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The Stickercast

Summary: Weekly podcast about GetGlue, social TV and the second screen. Industry news, app reviews, GetGlue tips, and more.

Podcasts:

 Will You Tag Along with tvtag? – SC 30 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:27

tvtag News GetGlue Begins Rebranding Process to tvtag tvtag Now Available for iPhone Let's Connect Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 No New Podcasts Until 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:03

I'm going on a holiday hiatus. News is slow this time of the year aside from "best of" and "most popular" type articles. I'll pass those along via the blog or Twitter. Expect another podcast to show up the week of the 6th of January. If some big news develops I'll record a quick podcast to provide commentary. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Talk to you in 2014! Get "Wish Background" by Kevin Macleod. Let's Connect Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 Sticker Shock – SC 29 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:00

GetGlue News No scripted TV show activity chart this week Most Popular GetGlue Digital Stickers Dec 2-8 Brad Pelo Interview Social TV News A Wave Of Tech Industry Deals Is Streamlining The World Of Social TV - According to Business Insider there are too many specialized social TV apps and services and that will lead to further consolidation. Stevie now available for Android - In addition to its introduction to Android, you can now use Airplay to view shows in HD via Apple TV. Sticker Shock Network emerges as a GetGlue alternative - New check-in service aims to provide physical stickers for users. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 i.TV CEO Brad Pelo on Recent GetGlue Changes – SC 28 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:26

Brad Pelo is the founder and CEO of i.TV, a second screen and social television technology company and recently acquired GetGlue. In the wake of that purchase there have been many sudden changes which have been both condemned and applauded. In this interview we talk about those changes to GetGlue and what can be expected going forward of users of the check-in service. A big thanks to Brad for agreeing to the interview. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 GetGlue Eliminates Old Sites and Physical Stickers – SC 27 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:26

The holiday season is quickly approaching and that means mid-season finales and holiday specials on TV. While some of our favorite shows are ending some of the most endearing TV shows that span generations will also air and cause some social buzz. Also causing tons of buzz is all of the news surrounding GetGlue this week. GetGlue News Doctor Who GetGlue Activity Is Bigger on the Inside GetGlue to Retire Old and Mobile Sites - o. and m. sites will redirect to getglue.com starting Dec. 2, 2013 GetGlue Announces "A New Direction For Stickers" - New animated GIFs and the end of physical stickers. More changes expected in the next 2 months. Petition to bring back physical stickers While many people are shocked and appalled with the recent announcements I can honestly saw that I'm not. When "GetGlue HD" was released over a year ago I expected this would eventually happen. One of the chief complaints I've had is that the numbers on GetGlue are skewed by sticker hunters and that show activity is artificially inflated when there's a sticker marathon or multiple check-ins required to earn stickers. This makes it difficult for GetGlue to get a grasp on what their community is really interested in viewing. I agree that the manner in which the news was announced and the timing is inconvenient but I suspect this was the plan all along before i.TV acquired the company. When I interviewed Lara Warman back in episode 19 she indicated that there would be some changes coming in the future. Here are my thoughts on why this is happening now: GetGlue has 2-4 million registered users. The active user base is about 1.2 million monthly users. According to GetGlue very few people order stickers. Some people may have given up due to frustration while other just may never have bothered to order stickers. Approximately 12% of GetGlue users were checking in to "other" topics and that number probably dropped when support for those topics was removed from the apps and website. Mid-season finales are coming up and it's also the end of the year. That probably means that there are contracts with networks that are either expiring or have been renewed under new terms. This deal with i.TV has been in the works for months. To us the change may seem sudden but to those on the inside it has probably been a long ordeal. Sometimes it's better to pull a bandage off quickly instead of slowly. Until now, GetGlue has slowly been moving in a new direction. They probably decided it was time to make their changes and deal with the fallout rather than maintain an old system and waste company resources. Change is inevitable in all social networks. We can rant, rave, curse, and throw a temper-tantrum but that won't fix things. Twitter and Facebook entering the social TV market caused huge waves. Companies like GetGlue and i.TV need to be able to adapt and change to deal with the impact of two large social networks entering the social TV space. You don't have to keep using GetGlue. I'm not sure if I will or not. I don't know if I'll continue producing this podcast. For now, I'll wait and see. The primary purpose of this podcast was to report on GetGlue sticker news and social TV as a whole was a secondary topic. I may need to change my focus from GetGlue specifically to social TV as a market. I don't know if I want to address the entire social TV market. It was nice having a niche podcast but things change. For now, this podcast will be here to cover GetGlue news as it's released but its future is unknown. I welcome your comments about the changes but I ask you to be civil. The comments are open. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 Social TV Shake Down – SC 26 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:14

