Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show sticker now live!

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Watch all the glitz and glamour of the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, featuring the Angels and musical guests Katy Perry and Akon. The sexiest night on television starts now—on CBS. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Req: Check-in to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 30 Nov, 2010 after 10 PM EST

Victoria’s Secret Pre Show Chat sticker is live!

Victoria’s Secret Pre Show Chat
Bring your burning fashion show questions to our live chat, as Supermodels Alesszandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Chanel Iman answer your questions before the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs: www.facebook.com/victoriassecret?v=app_147699998596897 Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Req: Check-in to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 30 Nov, 2010 between 8:30 PM and 10 PM EST

Glee - Mr. Schue is here!

Mr. Schue
From the top! Thanks for checking-in to tonight's episode! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at FOX.
Req: Check-in to Glee on 30 Nov, 2010

Look at what came in the mail!

To paraphrase a famous letter, Yes, Virginia, they do exist! I checked my mailbox at the post office today and lo and behold some time within the last week the sticker fairy dropped off an envelope. It appears that it was postmarked on the 15th (near as I can tell - the cancellation stamp is very blurry), which was one day shy of the one week mark of my request. I received 18 stickers in total. Sorry for the poor resolution - my phone's camera was set lower than I thought it was.



Column-wise, I received:

2x Boardwalk Empire Premiere (Two of them?)
Ossified
Mad Men Superfan
Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce
Don Draper
60's Cocktail
TWiT TV Fan
Sarah Lane
This Week In Tech
Catfish
HBO Egomaniac
HBO Insult Artist
HBO Lifer
Magellan
Explorer
Round Table
Super Gluer (How I got sent this one is beyond me - I know I haven't been awarded the sticker.)
as well as a little card noting that they send what they have in stock.

Thanks to GetGlue for sending these out!  One more week and I can request again!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Monday Stickers Abound!

Faster
Countdown to getting faster! Tim Ferriss's innovative book The 4-Hour Body will be released on December 14. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Tim Ferriss.
Req: Check-in to The 4-Hour Body during the week of 29 Nov - 5 Dec, 2010







Burlesque Box Office
You stepped into the spotlight with Burlesque! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Sony Pictures.
Req: Check-in to Burlesque on or after 29 Nov, 2010









Love And Other Drugs Box Office
Did you go for Jake Gyllenhaal or Anne Hathaway? Thanks for watching and checking-in to Love and Other Drugs. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX
Req: Check-in to Love And Other Drugs on or after 29 Nov, 2010







Tangled Box Office
You earned the Tangled Box Office sticker. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Disney.
Req: Check-in to Tangled on or after 29 Nov, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sunday Stickers - The Walking Dead

Rick Grimes
Rick Grimes is the last source of law and order in a world destroyed by zombies. Can he keep his group alive? Thanks for checking-in to tonight's episode! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at AMC.
Req: Check-in to The Walking Dead on 28 Nov, 2010

Sunday Stickers - Boardwalk Empire, Sarah Palin's Alaska

Salmon Run
How was the fishing trip with the Palin family? Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TLC.
Req: Check-in to Sarah Palin's Alaska on 28 Nov, 2010









Plastered
You earned the Plastered sticker for Boardwalk Empire! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at HBO.
Req: Check-in to Boardwalk Empire on 28 Nov, 2010 to keep your buzz going

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Pretty Little Liars - Thanksgiving sticker

Pretty Little Liars Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. You have a lot to be thankful for— I won’t reveal you secrets until January. ~A
Don’t miss the return of Pretty Little Liars Monday, January 3 at 8/7c on ABC Family. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at ABC Family.
Req: Check-in to Pretty Little Liars on 25 Nov, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

SPEED Dream Ride sticker

Dream Ride
You've watched the SPEED Dream Ride marathon. Want to win a spot on the 2010 SPEED Dream Ride with Kyle Petty, Mario Andretti, and more? Visit www.speeddreamride.com to enter. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at SPEED.
Req: Check-in to Dangerous Drives or other shows from SPEED
Note: Something tells me this one wasn't supposed to go live until 25 Nov, 2010...

(Storm)Chase down the discounts and (Myth)Bust some prices at the Discovery Channel Store!

GetGlue has come through yet again with some sweet discounts from the Discovery Channel! Fans of Mythbusters and Storm Chasers can net Superfan discounts of 20% and 10% (respectively) on show-themed merch.




Just visit their respective pages and click on the discount button at the top right. Other Discovery Channel shows (such as Brew Masters or Dirty Jobs) will net you a general 10% discount as well, so if you're not a fan of Storm Chasers or Mythbusters (and why aren't you?) then you can still get in on the sale!

