When you watch media with other people — that is, live and simultaneously — it’s impossible not to be affected by their giggles and groans and analysis. That’s kind of what I was hoping to find out more about when we started the Pier Screenings series this spring. Five editions later, we’re done with the series (for this year anyway), and it’s been hammered home in more ways then one. And the whole experience has me wondering about the potential for social video viewing to be extended on the web. Continue Reading.