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The Power of Social Television: Can Social Media Build Viewer Engagement?

A New Approach to Brain Imaging of Viewer Immersion

Peter Pynta, Shaun A. S. Seixas, Geoffrey E. Nield, James Hier, Emelia Millward, Richard B. Silberstein
DOI: 10.2501/JAR-54-1-071-080 Published 1 March 2014
Peter Pynta
Neuro-Insight Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Australia,
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Shaun A. S. Seixas
Neuro-Insight Pty Ltd., Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne,
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Geoffrey E. Nield
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James Hier
MEC Australia, Sydney,
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Emelia Millward
Seven Network, Sydney,
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Richard B. Silberstein
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ABSTRACT

Marketers everywhere are paying close attention to radical changes in consumer behavior and engagement provoked by the rise of digital technology. In today's household, it is a common occurrence to share viewing experience across at least two screens: the television and secondary Internet-enabled devices. The current study used Steady State Topography (SST), a brain-activity recording methodology to explore this relationship. Participants' neural responses were recorded while they watched a live television broadcast and were allowed to freely interact on social-media platforms Twitter and Fango. The results indicate that engaging in social media while viewing television can significantly enhance neural indicators of viewer engagement in the television program.

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Peter Pynta, Shaun A. S. Seixas, Geoffrey E. Nield, James Hier, Emelia Millward, Richard B. Silberstein
Journal of Advertising Research Mar 2014, 54 (1) 71-80; DOI: 10.2501/JAR-54-1-071-080

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Peter Pynta, Shaun A. S. Seixas, Geoffrey E. Nield, James Hier, Emelia Millward, Richard B. Silberstein
Journal of Advertising Research Mar 2014, 54 (1) 71-80; DOI: 10.2501/JAR-54-1-071-080
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