GetGlue News Most Popular GetGlue Stickers Nov 11-17 ONCE Atop Broadcast GetGlue Activity Chart Social TV News Global Social TV Market 2012-2016 - "The key players in the Global Social TV Market are: Zeebox Ltd., SnappyTV, Viggle Inc. and GoMiso Inc." Twitter quietly debuts one of its biggest social TV products to date Consolidation is already under way among TV app makers, which face long odds against social giants Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio available in the iTunes App Store for $9.99

 GetGlue Acquired by i.TV CEO Alex Iskold Steps Down – SC 25 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:05

GetGlue News Top 3 Shows Remain the Same as Overall Activity Drops TV Discovery Startup i.TV Acquires GetGlue In Second-Screen App Mashup GetGlue CEO out as company fights for second-screen relevance 'Why We're Buying GetGlue': A Q&A With i.TV CEO Brad Pelo After Raising $9.2M In Funding i.TV Acquires GetGlue Link your GetGlue account today over at Achivy to track all of your stickers. There is a growing community of over 5700 GetGlue users. Follow @achivy on Twitter, like the page on Facebook. You can also download the Achivy app from Google Play. Social TV News TV Talk, a hub for recap podcasts, gets an iHeartRadio station Mass Relevance Taps Former USA Exec to Lead Second-Screen Innovation Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 Special Announcement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:49

Been sick so the podcast has been on hold. I plan to return to my regular schedule on Wednesday. This podcast was recorded using bossjock studio

 Flashback Friday – Achivy Developer Mert Can Akkan – SC 24 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:00

GetGlue News Grimm Premiere Week Activity Not Enough to Shoot Down The Walking Dead Spooky GetGlue Stickers Most Popular for Week of Oct 21-27 Link your GetGlue account today over at Achivy to track all of your stickers. There is a growing community of over 4500 GetGlue users. Follow @achivy on Twitter, like the page on Facebook. You can also download the Achivy app from Google Play. Social TV News Pretty Little Liars Tops Nielsen Twitter Ratings for Oct 21-27 Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 Zombies, Witches, and Hashtags, Oh My! – SC 23 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:12

GetGlue News The Walking Dead Shambles to #1 on GetGlue TV Chart Top Ten GetGlue Stickers October 7-13 GetGlue added as a FeedMagnet Source Social TV and Second Screen News Study reveals new kind of TV viewer: the “power breaker” Twitter TV Ratings Are Here, But No One Knows What They Really Mean - It turns out the shows most seen on Twitter aren’t always the shows most seen on TV Facebook Goes Hard On Hashtags To Tempt TV Execs Away From Twitter Facebook hosts 10X more TV conversation than Twitter, but gets much less credit - Twitter gets all the glory, but movie and TV marketers should be aware that Facebook actually has a much larger share of the second-screen conversation than the soon-to-IPO social network of the now.   Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 GetGlue News Galore – SC 22 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:03

Honestly, there has been a lot of social TV news beside what happening with GetGlue but due to personal time constraints this is going to be a 100% GetGlue news week. GetGlue News Broadcast Scripted Shows Had More Activity on GetGlue Than Cable - Countdown, re-watch, and catch-up stickers helped boost GetGlue activity for broadcast TV shows last week. Top Ten GetGlue Stickers September 30-October 6 - For the third week in a row, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. claimed the honor of the most-earned sticker. GetGlue Wants to Hear From You About Expired Stickers GetGlue Editorial Blog - Why isn't this part of the regular blog? Achivy Approaching 7000 Users - New features have been added to the sticker-tracking site. Podcast Awards Nominations for the 9th annual Podcast Awards are now open. Every year people from all over the world vote on the best podcasts chosen by listeners like you. Would you please consider nominating The Stickercast in the Entertainment category this year? Remember, you can only nominate podcasts once so make sure you choose your favorite podcasts in other categories too. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 Breaking Bad Breaks Records – SC 21 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:25

