Throughout the week I stumble across a few things, like articles, apps, and programs I think might be interesting to share. I decided to create a "Friday Find" segment every Friday to specifically dedicated to these finds. For this Friday, I'd like to share an app I found called Viggle.

I've been using these services for a few days now and so far I haven't had any complaints. First off, Viggle. Viggle is a rewards application which rewards the user based on checking in to TV shows and checking in music. Now I'm very big on rewards programs. I've been a member of Pampers rewards, Kellogg's Family Rewards, Recyclebank,  Lean Cuisine rewards, among a few others for months now. When I heard about this service I thought to give it a try. Now with most reward programs collecting points takes patience. It took me over a year to redeem something off the catalog for Pampers rewards. Of course it might not take that long depending on what you want. For Viggle, I found points can collect rather quickly. No that does not mean you have to spend 14 hours in front of the TV. I actually find myself checking into the show and doing something else most of the time.

I have not had any problems checking into a show or checking in a song. If the app can not match the song or show you can manually enter in what you are watching or listening to. The app also has ways you can get more points like watching short videos or playing a live trivia game with the show. I did the live trivia game once for the movie Avatar, though this is a way to collect 350 or more points, I found myself checking my phone every 3 minutes for a new trivia question. It was crazy. I decided just to check in the show and do something else. Some shows have 3 times or 2 times more the points for the show. The points are associated with how long the show is. For example: a 60 minute show is worth 60 points. 2X would meant that would be doubled, equaling 120 points. That's only if you checking at the start. If you check in even a minute late that would be equal to 59 for the show, or 118 if it is doubled.

You can see what shows are doubled or tripled by viewing the "Featured Shows" tab on the app. Most of the show's I don't really even watch but I check in and I get points. I check-in many shows that aren't on the list, which I still receive points for. I've checked in a lot of the shows I watch with my daughter. I love Ni-Hao Kai-Lan. You can also favorite the show and of course, share your check-in with friends on Twitter or Facebook. The music tagging is nice. Ever heard a song on the radio and you don't know the name? Viggle can name the song and you get 25 points for it. There is a limit to how many songs you can tag daily though. You can only tag 20 songs and that's a daily limit of 500 points. Here's where I've got so far:


I haven't figured out how to unfollow people and those 20 people where there when I first signed up. 8,479 might seem like a lot, but for most of the rewards, I at least want, I have a long way to go. I found most of the show's to tag are more in the prime time hours which is nice. Overall, I'll say that the app is something to try, especially if you like listening to music. I still plan on using the app and test it out more. If anything it can help me find out the names of songs. Currently I use Soundhound.

For more about Viggle check out this learn more.

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