Blogging and tweeting through your remote control

Here's an interesting one:
TechCrunch reported that IBM has filed a patent application for a TV remote control that allows you to post what you're watching to your blog or Twitter account.  View full patent filing here.

Takeaway:  As computers, TVs, smartphones, and other electronic devices continue to converge, word-of-mouth marketing through social media will continue to grow.  Who knows -- maybe devices meant for the masses -- like this remote -- will be the technology that moves Twitter from an "early adopters" and "Internet savvy" crowd into a truly mainstream communications medium.