GetGlue News Breaking Bad Finale Eclipses Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Premiere - This weekend’s sticker marathon contributed to unusually high activity numbers for Breaking Bad leading up to the series finale. GetGlue Sticker Chart for September 23-29 Breaking Bad Viewers Lift Series to No. 1 on GetGlue Social TV News Facebook showcases big ‘Breaking Bad’ numbers as it courts TV industry - Facebook shared its own numbers the morning after the Breaking Bad finale on AMC. Social TV app NextGuide moves to iPhone Spoiler Shield for Blocking Social Media Updates on Favorite TV Shows 63% of Americans Turn to Netflix for TV Streaming - Among all the options for streaming TV online, Netflix reigns king. Podcast Awards Nominations for the 9th annual Podcast Awards are now open. Every year people from all over the world vote on the best podcasts chosen by listeners like you. Would you please consider nominating The Stickercast in the Entertainment category this year? Remember, you can only nominate podcasts once so make sure you choose your favorite podcasts in other categories too. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 Welcome to Level 7 – SC 20 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:10

GetGlue News Dexter and Sleepy Hollow Top GetGlue Chart - This week 7 of the top 10 overall scripted TV shows are broadcast shows. Most Earned GetGlue Stickers September 16-22 - TV shows made up the entire top ten now that the summer movie season has passed. Answers To All Of Your GetGlue Sticker Questions - Offical GetGlue sticker FAQ. On @GetGlue, #AgentsofSHIELD is 4x higher than #TheVoice and 6x higher than #NCIS.— Carla Day (@CarlaDay) September 25, 2013 Social TV News Believe the hype - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. beats The Voice in social activity for September 24, 2013 and garners a 4.7 Nielsen rating. Commercial Breaks Aren't Twitter Breaks - Nielsen SocialGuide report says only 30 percent of TV tweets are sent in ad time. Facebook Can’t Compete With Twitter On TV - Facebook, Inc. has had an incredible 2013, but things may get a little less stable over the Winter. 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Show Dominates SocialTV - Social activity went through the roof for Sunday’s 65th award shows. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 Interview with Lara Warman Director of Product for GetGlue – SC 19 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:30

This week's podcast features and interview with Lara Warman, Director of Product at GetGlue. Lara oversees product development for GetGlue and we talked about the new iPhone app, the future of GetGlue, and any upcoming enhancements to both the app and website. Follow Lara on GetGlue: ohheylara Note: I'm aware there are problems with the audio this week. I had to go to a backup recording and things got a little wonky. GetGlue News Breaking Bad Maintains Top Position on GetGlue TV Activity Chart [Infographic] Most Earned Stickers GetGlue Sticker for September 9-15 - At the time of the podcast the infographic is not available. It will be posted soon. GetGlue updated their iOS app for iPhone to version 5.0.1 to fix bugs in iOS 7. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

 New GetGlue iPhone App Arrives to Rave Reviews – SC 18 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:58

GetGlue News Breaking Bad Tops GetGlue TV Chart Top 20 GetGlue Stickers for Sept. 2-8 New GetGlue iPhone App GetGlue Thinks It Has Fighting Chance Against Twitter, Facebook in Social TV - Startup updates iPhone app with refreshed guide pointing to streaming apps, ability to act as remote control for DirecTV set-tops (Variety.com) TV social network GetGlue revamps iPhone app with 'hyper-personalized' content guide - A 'Seamless' guide that doubles as a remote for DirecTV subscribers (theverge.com) GetGlue updates its iOS app to become a ‘social remote control’ (at least for some US users) - The new features are US-centric and only available on iOS. (thenextweb.com) GetGlue for iPhone's redesigned TV guide adds VOD and streaming video listings - The latest update reflects some of the ways TV viewership is changing. (engadget.com) GetGlue Redesigns TV Guide and Connects With DirecTV - The goal of the app is to first and foremost connect people socially around their favorite shows. (mashable.com) First Look: Native GetGlue App For BlackBerry 10 - "The Tumblr for entertainment" is now on Blackberry 10 via a 3rd-party app Social TV News Livestream launches Roku channel bringing more live web content to TV Social TV War Ends, Twitter Wins Mass Relevance Partners with Facebook to Power New Sources of Social Data for Media Companies This episode of The Stickercast is brought to you in part by DrivePop. You can get a lifetime license to backup an unlimited amount of data on an unlimited number of computers for just $99.99. Plans start at $49.99 if you only need to back up one computer. Sign up today. Let's Connect // The Stickercast Use SpeakPipe to leave a voicemail or email feedback@thestickercast.com. Music for this podcast provided with special permission by Phil Ayoub.

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