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Import Your Hulu Shows via iGlueHulu

by Fraser on December 21, 2009 · Comments

iGlueHulu is a simple way to import your TV Shows from Hulu into your Glue account.

The app was built by Byron Carasco, a developer who’s active in the Glue community. Byron used Hulu’s feed capabilities and leveraged the Glue API.

Here’s how the app works:

1) Visit http://igluehulu.appspot.com/ and enter your Hulu username and Glue username and password.

2009-12-21_1155452) You’ll see a progress bar proceed across the screen and, when complete, will show you how many shows have been imported.

3) Visit your Glue profile and you’ll see that the shows now appear in your collection.

For example, my good friend Steffan just ran the app for his Hulu account and you can see the 5 shows appear in his Glue profile (pic).

Now, for the app to work you need to be subscribed to the shows on Hulu. Here’s a picture showing you how to subscribe to shows on Hulu.

If you have a Glue account and watch TV Shows on Hulu, you should use iGlueHulu to sync your Hulu information to Glue.

Thanks Byron for creating this tool for everyone to benefit from! If you have an idea for how to improve Glue, why not build something via the Glue API?

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Super Gluer and Glue Crew Stickers

by Fraser on November 16, 2009 · Comments

In the Introduction to Stickers post we wrote that we’d be providing ongoing insight on other stickers.  Today I am excited to introduce you to two new stickers, launching today.

Super Gluer

There are some members of the Glue community who have provided an incredible level of support and input. These individuals deserved special attention and thanks.

As of today a Super Gluer sticker will be appearing on certain profiles.

Additionally today, these initial 10 Super Gluers will be receiving a limited edition shirt in the mail. It’s our way of saying thanks to a select group.

We’ve printed up a limited batch of Super Gluer shirts. Want to earn the sticker and receive the shirt? Step up your involvement. Send feedback, spread the word, invite friends, comment and reply on Glue. In general, do what the 10 initial Super Gluers have done over the past few months.

Glue Crew

The Glue Crew sticker appears on profile pages for the AdaptiveBlue team. This sticker is earned in a straightforward way: become a member of the team!

Seriously though, this sticker is a reminder that we are here to help. When you see the Glue Crew sticker on profiles on GetGlue.com and around the web, take a moment to say hello. We love hearing from you.

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Connectors on Glue: Fri Sept 11

by Fraser on September 11, 2009 · Comments

A Friday afternoon treat for you: an update on the biggest Glue connectors over the past 7 days.

Quick background: part of the info displayed on the new Glue object pages is the source where the user visited the item. If a user visits an item via another user’s collection, then that individual is sited as the source.

As mentioned in the post last week, this allows a quick tally to see who is the most influential connector on Glue.

There’s been a shift from the rankings last week. Here are the Top 10 Connectors for the past week:

  1. http://getglue.com/alex
  2. http://getglue.com/jdriv *
  3. http://getglue.com/notmyname *
  4. http://getglue.com/LauraMarie
  5. http://getglue.com/JoeJames77 *
  6. http://getglue.com/Fraser
  7. http://getglue.com/pamusc93 *
  8. http://getglue.com/FantasyDreamer *
  9. http://getglue.com/TengFactor
  10. http://getglue.com/dbg *

* denotes a new entry on the list.

There are six users appearing in the top 10 for the first time. Completely gone from the list is last week’s third most connected user,  jasongaylor (note: I wonder if this threat had anything to do with the sudden disappearance?). The big question is when will Super Glue-rs steffanantonas and beatccr appear on the list?

Stay tuned next week for revised rankings.

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Connectors on Glue

by Fraser on September 3, 2009 · Comments

Maybe you’ve noticed this while exploring the new website:

source0903Immediately after the user’s name is the source where the user visited the item. If the source is one of Glue’s supported sites that site will be listed. In the case of the image above, Jason visited the item from my collection of recent things.

Since Glue has this information it’s easy to identify the top sources. While it is interesting to see that Netflix makes up only 13% of Glue’s total movie activity, it is fascinating to see who is an influential connector within the service.

By adding up the number of times a user is listed as a source, it’s possible to find who is influencing the most people.

Here are the Top 10 Connectors for the past week:

  1. http://getglue.com/Fraser
  2. http://getglue.com/alex
  3. http://getglue.com/jasongaylor
  4. http://getglue.com/netpro2k
  5. http://getglue.com/matthewclower
  6. http://getglue.com/TengFactor
  7. http://getglue.com/LauraMarie
  8. http://getglue.com/fredwilson
  9. http://getglue.com/AnnaSebestyen
  10. http://getglue.com/bokardo

I suspect to see these shift in the coming weeks. I’m surprised that beatccr or steffanantonas aren’t represented on the list. What do you think, is this interesting information?

