[Philip Lelyveld comment; the writer thinks second screen developers have tried too hard to extend the content, rather than meet a need or create a new experience.]
Solutions...
For example, few have tried to build social experiences around TV that involve actual people who watch TV together in the same room.
"There’s also a lot of potential in TV metadata, and the kinds of experiences it could unlock..."
And finally, the combination of wearables, cloud-based TV apps and mobile services could lead to a whole new range of personalized TV experiences (for inspiration, watch this demo video of a personalized workout program using Google Glass and Chromecast).
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