A method for synchronized utilization of an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving closed captioning data from an audio/video content receiver for a set of audio/video content, whereby the audio/video content receiver and the electronic device are separate devices; retrieving detail for a first event occurring in the set of audio/video content, wherein the first event is indicated by the received closed captioning data, by accessing a remote server to retrieve a playlist comprising a list of events occurring in the set of audio/video content and detail associated with each of the list of events; wherein the detail associated with each of the events comprises a closed captioning reference string, a time offset, and a reference to second screen content for display after occurrence of the closed captioning reference string and passage of the time offset in the set of audio/video content; and performing a lookup to compare the closed captioning data to a plurality of closed captioning reference strings cataloged in the playlist in order to locate a match; and, when a match is located, identifying appropriate second screen content cataloged in the playlist; and presenting the appropriate second screen content to a user, using the electronic device, after passage of the time offset associated with the first event during playback of the set of audio/video content, based on the retrieved detail, wherein the presenting step further comprises: executing a command to open a web browser, via the electronic device; and presenting a website to the user, using the opened web browser, wherein the retrieved detail comprises a uniform resource locator, and wherein the content comprises the website or presenting a plurality of selectable options to the user, via the electronic device, wherein the detail comprises the plurality of selectable options; and receiving user input to select one of the plurality of selectable options; wherein the content comprises the selected one of the plurality of selectable options. receiving closed captioning data from an audio/video content receiver for a set of audio/video content, whereby the audio/video content receiver and the electronic device are separate devices; retrieving detail for a first event occurring in the set of audio/video content, wherein the first event is indicated by the received closed captioning data, by accessing a remote server to retrieve a playlist comprising a list of events occurring in the set of audio/video content and detail associated with each of the list of events; wherein the detail associated with each of the events comprises a closed captioning reference string, a time offset, and a reference to second screen content for display after occurrence of the closed captioning reference string and passage of the time offset in the set of audio/video content; and performing a lookup to compare the closed captioning data to a plurality of closed captioning reference strings cataloged in the playlist in order to locate a match; accessing a remote server to retrieve a playlist comprising a list of events occurring in the set of audio/video content and detail associated with each of the list of events; wherein the detail associated with each of the events comprises a closed captioning reference string, a time offset, and a reference to second screen content for display after occurrence of the closed captioning reference string and passage of the time offset in the set of audio/video content; and performing a lookup to compare the closed captioning data to a plurality of closed captioning reference strings cataloged in the playlist in order to locate a match; and, when a match is located, identifying appropriate second screen content cataloged in the playlist; and presenting the appropriate second screen content to a user, using the electronic device, after passage of the time offset associated with the first event during playback of the set of audio/video content, based on the retrieved detail, wherein the presenting step further comprises: executing a command to open a web browser, via the electronic device; and presenting a website to the user, using the opened web browser, wherein the retrieved detail comprises a uniform resource locator, and wherein the content comprises the website or presenting a plurality of selectable options to the user, via the electronic device, wherein the detail comprises the plurality of selectable options; and receiving user input to select one of the plurality of selectable options; wherein the content comprises the selected one of the plurality of selectable options. executing a command to open a web browser, via the electronic device; and presenting a website to the user, using the opened web browser, wherein the retrieved detail comprises a uniform resource locator, and wherein the content comprises the website or presenting a plurality of selectable options to the user, via the electronic device, wherein the detail comprises the plurality of selectable options; and receiving user input to select one of the plurality of selectable options; wherein the content comprises the selected one of the plurality of selectable options.