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This is probably useful for the online video stuff Verizon wanted. Statistical rundown of how much network programming  was available online this season. Could also be useful for weekly.

The San Francisco program, which Clear Channel developed with Coca-Cola and Yahoo! involves twenty interactive digital transit shelters that work like giant tablet computers with 72-inch touch screens. The shelters, which are active through January with the Yahoo! program also offer free WiFi in a 3-block radius according to Gordy Ford, VP of digital development at Clear Channel.

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The Walgreens mobile app lets customers scan their mobile devices at the register to earn points and redeem awards without the need to carry a physical card. The app allows us to integrate Balance Rewards with other great mobile features, including in-store aisle maps so you can find the school supply or Band-Aid you need, and photo print services so you can send your pictures direct from a mobile device to our store for copies. LoyalBlocks, customers sign up through the app with their favorite stores that participate with the program. When they visit the store, the app communicates with the merchant's tablet, which automatically checks the customer in and sends them token rewards and deals.

"The program, which Boston.com calls Insights, came about partly because so many advertisers are creating content for their own sites, according to Thomas F.X. Cole, executive director-business development at Boston.com and The Boston Globe, units of The New York Times Co. "It's a new unit to address a new need," Mr. Cole said. "Our advertisers and particularly our smaller advertisers have been creating their own content. They need to get it exposed. As much as 50% of small businesses are blogging. The one thing they want is to have people see their material.""

This new version provides fresh tips and strategies to help creators grow their audiences.  It includes brand new sections to address YouTube's recent focus on watchtime, such as, how to captivate your audience and how to create the best channel experience for your viewers.  The latest edition also highlights new tools like paid promotion, Hangouts on Air, and InVideo programming to help you reach the widest audience possible.

" The interactive product will be based at www.bravotv.com/playlive, and on the Bravo Now app. Bravo details exactly what to expect in the official announcement: Live voting results are shown on-air, changing in real time during the broadcast as the audience reacts to what's happening in the show. Fans can cast votes, deciding who's hot, who's not, and an array of other interactive questions customized to what's happening on screen. For example, when the experience rolls out to other Bravo programming, questions such as, 'Which chef would you choose to cook dinner for you?' or 'Who will bring the most drama this season - the housewives…or their husbands!' could appear on screen."

"News Distribution Network isn't a household name, but news consumers sure watch a lot of the videos the company distributes. In fact, NDN broke the top 10 in comScore's ranking of top online video properties in October, with an audience topping 53 million. It just signed a deal with CBS Local to distribute video from 13 local CBS stations including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. And a handful of sites are now starting to let NDN remotely program video on their sites."

Reddit experimenting with web programming by releasing an original video series called 'Explain Like I'm Five.' The three episodes draw inspiration from the subreddit of the same name, where users discuss complex political and social issues in a simplified manner.

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Reddit is now making a concerted effort to court top brand-name consumer advertisers by weaving them into original video programming. This comes as it aims to broaden its appeal beyond its huge core tech-savvy community.

"Here at TechCrunch, we've heard Twitter is reaching out to TV producers and showrunners to find out ways that it can further integrate with the TV experience. That could mean Twitter-based voting, in the case of some competitive reality shows. It could also mean introducing interactive elements in scripted shows that viewers could use to unlock new content or web experiences. For what it's worth, Twitter is hiring for a role just like this: One of the positions listed on its jobs site is a "Manager of TV Relationships" position based in Los Angeles. The purpose of the job is to act as a "Twitter ambassador/evangelist to TV celebrities," getting them to tweet more during their own shows and just in general. But the goal also to work with high-profile showrunners and producers to find ways to integrate Twitter into their programming. One listed responsibility is to "manage and execute a volume of creative content plays with TV talent, such as live tweeting of shows, talent Q&As, and other creative uses of Twitter.""

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The CW app will offer viewers the option of watching new episodes of its programs the day after they air on television. And unlike on other services such as Hulu, you don't have to authenticate with a cable or satellite TV subscription before gaining access to all those new shows, either.

"In addition to keeping Apple at bay, DiClemente believes the studios could even survive a scenario in which cord-cutting became so pervasive that distributors were forced to do away with their bundled channel packages. That's because the broadcasters that are their primary clients wouldn't be affected. "The programs airing on the broadcast nets would maintain the reach needed to create demand for that content in later windows," wrote DiClemente."

pass the bucket -- donate $1 to world food program for the first 10k fans to share recipe

Uber Local Offers. The premise of the program is simple: Uber riders who've registered Visa cards to their Uber accounts can rack up rewards points by using that same Visa card at various local merchants. Uber users get one point for every dollar spent at a partner merchant and are notified via the Uber app when they spend money at those local merchants. Once users have racked up 100 points, they get a $10 ride credit on Uber.