If you have not used GetGlue, it is a service to “check in” but has nothing to do with location.  It is only about letting others know what you are watching, reading or listening to.  It is a discovery service for things your friends like to watch, participate in and listen to since you get most recommendations from them anyway.

They also take a different approach in the gamification reward system.  You are able to unlock badges and stickers based on how often you check into a show.  However, after so many stickers are earned you are able to have them physically sent to you.  Which that is not a huge reward system like gift cards, it brings a physical item to the hands of those participating in a virtual game.

Imagine the ability now for TV channels, sports, movies and individual shows to see how people interact and talk about their shows.  Gone are the days of the simple Nielsen ratings to a select few families.  Everyone can now be married into the Nielsen family.

I are also happy to announce that the Spiked Studio shows will be showing up on GetGLue for you to let everyone know you are watching and also discover more related material.  I want to thank the team there for being in touch and launching BlackBerry Today on GetGlue first with the success we have had breaking half a million downloads already.

Look for the rest of the shows to start appearing shortly. It is actually fun and I have found quite a few shows and how many friends watch the same ones I do.

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Social media rules in parenting plans during divorces? Thu, Feb 21st 2013 2:34p Chris Miller A recent stream of articles and paid advertisements from attorneys are pushing you to include social media rules into parenting plans during divorces. This is different than how social media is often being used in court to show someone in negative light or even as a forced means of communication (Skype). That idea of managing a child’s online footprint is becoming part of the conversations during a divorce and even after custody settlements as social networks become nearly ubiquitous ways of s [read] Keywords: facebook network profile security skype

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SlideShare is not sharing well – TheSocialNetworker Episode 38 Mon, Feb 11th 2013 7:09a Chris Miller I was an avid user of SlideShare and happily uploaded slides until they made some changes making it difficult for anyone to find content. SlideShare took it upon themselves a couple of years ago and remove the ability to create events and grouping of slides. They also have serious issues with returning valid search results for simple queries into slides that were even recently uploaded. Take a look at the video first to see how they are restricting the user from getting the most out of SlideShar [read] Keywords: linkedin

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