I receive good forwards from my son-in-law.
They are generally informative and some times really funny.
I could not resist sharing one here.
I do not want to mar it by my comments.
Thanks Vikram.
Here is a list of Most viewed Videos in YouTube in 2013.
Thirty have been listed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos
A Study has revealed that the local cable TV connections are losing their way to Google and Facebook .
Though the figures are not alarming, it shows a clear pattern of preference to Online TV watching, provided by Google and Facebook.
One reason is the cost of the local cable.
Another is the technology.
The unlimited channels available Online can not be matched by Cable TV.
The quality of the videos are so fine that they can not be matched by the Cable TV.
On the concern side is also the fact that Smart TVs spy on you.
So are the internet sites.
Story:
A recent survey by Wedbush Securities of 2,500 U.S. consumers found 12% had cut premium cable services over the past year, with 7% axing cable altogether. After seeing the trend percolate for several years, market-research firm Parks Associates last December estimated that half a million households had so far cut the cable cord in favor of online-only content.
Now, the prospect of ESPN streaming live sports via Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT -0.77% Xbox 360, the emergence of alternative TV service Sezmi and the recent relaunch of Apple Inc. AAPL +1.84% ‘s Apple TV box could convince people that the cable bill—which has grown nearly 38% on average over the past 10 years—is an expense they can live without.
“There’s evidence this is going to happen,” said Forrester Research FORR -0.49% analyst James McQuivey, adding that data show people watch, on average, an extra half an hour of video a day more than a year ago, with much of this attributable to online video.
Betty Chen, for instance, no longer pays for cable television, but that doesn’t mean she can’t get what she calls her “trashy TV fix.”..
TVs being unplugged.
Time Warner Cable, for instance, lost 306,000 TV subscribers in Q3, and 24,000 broadband web subscribers, too.
And Tom Rutledge, CEO of Charter Communications, told Wall Street analysts he was “surprised” that 1.3 million of his 5.5 million customers don’t want TV – just broadband internet. “Our broadband-only growth has been greater than I thought it would be,” he said.
The following charts show the evidence that cable TV is dying, and that people are also unplugging from broadband internet service.
Sources:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703440004575548083813748368
One is used to websites tracking your History.
Then came the Mobiles.
There have been various regulations in force , on paper.
I have posted quite a few Posts on how to protect one’s personal Data.
Now the Spying enters your Home too.
There have been reports of LG TVs collecting personal data and forwarding to the Company.AP and Huffington Post report.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — LG Electronics Inc. said it is investigating a claim that some of its smart TVs send information on home viewing habits back to the company without consent.
The investigation comes after a British blogger, using network traffic analysis software, detailed how his LG smart TV logged the channels he was watching even after an information collection feature was disabled.
The blog said the TV also collected the names of files saved in an external USB hard drive plugged into the TV as well as the TV’s unique identification information.
The information also appeared to be sent to LG unencrypted.
The world’s second-largest TV maker said Thursday that customer privacy is its top priority and takes the issue very seriously.
An ad platform in LG smart TVs called LG Smart AD lets advertisers reach target audiences by utilizing device information, regional information and demographic details such as age and gender, LG says on its website.
However it was not immediately clear which features in LG’s smart TVs were triggering the data monitoring.”
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Bell‘s privacy policy has been updated to indicate that it plans to start tracking customers and collect data on web and mobile usage, TV watching and phone calling habits.
Bell will start collecting customer data on Nov. 16, which it says will be used for improving network performance, creating marketing reports and selling targeted ads on mobile devices.
Websites visited, search terms used, TV shows watched, calling patterns and mobile usage will be collected and collated with what products and services customers pay for, where they live, their gender and age range.
Bell says the data it collects will not be linked with a customer’s identity. While customers can opt out of having their data used for personalized advertising and marketing reports, it appears they will be tracked regardless.
Bell did not immediately respond to an interview request.
Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-commerce law, said he’s shocked by the extent of the “data grab” that Bell is preparing to undertake.
“What Bell is able to aggregate, being as large as it is, is far more than any individual Internet company, even a company as large as Google,” Geist said.
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