From My Couch… Thy Social Media Monitoring Shall Be Done
So I came up with this idea after seeing two TVs at Brickhouse Security acting like a giant Tweetdeck platform.
The build is here.
The First Ever Couchside
Social Media Monitoring Center
The end result is here.
The Completed Couchside
Social Media Monitoring Station
Welcome to my living room – or, as I call it, the world’s First Ever Couchside Social Media Monitoring Center. Two Samsung 52-inch LCD Flatscreens on either side of a Samsung 50-inch Plasma. The two on either side shall monitor the Interwebs. The Plasma shall be for TV.
All I need now is Captain Picard’s Chair.
I may never leave. Seriously.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:06 pm
That is awesome.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:19 am
Next week – Peter is looking for feeding tube sponsors.
-Don Power
April 1st, 2009 at 1:24 am
Now that is way better than my macbook pro in bed with me!
April 1st, 2009 at 4:46 am
Jeez…we should all have this. So jealous i had to tweet it!
@oregonkat
April 1st, 2009 at 5:06 am
Magic – but I would end up watching sports on all three!!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:06 am
I thought my office was cool, but now I’m jealous. My desk on the bridge of my boat with it’s 2 radars, almost 360 degree windows and gyrocompass has been beaten into submission. Must buy more gadgets!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:53 am
I hope you don’t go into a seizure from too much visual stimulation! Totally cool stuff, Peter!
April 1st, 2009 at 6:44 am
Wow! It’s really all I can say – that definitely wins as THE place to work…
April 1st, 2009 at 7:28 am
Uh, oh. Somebody needs a life.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:35 am
Would you be OK with a Captain Kirk chair replica?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03.....9trek.html
April 1st, 2009 at 7:37 am
Peter,
Am starting to worry you might need to join a Tweet-specific, twelve-step-stop program. So please know if you Tweet while skydiving, I am staging an intervention. :)
April 1st, 2009 at 7:38 am
Set one of them to display the sun periodically so that you do not become deficient in Vitamin D.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:42 am
Great idea! I wonder if I could monitor what my three are saying on the Internet this way AND attach a spy cam on them.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:48 am
Great setup.
When I used to do custom home theater systems we would often do similar arranges. This setup is known in the industry as “Picture AND Picture” :)
My personal setup is somewhat similar. A 60″ plasma, with 2 SVGA projectors. Mostly for aesthetic reasons, so when you’re not using the side displays they disappear.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:48 am
Wow. That makes my dinky two monitor computer set up color shift all green with envy.
April 1st, 2009 at 7:50 am
Outrageous! I want to go to there!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:50 am
I love it! And, I really do want to see Captain Picard’s chair there. All you will need to master is the phrase “Make it so”!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:53 am
You are going to end up like thos tubby humans in “Wall-E” if you are not careful! Set an alarm to do a lap around the room every 2 hours. (hmmm – more hamster imagery)
April 1st, 2009 at 7:57 am
And I thought I was with it when my house went wireless. Ahhh, one can never catch up with technology and its toys…This is so cool.
April 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am
The folks at the Center for Screen-Time Awareness would not approve (they sponsor Turnoff Week and work to get people away from TV, computers, etc.).
April 1st, 2009 at 8:16 am
Now that really scares me!
April 1st, 2009 at 8:29 am
Someone’s always gonna do it bigger and better.
Here is my 19″ Wall Mounted Social Media Monitoring Center.
http://www.imjosh.com/2009/03/.....ted-offic/
April 1st, 2009 at 8:36 am
That was my vision over 10 years ago – too bad I don’t have the wall space to implement. Fantastic set-up. Enjoy Maestro!
April 1st, 2009 at 8:36 am
That is THE set-up for media monitoring. Enjoy Peter! I’m jealous!
April 1st, 2009 at 8:37 am
Wow. I hope my dad doesn’t see this. He doesn’t leave his seat very often as it is…
April 1st, 2009 at 8:47 am
I do seriously wonder about the seizure possibilities. Wow – impressive and scary all at once
April 1st, 2009 at 8:50 am
Wow-that’s pretty amazing. Now all you need is a bat phone that goes direct to the president.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:05 am
I hope my husband doesn’t see this. I won’t even let him have one flat screen.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:17 am
Rock on, Peter, Rock on!
April 1st, 2009 at 9:20 am
Ok, so I thought my big screen TV was pretty cool. Once again, you up the ante in ways I never would have even thought of. My husband would HATE me if I had this set up…because I WOULD NEVER LEAVE. Then again….hmmmmm…..maybe that’s what I should do!!! Ha!!!
April 1st, 2009 at 9:26 am
Now that is really geeky!! Enjoy!! :)
April 1st, 2009 at 9:32 am
That is tweetalicious! My hubby thinks I’m a twitter geek already but if we had that, that would be grounds for therapy. :) Awesome. Once again, you are awe-inspiring. Tweet out.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:37 am
You’re such a guy, Peter.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:38 am
When are you inviting us over.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:39 am
This rocks. Dugg it for you here:
http://digg.com/hardware/First.....ing_Center
April 1st, 2009 at 9:47 am
Say it ain’t so. I hope there aren’t any fire alarms in your building.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:49 am
Just leave the key under the mat.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:54 am
Uber-impressive!
