via Natan Edelseburg on Lost Remote
While Peel doesn’t have an any official partnership with Fox’s American Idol, they have created a tangible reward for the participation. “To celebrate the new platform, Peel will be giving away an all expenses paid trip to Hollywood for four, including VIP passes to the Idols Live concert this summer,” according to their release.
The real-time booing and cheering feature was very fun and addictive to play with. You can “boo” and “cheer” as many times as you want, and based on what everyone else is tapping you can affect the meter. There are still some details to work out — like the idea that when people are tapping they’re going to want to see change in the meter right away regardless of the mass sentiment — but the company is already thinking about which features to add next. No one has perfectly nailed the sentiment/intent equation of the social TV mix, but this is a step in the right direction.