Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments include initiating operation of network application logic by detecting control of a network-connected electronic device within a predetermined interval of a previous receipt of instructions related to playing media content that includes content-type metadata that identifies the media content as being a predetermined type of content; and programming an automated routine for initiating the operation of network application logic configured to control the network-connected electronic device triggered by receipt of instruction related to playing the media content when metadata associated with the selected media content includes the content-type metadata that identifies the selected media content as the predetermined type of content.