be presented in such a way that's clean, making for an uncluttered feed to receive content from.
There's no denying the fact that second-screen experiences, in TV or otherwise, are pretty engaging. TV Timelines is Twitter's way of getting involved, as social media agencies can clearly see, and I am sure that users will take to it initially. It's just a matter of how much engagement is done after the fact, since there is a long-term picture to take into consideration as well. Hopefully success is not only reached but overseen by firms along the lines of fishbat as well.
Hopefully TV Timelines will prove to be a profitable venture for Twitter. They know how popular TV is and just how much discussion occurs in relation to those shows. It's just a matter of harnessing that conversation and making certain that users receive as much news as possible. When this happens - and I am sure that others can agree - Twitter users will be that much more eager to keep utilizing TV Timelines when new episodes of their favorite shows air.
According to an article on Mashable, it seems like a good portion of people enjoy TV more when there's some kind of social media set in place. In fact, a Nielson study illustrated that 15% of viewers take part in this activity, as those adults tend to watch 5 hours of TV, or more, each and every day. What social media does is allow people to discuss what they are watching, engage in conversation with others about certain shows, and create bonds as a result.
TV Timelines is seemingly designed to work off of these results, creating a mobile experience for smartphone and tablet users to get into. When you tweet with a show-centric hashtag in place, you'll be invited to try out TV Timelines, which will create a streamlined experience for you to get into. This will allow other tweets and relevant news to be presented in such a way that's clean, making for an uncluttered feed to receive content from.
There's no denying the fact that second-screen experiences, in TV or otherwise, are pretty engaging. TV Timelines is Twitter's way of getting involved, as social media agencies can clearly see, and I am sure that users will take to it initially. It's just a matter of how much engagement is done after the fact, since there is a long-term picture to take into consideration as well. Hopefully success is not only reached but overseen by firms along the lines of fishbat as well.
Hopefully TV Timelines will prove to be a profitable venture for Twitter. They know how popular TV is and just how much discussion occurs in relation to those shows. It's just a matter of harnessing that conversation and making certain that users receive as much news as possible. When this happens - and I am sure that others can agree - Twitter users will be that much more eager to keep utilizing TV Timelines when new episodes of their favorite shows air.