There are two live TV events that I never miss each year, the big football game coming up on Sunday and the Oscars. As for the latter, I haven't seen more than half of the nominated movies yet, but I still have a couple more weeks of movie cramming. Why do they save all the good ones until the end of the year and release them all at once?
I am excited because I think Woody Allen, who has never shown up to accept an award, deserves the best director win for Midnight in Paris. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend renting it in the Android Market. Who knows, maybe he'll actually show up this time and accept the Oscar in person. Anything can happen at the Oscars, right? Think of how the Twitter-verse would explode if Woody stepped to the podium to deliver his first ever Oscar acceptance speech. If it happens, I will have a front row seat because I have a Google TV, the Social GTV app installed, and a few spot-on hashtags specified.
What is Social GTV? It is an app that allows you to show in-the-moment, relevant tweets overlayed on top of whatever you are watching, and it works with any show or event on any channel. Specify keywords, trends, user names or hashtags, then sit back and see what the world is saying about what you are watching, in real time.
I am excited because I think Woody Allen, who has never shown up to accept an award, deserves the best director win for Midnight in Paris. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend renting it in the Android Market. Who knows, maybe he'll actually show up this time and accept the Oscar in person. Anything can happen at the Oscars, right? Think of how the Twitter-verse would explode if Woody stepped to the podium to deliver his first ever Oscar acceptance speech. If it happens, I will have a front row seat because I have a Google TV, the Social GTV app installed, and a few spot-on hashtags specified.
What is Social GTV? It is an app that allows you to show in-the-moment, relevant tweets overlayed on top of whatever you are watching, and it works with any show or event on any channel. Specify keywords, trends, user names or hashtags, then sit back and see what the world is saying about what you are watching, in real time.
Note: I am using a stock photo here for illustration. Imagine Tweets like this over the big game!
Not only can it overlay live TV, Social GTV can enhance anything showing on your Google TV. It could be the latest trending videos on YouTube or a game you just can't stop playing on OnLive. You have complete control of how the Tweet displays, with the ability to make it appear on the top or bottom of the screen, control its duration, text size, typeface and other options. Social GTV lets you customize the Tweet appearance in any way you like. Also, many new social features are in the works. Our goal is to evolve TV watching to an immersive social experience.
You can find Social GTV in the Market on your Google TV.
Posted by Will Carter, Social GTV Creator
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