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Word cloud showing popular terms in social-media chatter about 'The Voice'
In CAT's most recent Ad Age (Creativity and Technology) conference in New York, Tom Thai Red Labs gave a presentation on the fascinating explorations of his company in the social conversation around the television. (Cambridge, Mass.-based niche brands offering is red, agencies and media companies a realtime preview of TV-audience response through social media analysis.) Following the presentation of Tom, Ad Age has begun discussions with he and the red team to see if we could work together on the surface of some interesting data on the intersection between the social and the television adage.com, given that the company's technology platform offers a view into more than three billion social-media comments -- including those posted on Twitter and Facebook -- each month.We're starting today with a look at NBC's singing-competition hit "The Voice." Though we've covered the show quite a bit already (e.g., see my colleague Brian Steinberg's "How Loudly Will 'The Voice' Carry Come Spring?" ), the fact that the show had its finale on Wednesday presented an opportunity: Bluefin could give us a full-season look at the show's rather remarkable social-media footprint. Some highlights:
"The Voice" nailed its social-media strategy from the get-go, not only building a Twitter presence into the broadcast -- with an official hashtag (#thevoice) and on-screen tweets from the judges -- but by casting Alison Haislip to be the show's backstage online/social-media correspondent. It paid off. Bluefin data shows that social-media chatter surrounding the show's premiere on April 26 was roughly eight times that of the "American Idol" episode that aired the next night. Even as the competition tightened on "American Idol," "The Voice" maintained a dramatic lead in social buzz. In the first week of May, for instance, "The Voice" had roughly five times the social-media response of "Idol."
According to Bluefin's rankings, "The Voice" has one of the highest levels of social-media engagement among all shows. During its run, it held the #1 ranking among all episodic TV shows (i.e., it was beaten out only by special events, such as the Academy Awards, the Grammys, the royal-wedding coverage, etc.). Remarkably, it beat not only "American Idol" but Twitter favorites "Glee" and "Dancing With The Stars" in social buzz.
Social chatter about "The Voice" was dominated by women/girls: Bluefin estimates a 67%/33% female/male split on social-media response to "The Voice" throughout the season.
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Bluefin data shows that social-media chatter surrounding the show's premiere on April 26 was roughly eight times that of the "American Idol" episode that aired the next night. Even as the competition tightened on "American Idol," "The Voice" maintained
By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY This season's American Idol finalists will participate in the first of two live video chats on Ustream today at 6:30 pm Eastern/3:30 pm Pacific. The Idols will chat from the rehearsals for their tour,
began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol,
Fox's "American Idol" has catapulted Jennifer Lopez' career from lukewarm to red hot in the space of a season. And the "Jenny from the Block" singer (photo) may use that new found muscle to flex it during her upcoming contract talks.
Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never
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Good Morning Errr-One!!!
... hey Ed ... AI?!! ... you dishin' on AI?!!! ... actually checked in because I thought you'd be bloggin' on H50, which aired a new episode last night btw ... but if it has to be AI, then it's AI, I guess ... but like I said before ... bleh!!! ...
... here's my take on the singers ... condensed version ...
... Casey Abrams ... like the guy ... not a fan of the singing style ... judges kicking themselves for saving him now, huh??? ... cause he's not going to win ... and Pia had a better shot ...
... Haley Reinhart ... eye candy??? ... maybe, but not for me ... I just can't stand the continual grunt in her voice ... needs to go ...
... Jacob Lusk ... don't like his style ... don't like his attitude ... needs to go
... James Durbin ... picked this guy to win ... don't care that he seems like a former contestant ... entertaining ...
... Lauren Alaina ... great singer ... but way too boring for me ... not distinctive ... if she doesn't win ... you won't remember her next year ...
... Paul McDonald ... one of my favorites ... just like his style ... yeah he's quirky ... has a thin voice ... no power ... whatever ... but entertaining ... and he won't win either ...
... Scotty McCreery ... agree with you ... don't like him ... but I think he'll make it far ... useless to get frustrated over him because the judges and America is supporting him ...
... Stefano Langone ... weak weak weak voice ... don't hear what the judges hear ... and his squinting eyes are distracting ... liked it better when he closed it ...
... my favorite, Thia , got booted as expected ... had no shot in winning ... maybe too young ... little personality, etc ... but I loved her voice ... I'll take her pure, clean, and as they've said "boring" voice over anyone else ...
... whoa, I guess that wasn't so condensed ...
... Have a Good One Everyone!!! ...
rayboyjr :
you know what i don't understand, there's so much hype about the shocking elimination of that girl last week, pia... why did the judges think to use their "i'll save you sucka" pass for the bearded fozzie bear guy a few weeks earlier? is fozzie that good, too? sorry i don't watch any idol for a long time, i just like to see the train wrecks in the auditions.
Lanaiboy :
Still strongly disagree with you on Scotty McCreery. To me it's just an rather irrational prejudice on your part; I trust the Idol audience and judges more than you. Prediction: Your favorite Casey Abrams will be long gone before McCreery based on sheer vocal talent. That's what the competition is all about—singing and performance (stage presence), of which by the way, Pia, unfortunately, was lacking. Great, great, pipes though.
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