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Carson Daly Tells All About ‘The Voice,’ Its Social Media Clout and ‘TRL’



Hours before watching The Voice's season three premiere, host Carson Daly calls himself a "tech geek."

Social media and gadgets like the Apple TV surround him during much of his waking moments -- and there's plenty of that no-shut-eye time now after he welcomed a daughter, Etta Jones, to the world last week. Like a newborn's tears on a cheek, parenting apps trickled onto his iPhone to aid in any fatherly woes.

His digital-first mentality to solving problems has seeped into the production of The Voice since the televised singing competition first debuted in 2011. In a way, social media helped raise the show into a powerhouse on TV and online, just as the apps likely will help Daly r…
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