Note: This discount appeared for a short while and then disappeared. The general discount that was present on the other shows is still gone. Hopefully this time the other ones are back for good!

Communication with Support - things are looking up

I received a very nice reply from Fraser @ GetGlue regarding the support issue I previously blogged about. Hit the jump for my reply to him.

Movie madness for the long holiday weekend!

Love And Other Drugs Opening Weekend
Has pharmaceutical sales ever been this sexy...or this sweet? Thanks for watching and checking-in to Love and Other Drugs. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX.
Req: Check-in to Love And Other Drugs during its opening weekend, 24-28 Nov, 2010







Burlesque Opening Weekend
You were first in line to witness the sparkle and spectacle of Burlesque! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Sony Pictures.
Req: Check-in to Burlesque during its opening weekend, 24-28 Nov, 2010








Tangled Opening Weekend
You earned the Tangled Opening Weekend sticker. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Disney.
Req: Check-in to Tangled during its opening weekend, 24-28 Nov, 2010

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Geek out on a new Glee sticker and fresh book stickers!

Tina
We're tempted to go goth with too-cool-for-school member of New Directions. Thanks for checking-in to tonight's episode! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at FOX.
Req: Check-in to Glee on 23 Nov, 2010








A Reliable Wife
You've checked-in to A Reliable Wife, the bestseller by Robert Goolrick! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Algonquin.
Req: Like and Check-in to A Reliable Wife









Water For Elephants
You've checked-in to Water for Elephants, the bestseller by Sara Gruen! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Algonquin.
Req: Like and Check-in to Water For Elephants

My reply to customer support...

Here it is, verbatim:

"GetGlue Crew -

I contacted support today regarding an issue I am seeing with my account. I received the response attached below as a reply. My original e-mail is below that.

With all due respect, the canned response I received in regards to my initial message holds little water with me. I'm not some GetGlue newbie that just did his first check-in yesterday. This isn't the first time my account has been hit with a problem where the proper amount of check-ins to a topic resulted in no stickers being awarded. I'm not the only one who is having trouble with the Daily Rundown set. I'm well aware of the minimum 15-minute spacing requirement that GetGlue's system places on legitimate check-ins. I'm also well aware of the requirements for earning these stickers, specifically being 5 and 15 check-ins. I followed the same check-in behaviors as pretty much everyone else out there that already earned the stickers last night. So unless you're going to go back and yank the stickers from EVERYONE who earned them last night (because they definitely weren't watching the show during its 9 AM time slot, nor were they technically able to watch a new episode less than once every hour, so they were obviously not exhibiting "genuine behavior") or launch an overall investigation into the accounts of anyone who earned both a Fan and Superfan sticker for a single topic in the same day, I'd appreciate an answer that actually addresses my problem instead of accusing me of trying to game the system.  Is there a bug or not, and if so then is support looking into it?

More than a bit put-out,

Frank Hinz
http://getglue.com/fhinz1"

Canned customer response & accusations...

Just got the following in a reply e-mail from GetGlue Re: possible bugs in the system relating to the stickers from last night.

"Thanks for using GetGlue! 


We do not comment on how to earn stickers, but I can say that there are restrictions put in place to make sure there is genuine behavior when earning stickers.  Keep checking in when you are consuming the object, and you will earn the sticker."

So basically they're accusing me of trying to game the system?  Not cool, especially considering this isn't the first time that a bug has hit my account and resulted in me failing to be awarded a sticker based on a proper amount of check-ins. I'll post more in this saga if they decide to reply to my response.

Sticker Bugs Abound

Like many of you I spent yesterday afternoon and evening checking-in to the pair of MSNBC shows as well as Conan and Lopez Tonight. Unfortunately, the sticker bug decided to rear its ugly head yet again and threw most of us into a tailspin. Lopez Tonight and Conan finally came through for me with all the proper stickers, as did Hardball with Chris Matthews, but I'm still having trouble with The Daily Rundown. Fifteen check-ins bore no fruit. I deleted my check-ins in hopes that re-doing them would cause something to pop. The second time around for the fifth check-in got me nothing, as did the 15th.  I've dropped a line to GetGlue support about it because I know I'm not the only one having issues. Hopefully they're already working on getting this resolved. Any readers still having troubles with the stickers from yesterday? Air your beefs in the comments!

Two weeks down...

Update:  Two weeks since my latest request for my stickers. No sign of anything yet.

While that may not necessarily be news, I think it'll be interesting to keep a timeline running here and finally update everything with a picture when my stickers do finally arrive. I do find it interesting, however, that GetGlue has changed their policy on sticker shipments yet again. Originally it was a requirement that you had seven stickers earned on your account before you could request them. Then it got bumped up to 15. Now the bar has been raised to 20, with the additional proviso that they will only send you 20 stickers at a time because that is all a standard envelope will hold with a single stamp.