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Glue Genie: The Game of Wild Animals Winners Annouced

by Fraser on July 6, 2009 · Comments

Thanks to everyone who played the Game of Wild Animals last week!

Congratulations to the 11 players who solved all of @glue_genie’s puzzle’s around the web:


A big congrats to beatccr for completing the game while on her honeymoon. Congratulations from all of your friends at AdaptiveBlue!



We used Random.org to select a winner for each question randomly. Here are the answers to the questions and the winners of each prize:

Clue 1:

Picture on the game’s blog post.

Answer: Water for Elephants, Winner: bermudaonion


Clue 2:

This impatient royal brushed up on looking down.

Answer: Lion King, Winner: steffanantonas


Clue 3:

He was a Jackal. He’s been a Hawk. He wanted moore and lended his voice to a raccoon.

Answer: Bruce Willis, Winner: beatccr (wins a Bruce Willis DVD)


Clue 4:

For 12 seasons he lived among the Silvertips. 13 proved unlucky. He didn’t Tread Well and didn’t get to see the Sundance award.

Answer: Grizzly Man, Winner: NORCAL


Clue 5:

It’s the only place where bears meet colts, broncos meet falcons, and lions and jaguars have never been.

Answer: The Superbowl, Winner: CortJstr (wins an Amazon Gift card)


Clue 6:

This fox is covered with gilded butterflies

Answer: Megan Fox, Winner: marvolosriddle (wins a Megan Fox DVD)


Clue 7:

These animals originate from Britain but were supported by Columbia. They’re best known for what they did to the rising sun.

Answer: The Animals, Winner: luckybear


Thanks everyone for playing and congratulations to the winners!

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Glue Genie: The Game of 5 Kings Winners Annoucement

by Alex on June 15, 2009 · Comments


Hey everyone and thank you for playing the last week’s game! @glue_genie challenged you to find 5 Kings around the web, to win books, music and movies. Congratulations to the 23 winners who solved all the puzzles and were eligible for this week’s drawing:



We used Random.org to select a winner for each question randomly. Here are the answers to the questions and the winners of each prize:

Clue 1:

At the end of the first season of this tv series, the king challenged the control of the catholic church.

Answer: Tudors, Winner: skrishna


Clue 2:

This modern king had 7 wives and was born in Brooklyn.

Answer: My Remarkable Journey, Winner: AuntBee


Clue 3:

This African king lived in Queens and was also a barber.

Answer: Coming To America, Winner: steffanantonas


Clue 4:

This next king, was the king of one of the states in the United States.

Answer: King of California, Winner: spiken24


Clue 5:

This last king was neither Stewarts, nor Bruce, nor was he a Dunkeld.

Answer: The Last King of Scotland, Winner: BookishRuth


Those of you who finished the game quickly, got a bonus clue from @glue_genie via DM on Twitter.

Bonus clue

These kings’s father was a preacher named Ivan. They lived in the south but reigned in Ireland, Australia.

Answer: Kings of Leon, prize Only by the Night, Winner: danieljl


Thanks everyone for playing and congratulations to the winners!

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Super Glue-rs

by Fraser on June 5, 2009 · Comments

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As Glue spreads we have had the pleasure of getting to know a number of great people. When it comes to supporting our efforts, these people constantly exceed expectations.

We’ve started calling these people Super Glue-rs. The Super Glue-rs provide product feedback, beta test, help with market research and provide input on future features and functionality of Glue.

It’s been an incredible experience to see people like Steffan, Vada, Deborah, Chad, Jeff, Matt and many others not only support our vision but become our friend.

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Thanks all!

We talked internally about the best way to say thanks and express our gratitude. And then we realized: let’s just ask them. So we did.

The outcome? Super Glue-r shirts for those passionate people who are helping us realize our potential and become a valuable service.

On behalf of everyone @adaptiveblue, thank you Super Glue-rs for all of your love!

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Some Glue-rs Who Love Books

by Fraser on January 24, 2009 · Comments

While browsing Glue today I came across some users who are avid readers. If you like books you may want to follow them on Glue to see their recommendations as you browse popular book sites.

I don’t know how Steffan manages to read so many books, but I love using him as a filter to find gems. If you’re into business books then Rex is also someone that you should be following.