April 1st, 2009 at 9:54 am
If you want the chair check this article from the NY Times out. http://tinyurl.com/d8yx74 I think you can reach new frontiers with it.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:04 am
Peter, This is way cool. Reminds me of a video editing suite! Glad someone out there is monitoring all of this and keeping the rest of us informed. Have fun at the tweet session with Pepsi this evening.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:30 am
You need the Captain Kirk chair from SkyMall! It’s only $2,717.01 (weird price, unless that’s some geeky Star Trek inside joke).
http://www.skymall.com/shoppin.....-102827155
April 1st, 2009 at 10:31 am
Make it so.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:53 am
can’t sit in it but you could use it for a template for the custom made larger version from your local custom furniture store
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Tre.....B000PALECI
April 1st, 2009 at 11:03 am
Wow! Sweet set up. Now i know what my goal is! haha, way to go.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:10 am
Wow, that is uber geeky, I love it!
April 1st, 2009 at 11:17 am
o-m-g!
What a great way to feed the ADHA part of you!!!
I cant stop giggling in excitement for you!!!
I’m so not part of the gaget world, I just got my first computer 4 years ago hahaha
must-catch-up.
e
April 1st, 2009 at 11:20 am
I’m totally jealous, I only have one 52 inch monitor on the wall. That looks super-sweet. Nice work!!
April 1st, 2009 at 11:24 am
Geez!! Skydiver when does your magnificent ideas ever cease. Is everything you touch “golden”. Looking forward to getting back to the city and maybe running into you for a coffee and bagel.
Follow me: @tonyknuckles
April 1st, 2009 at 11:50 am
Make it so!
April 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Wow. That just brought a tear to my eye. It’s… beautiful. :D
April 1st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Awesome! (Now where is the toilet?)
April 1st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
that is sooooo hot.
April 1st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
When you told me about doing this in Austin I thought you were kidding. Very cool indeed. Are you home enough to use it? *laugh*
April 1st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I follow!
April 1st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Brilliant Peter. It’s more than the first ever couchside social media monitoring center. It’s the first truly interactive TV set up and the future of how we’ll all watch + interact with live television.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Hmmm.
I just use my iPhone.
I can use it from any couch.
And it is energy efficient LOL.
Beauty resides in simplicity and portability ;)
Ron Davies
April 1st, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Jesus Peter. If you start jarring your urine, we’re intervening.
April 1st, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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April 1st, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Peter,
I’m jealous, and i love it.
Kevin
April 1st, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Peter,
Shades of the TV room in Graceland. Here’s a link to the photo for your enjoyment
http://www.corsonh.com/images/.....20room.JPG
April 1st, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Now you just need an adult diaper sponsor and you are good to go!!!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Wow! That is the definition of awesome!! I do agree with Teri (#60) you;ll need a sponsor.. maybe for food and drink too!!
Job well done!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Where are the cats?
April 1st, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Now all you need is a nice ROM so you can be an agoraphobe & still look svelte!
April 1st, 2009 at 10:39 pm
anyone with enough cash can mount three plasmas side-by-side on a wall in front of a couch but the question, sir, is what in particular are they displaying and are they being intelligently aggregated?
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 am
Awesome dude! I’ll have to swing by sometime and check it out. Wish I could be out there for Friday’s giveaway
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 am
CHEESE and Rice!!
I was happy to wander around with a BlackBerry.
I am JEALOUS…. Good job! You might want to bring the delivery numbers near you… and a remote front door opener.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Wait did you say this was added to the Friday prize list? Awesome. Where do I get in on that deal?
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I think that’s pretty cool. What did you go with for wireless keyboard/mouse (does it work with with the distance)? I’ll admit it, I’m jealous.
I’d say this is up there with Scott Jones’ setup (as reported by TechCrunch http://tr.im/i9Xa).
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
dude. you do not disappoint. see you @PRVille in Jacksonville.
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
You should post a guide or how-to on how you did this.
I’d be curious because I don’t see a lot of wires and the live video feeds are amazing. Where’s the camera? The control, etc.?
Is it Wi-Fi driven or are there cables under the floor? You piqued my curiosity. I may not have nine lives like your cat, but I think I’ll be okay.
Cheers,
@craighuff
April 4th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Seems to me the Matrix is coming true!
April 4th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
yea they got it bad!
April 4th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Nice setup, we’ve done something similiar for bugs reports on the walls of our office.
April 7th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
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April 24th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I thought I was cool w/ my 2 26″ & 1 28″ monitors on my computer… Is it called “Screen Envy”? Always glad to see Couches mentioned.
April 25th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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January 6th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
How cool is that? Thanks for sharing your set up. Looks awesome.
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January 21st, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Okay your set up is quite impressive. I’d like to do something like that myself, but to monitor security camera feeds from all over the world. Maybe that’s too creepy or masterminded, but it sounds cool to me. For now, I will just be envious of your ever so cool setup and if you want to add a security feed to your rig check out these affordable DVR packages http://www.apexcctv.com/c-18-c.....stems.aspx
By the way, I’m pretty sure you can purchase a replica of Captain Picard’s chair online and I think it would make a great addition to the room.