I can understand the new limitations. It makes sense that they would limit the number of stickers sent out at once, because if they sent out all the stickers everyone requested at the same time it would be a killer on the cost of shipment. Unfortunately they've swapped the cost of shipment for what amounts to a logistics nightmare: keeping track of what they've sent to who. Best of luck to them in managing that database.

Pandoran finally goes live!

Pandoran
You've made so many return trips to Pandora that you've been made an honorary citizen. Thanks for checking-in to the Extended Collector's Edition of Avatar! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX.
Req: Check-in to Avatar 15x

Monday, November 22, 2010

The Daily Rundown - Daily Souperfan sticker

Daily Souperfan
You learn the ins and outs of the Beltway beat from Chuck and Savannah. That's 15 check-ins/visits to The Daily Rundown! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at MSNBC.

The Daily Rundown 5-check and Hardball 15-check stickers

Chuvannah
Is there a better team in political coverage than Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie? That's 5 check-ins/visits to The Daily Rundown! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at MSNBC.









Hardball Junkie
You've gotten your political fix! that's 15 check-ins/visits to Hardball with Chris Matthews! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at MSNBC.










Once again I am beset by the sticker glitch as the Chuvannah sticker didn't pop at 5 checks for me. Hopefully this will clear up by the time I get to 15 checks.

LENNONYC sticker

LENNONYC
You're watching LENNONYC, American Masters' film about John Lennon's adopted hometown. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at PBS.
Req: Check-in to American Masters on 22 Nov, 2010

Let's Play Hardball sticker

Let's Play Hardball
You get your political news from a man who knows Washington. That's 5 check-ins/visits to Hardball with Chris Matthews! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at MSNBC.

Sheeow! - Lopez Tonight sticker

Sheeow!
Watcha! George Lopez rules the midnight hour. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: ???
Note: My check-ins to Lopez Tonight were bugged, so I have no clue why or how this sticker was awarded. It popped up when I scored my 15th check-in.

Let It Be On! & I Got This! - Lopez Tonight stickers

Let It Be On!
Lopez has the biggest stars and the best guests, and now he's got you! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Lopez Tonight 5x









I Got This!
The "People's Comic" has you in his corner. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Lopez Tonight 15x










Note: These seem to be bugged for a lot of people, so you may want to hold off on your check-ins until GetGlue has a chance to work out the kinks.

I'm with Coco! - Team Coco sticker

Team Coco
You're with Coco. Welcome to the team! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Conan 15x

Lopez Tonight and more Conan stickers!

New @ Midnight
You stayed up to watch Lopez Tonight in its new time slot. Who needs sleep when you can laugh? Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Lopez Tonight







Conan Night Owl
Late night feels right again with the return of Conan O'Brien. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Conan 5x










There's one more Conan sticker (Team Coco) and three more Lopez stickers, as well as a double sticker that has both Conan and Lopez on it. More info on them as they are earned!

4-Hour Body and Harry Potter Box Office stickers!

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Box Office
You may be a Muggle, but you've shown your love for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Now you just have to make it to July for Part 2. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Warner Bros..
Req: Check-in to Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 on or after Nov 22, 2010






Bigger
Time to get bigger! Tim Ferriss's body-changing book The 4-Hour Body will be released on December 14. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Tim Ferriss.
Req: Check-in to The 4-Hour Body between Nov 22 and Nov 28, 2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Sunday Stickers - Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, and Sarah Palin's Alaska

Miami Metro
The team in Homicide is great at tracking down murderers...except when he's one of their own. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Showtime.
Req: Check-in to Dexter on 21 Nov, 2010. No phrase needed
Note: no bonus sticker to go with this one.






Tanked
You earned the Tanked sticker for Boardwalk Empire! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at HBO.
Req: Check-in to Boardwalk Empire on 21 Nov, 2010 to keep your buzz going.







Just For The Halibut
You've joined the Palin family on their road trip to Homer. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TLC.
Req: Check-in to Sarah Palin's Alaska on 21 Nov, 2010. No phrase needed.

It's going to be a busy week for check-ins...

So let's see... Tonight we have Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, and Sarah Palin's Alaska. Tomorrow we have The 4-Hour Body, American Masters: LennoNYC, and the Harry Potter Box Office. Tuesday is Glee. Wednesday is Burlesque, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled, and Mythbusters. Thursday is the Pretty Little Liars Thanksgiving check-in. Plus there's whatever else that GetGlue may have up their sleeves to let loose on this holiday week. Things are going to be hopping, so be sure to keep your smartphone or laptop with you so you don't miss a thing, especially if you head out for shopping on Black Friday!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases sticker!

Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases: Coming Soon
Bullitt or The Bourne Identity? See SPEED's picks for the Hottest Hollywood Car Chases on Thanksgiving Night at 8pm ET. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at SPEED.
Req: Check-in to Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases. No comment or phrase needed.

Harry Potter stickers magically appear!

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Opening Weekend
You're a true fan who just couldn't wait to see what happens to Harry, Hermione, and Ron in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Warner Bros..
Req: Check-in to Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 during its opening weekend






There's also a box-office sticker for this one, so be sure to check-in again on Monday!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Runway Sneak Peek Sticker

Runway Sneak Peek
Ready, Set, Runway! Get a sneak peek at all the glitz and glamour of the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. From the pink carpet and pre-show photo op, to behind-the-scenes and all those wings, there’s nothing like it! Don’t forget to check back in for the sexiest night on television on Tuesday, November 30 at 10/9c. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Req: Check in to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with the default trailer phrase

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Burlesque Trailer sticker!

Burlesque Trailer
It takes a legend to make a star. See Cher and Christina Aguilera in Burlesque when it opens on November 24. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Sony Pictures.
Req: Check-in to Burlesque with the default trailer message.

Thoughts on GetGlue's new Stickers page

Now that everyone has had a day to get used to the new Stickers page on getglue.com I decided to throw out my impressions on it.  Hit the jump for the full skinny, because this is one of those book-length posts.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Glee - Quinn sticker goes live!

Quinn
Quinn definitely couldn't call you a moron. Congrats on checking-in to tonight's episode of Glee! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at FOX.
Req: Check-in to Glee on 16 Nov, 2010

Stickers link adds features to GetGlue!

GetGlue has expanded the features on their site with a new Stickers link at the top of the page and a Stickers feed on the home page.  Clicking on the Stickers link at the top of the page will take you to a stickers page that shows you various groupings of the stickers - Limited Time Stickers, Featured Stickers, Groups, and Search. It also shows you stickers that you don't have and will flag the ones you've been awarded.
One down-side to this is it doesn't automatically list stickers that are no longer available. These can be found by searching for them. The images and info for these stickers will appear but the sticker will have a black bar across it with the marking "No Longer Available". (Hint: do a search for "Callie" to see what a NLA looks like).
This is definitely a boon for GetGlue users! No longer will you be stuck wondering what the text or image is for a sticker and you can immediately see if a sticker is live! Now if you'll pardon me, I have to go have a look and see if there is anything that I haven't earned yet.

Avatar stickers go live!

The Journey Continues
James Cameron's record-breaking blockbuster just gets better with repeat viewings. Thanks for checking-in to the Extended Collector's Edition of Avatar! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX.
Req: Check-in to Avatar on or after 16 Nov, 2010







Pandoran
You've made so many return trips to Pandora that you've been made an honorary citizen. Thanks for checking-in to the Extended Collector's Edition of Avatar! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX.
Req: ?????

Note: This one either isn't live yet or it has some seriously odd requirements.




Ultimate Avatar Experience
An already incredible cinematic experience gets even better with more footage and fantastic extras. Thanks for checking-in to the Extended Collector's Edition of Avatar! Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at 20th Century FOX.
Req: Check-in to Avatar with the word "Extended"

Monday, November 15, 2010

Conan sticker goes live!

Conan
You're on Team Coco! Have you dyed your hair red in solidarity yet? Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at TBS.
Req: Check-in to Conan during its show time (10 PM/9 PM Central)

Mysteries at the Museum 5-check sticker

Museum Member
You've made so many trips to the Museum that you're practically a docent. That's 5 check-ins/visits to Mysteries at the Museum. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Travel Channel.

Mysteries at the Museum sticker

General Admission
How was your trip to the Museum? That's your first check-in to Mysteries at the Museum. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Travel Channel.










Well, this one certainly came out of nowhere. Time to see if there's a 5-check for it as well!

GetGlue kicks off countdown to The 4-Hour Body with Thinner sticker

GetGlue announced on their blog a series of five stickers centered around Timothy Ferriss' upcoming book The 4-Hour Body. The book releases on December 14 and a new sticker can be had each week for the next four weeks leading up to the book's release, starting with "Thinner":


Thinner
Get ready to get thinner! Tim Ferriss's revolutionary book The 4-Hour Body will be released on December 14. Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Tim Ferriss
Req: check-in to The 4-Hour Body with the word "fat" or "thinner" in your comment during the week of November 15-21, 2010.