On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 6:19 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I guess suggesting to people that they not check their feed or >> unsubscribe from spoiling sources would be a waste of e-breath. > > > Dave mentioned the main exception to the "surfer beware" rule on spoilers, > which for those of us who live in the more civilized time zones is a chronic > pain in the ass - east coasters who feel the need to scream spoilers far and > wide as they happen, I actually don't mind so much when it is regular people > doing so on the Facebook (I only check twitter sporadically). I blame myself > for not staying away from FB under such conditions. But often the newsfeeds > on my google home page scream various spoilers in their headlines well > before the programs have aired for the first time in the pacific time zone. > That is uncool, though I have learned it is just the east coast way to > express their bitterness for living so far from a real beach.
A lot of this has to do with the fact that social media platforms are in their infancy and the process of finding out what to send out to whom and when can only be found out through painful trial and error. The people who make TV obviously love Twitter because it becomes a driver for live viewing. In the long run, Twitter might try to program in a way to exclude certain hash tags from the feed so if you know you won't be able to catch up with a show for several days you can exclude comments about it until you've had a chance to watch it. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
