Comic-Con Fringe Panel Twitter Campaign, July 15th

All through Season 4 you saw me post here about the fun Fringe Twitter Campaigns hosted by Fringenuity.
Well, now you can participate in a special Twitter campaign tomorrow, Sunday, July 15th.
The last Fringe Q&A Panel of the SDCC takes place at 10AM Pacific Time(1:00PM Eastern Time).
Fringenuity wants to try to trend two fandom tweets tomorrow, one before the panel begins, and one during the panel:

1) #TheyAreComing at 12:30PM Eastern Time(before the panel)

2) #In WymanWeTrust at 1:00PM Eastern Time (during the panel)

Please consider joining in the campaign by tweeting the above hashtags at the above-mentioned times.

Please do not use either hashtag prior to the designated times above.

Fringedom, let's show the cast and executive producer of our favorite show our support during their big day at the SDCC!

For more information about what to tweet and when, and these and other great icons, visit the Fringenuity website here.

****AND AS USUAL THERE'S MORE!!!****

Check into Get Glue during tomorrow's Fringe Panel and get a special Fringe Comic Con sticker!

The Latest from "Ask Matt" and TV Guide

Apr 16, 2012 09:24 AM ET

by Matt Roush

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!

Question: As a Fringe fan, I have participated in the Twitter campaigns on Friday night as I watch the show, but I can not help wondering if these type of campaigns really make any difference. Many viewers seem to DVR Fringe or wait until it comes out on Netflix, and no fan campaign is going to change these viewing habits enough for the nightly ratings to drastically change. So do you think these campaigns work when there is little increase in ratings? — Mandy


Matt Roush: The networks take many factors into account these days when deciding the fate of a cult "bubble" show like Fringe. Social media (and the attention paid by more traditional media) are playing a role as well, but to spare you from my generalizing, let me steer you toward the best story I've read on this topic in a while, by my colleague Michael Schneider. Bottom line from my POV: It can't hurt to let your passion be known to the network and/or to advertisers in whatever form — although sending tchotchkes seems to be out of vogue — but fan campaigns have limited effect if the show doesn't somehow pull its weight or otherwise make sense economically. Still, with Fringe more than most shows in its situation, I wouldn't lose hope.

Read Matt's entire post here.

Introducing "Fringenuity"-How We Can Help Get A Season 5

You may have noticed a lot of posts here at Fringe Television since Fringe started airing again in January, regarding Fringe Twitter and GetGlue weekly campaigns.

How did these get started, and what purpose do they serve?

I had the pleasure of asking some of the folks from "Fringenuity" those questions:

Q: What is "Fringenuity," and how did you get started?


Annie: 

Fringenuity is the term we came up with to describe this sort of Fringe fan “hive mind” (*giggle*) that exists on Twitter. Fringe is such an exceptional show – its fans are exceptional people. They're smart, motivated, and extremely passionate, and they've spent the last couple of years evolving into this community that feels like a giant international family. Part of the bond is that many of us have worked to promote Fringe for a long time, but it was more loosely organized.

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Twitter Event To Promote Fringe’s Return on 01/13/12

Twitter Event To Promote Fringe's return on 01/13/12

Calling all Fringe fans with Twitter accounts!

The Fringedom wants to try to get the hashmark #CrossTheLine to trend tonight starting at 7PM Eastern,
that's 2 hours before the new episode airs.

Why? Because we know that ratings isn't just about Nielsen boxes anymore. TV networks and their contractors pay attention to which TV shows are 'socially-active' and our show Fringe is very socially-active
on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other venues.

Please consider joining in tonight at 7PM Eastern and 7PM Pacific to support your favorite show by signing
into Twitter and using the #CrossTheLine hashmark.
You can kill two birds with one stone after the east coast airing and fire your questions with the #CrossTheLine hashmark to episode writer, David Fury(@DFury), which will make the tally go even higher. David told us he will start live tweeting at 10PM Eastern(See that post).

If you are not familiar with Twitter, you can create an new account rather painlessly at http://www.twitter.com/.

For more information on this special Fringe Twitter event click here

You can also adopt a special icon for this event by clicking here.

Just a reminder. Please do not tweet with the #CrossTheLine hashmark until 7PM Eastern, to increase the likelihood of trending.

Let's invade Twitter tonight, and make our hashmark and our show trend!

Whoa! Chuck, Supernatural and Fringe Prove to have More Fall TV Buzz...

Whoa! Chuck, Supernatural and Fringe Prove to have More Fall TV Buzz than Glee, The Playboy Club, Charlie’s Angels

Posted by: Jessica Rae

You’ll be surprised at what Chuck season 5 (Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez) , Supernatural season 7 (Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalacki) and Fringe season 4 (Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv) have in common. According to Banyan Branch, a leading full-service social media agency, these are the top three TV shows receiving buzz online, especially when it comes to social media. Do TV fans matter more than ever? Damn right they do. And the results will surprise even the most loyal of TV watchers.


Fall TV 2011 Surprises:

•The top three shows currently receiving buzz online are Chuck, Supernatural and Fringe
•Newcomers and returning favorites such as Glee, The Playboy Club and Charlie’s Angels have generated almost *no* online excitement
•Even more surprising, online chatter for Glee, a show that has received an extraordinary of media attention during its first two seasons, has been fairly negative and conversation has pointed to the failure of the show’s promotion during the NFL games this past weekend.
Additional takeaways:

•Banyan Branch’s research indicates that the top three shows are using a variety of media outlets and their own Twitter properties for promotion, with popular sites like E!, Entertainment Weekly and People sharing exclusive content, season trailers and sneak peeks with Twitter followers.
•Supernatural is exploring GetGlue, a service similar to FourSquare, but instead of checking into physical locations, you check in to TV shows you’re watching, books you’re reading or music you’re listening to. (GetGlue seems very popular with people on Twitter.)
•Social viewing parties are emerging. Unofficial viewing parties are held via Twitter simply by fans using a pre-designated hashtag to have conversations with each other (Editor’s note: Such as #TVD but more specific like #TVDS3 for The Vampire Diaries season 3 conversations.)
•A shift is occurring in how fans communicate with shows as they start to get access to some of their favorite characters on their favorite television shows—this communication is a privilege they’re coveting! For TV shows, it’s a great way to identify influencers and build relationships, opening the door for turning a loyal fan into a brand advocate. As shows compete to stay on the air, regular engagement with fans on Twitter is an essential way to keep the buzz going. (Editor’s Note: I am more excited when I get to tweet with a TV show star than when I’m conducting an official interview with one on the phone. This is because on Twitter they aren’t scheduled to talk with me.)

See entire article here at smallscreenscoop.com