While visiting Obama’s Dreams from my Father on Amazon I bumped into SilverFox616 who has a diverse set of tastes but seems to always have 2cents to share.

Over the past two months I’ve had the joy of exchanging emails with CherryBlossomMJ and WarrenWhitlock. These two are avid readers with big personalities. Corbo64, who may have the best avatar ever, likes fantasy novels.

After visiting one of my favorite books I found Hatfullofrain and Raindog (who also likes Snow Crash). I’ve followed both of them.

Finally, this week I chatted with TheBookImp, J_Kaye, and BethFishReads on Twitter. It was a thrill to overhear their conversation as they discovered, and then, explored Glue.

Who do you follow on Glue who has a good taste in books?

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Andrew Abshere Discusses Glue Now and Tomorrow

by Fraser on January 5, 2009 · Comments

I love community. More specifically, I love the community that is forming around Glue.

People like Steffan, MJ, Vada, Matthew (thanks for the wine!), Jeff, Ryan, and others have helped us shape our vision and refine product features. They’ve also become friends.

Selfishly I love interacting with such incredible people. In some cases we’ve grabbed beers or played Rock Band. I enjoy playing email ping-pong with these individuals, bouncing ideas and intelligent thoughts off of one another.

Andrew has quickly become a positive presence in my inbox. Andrew has written two awesome blog posts about Glue. After writing “5 Things I Love About Glue” he delivered the gem, “5 Things I Wish Glue Would Give Us For Christmas.”

Here are Andrew’s first four wishes:

  1. Ability to comment on a user’s 2cent comment
  2. Recommendations on new people to follow
  3. Location-aware information
  4. More text highlighting options

1, 2, and 4 are common requests from people on Glue (#4 is Alex’s personal favorite). We have a few ideas cooking for these in the Glue Labs. Do you want to see these suggestions integrated into Glue? Would you like to see anything else?

Andrew’s 5th wish is going to be harder to deliver, especially in a city like New York. But for someone like Andrew we’re going to try our hardest to make it happen :)

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Introducing Glue

by Alex on October 28, 2008 · Comments

Today we are pleased to announce a new product called Glue. This browser add-on makes it easier to connect with friends around books, music, movies, restaurants, stocks, wine and more.

Glue automatically appears on Amazon, Last.fm, Netflix, Yahoo! Finance, Wine.com, Citysearch and hundreds of other popular sites to show friends who looked at the same thing and what they thought.

We created Glue because even though we live in the age of networking, connecting with friends is still hard. Many of us have experienced this - looking at a book on Amazon we’d like to know what our friends think about it. Typically to find out, we have to leave the page and log into a book network or email our friends or ping them via IM or Skype. We have to go out of our way. And frankly, this is why we never do it, because its work.

Glue removes this friction by surfacing the network right on the pages that you visit.

You no longer have to go out of your way to network - your friends and other Glue users show up right on your favorite pages.

The most important thing about Glue is that it is contextual and relevant.

Glue leverages our core semantic recognition technology to automatically recognize books, music, movies and other everyday things around the web. By recognizing that you and your friends are visiting the same movie, for example, Glue is able to connect you regardless of when and where you visit it.

Not only does Glue remove the friction that exists in today’s networking but it is designed for simplicity. We know that no one wants complex rating systems or reviews - who’s got time for that? Glue is light, compact, and appears automatically when it makes sense.

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You participate simply by visiting pages. As you browse Glue automatically remembers the last 20 things you visit. In addition Glue gives you two simple ways to express your attitude - Like button and 2Cents box. Whenever you click the Like button your friends will see that you liked this book or music album or movie, regardless on which sites you use. The 2Cents box lets you add a playful comment so that you can let your friends know what you thought.

There is so much more to say about Glue! But in the spirit of brevity we will be wrapping up this announcement. Instead we ask you to subscribe to BlueBlog or AdaptiveBlue on Twitter and to come back to learn more about ideas and tips around Glue in the coming weeks.

We also hope that you will love Glue and find it a lot of fun to explore! Please head over to http://www.getglue.com and give it a try. In fact we think you’ll like it so much you will try to get your friends on Glue as well ;)

If you want to read more here are links to coverage from around the web: CNET, CenterNetworks, Alley Insider, ReadWriteWeb, Site Point, Mashable, SemanticWeb, The Deal, GigaOm, A VC, Five Years Too Late, Ryan Graves, Steffan Antonas.

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