I recently signed up for the new mobile app Viggle that awards you for checking in to TV shows. I thought it was a cool idea, and one was new to me. The way Viggle users are awarded points is by amount of time spent watching shows, and through featured shows. There are featured shows that give you a certain amount of points, for example The Simpsons is valued at 325 points, and the Walking Dead is valued at 300 points. Otherwise a user receives 120 points for each hour of television watched. Points are given at the end of a show, and if you check into a new show partway through the episode you are awarded for the amount of minutes you spent on the previous show.
When you sign in, you set your location and television provider so that Viggle can recognize the programming in your area. The “Check In” button then scans the audio of the show playing, similar to Sound Hound and other apps, then asks you to confirm the selection it pulls up. I have had a few instances where the audio feature didn’t work due to background noise, but then I was able to manually check in by typing in the name of the show. Viggle also lets you check into shows you have recorded through DVR.
Viggle gives rewards of gifts cards - $5 gift cards at 7,500 points, and $10 gift cards at $14,000 points. Some of the companies participating in the Viggle rewards program are: iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Burger King, Sephora, Foot Locker, Lowe’s, Papa John’s Travelocity, and Target to name a few. There are also higher tiers of prizes. Amazon is giving away a Kindle at 175,000 point mark.
Viggle recently acquired the company Loyalize as a means of real-time audience engagement. During the Grammys users were able to participate in polls and voting as a means of earning points. Users can also discuss the shows they’re watching through the “Latest Chatter” feature, which is a comment stream that users can also choose to share through Facebook or Twitter.
I’m already at almost 6,000 points, and I can’t wait to start getting some gift cards!
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