Television set to suck even worse....

[Jesus Malverde]

US Internet ad revenue surpasses broadcast

For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television thanks to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads.

That's according to a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, which said Thursday that Internet advertising revenue rose 17 percent to a record $42.8 billion in 2013. Broadcast TV ad revenue, in comparison, was $40.1 billion in 2013.

Mobile advertising revenue more than doubled to $7.1 billion from $3.4 billion in 2012 as companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter boosted their mobile presence.

http://news.yahoo.com/us-internet-ad-revenue-surpasses-202453398.html

[RKP5637]

1. Traditional television is totally obsolete with today's technology IMO. n/t

[snappyturtle]

2. +1 nt

[Jesus Malverde]

3. It's a generational thing...nt

[CFLDem]

4. Why is traditional tv still around?

[Ed Suspicious]

5. It supplies content for my roku. Also works as

background noise when I'm so lazy that even deciding which show to watch is too much work.

[RKP5637]

7. LOL!!! I sometimes do that too! On Roku, Justin.tv is quite interesting! I sometimes watch

individuals broadcasting. Some, are incredible, just have the cam rolling all the time.

[RKP5637]

6. I think some just don't realize the options available today. I've tried to get some to try

Roku, for example, but they seem to be too well trained on traditional TV. The broadcasters know days are limited and the ISP providers, hence, they want to control the internet via tiered bundled pricing, and that, is horrible!!! ... as they try to eliminate an open internet.

[Politicalboi]

8. We have Roku

With a Netflix subscription. My 87 year old mother loves it. We also use that $10.00 a month internet phone service Unlimited talk or something like that. Best phone decision I've made. Comacast wants like $30.00 for phone after 3 months. I went with Comcast rather than antenna for TV.

[politicat]

9. Can your mother come teach my grandmother the benefits of the Roku?

/personal rant on:

We're in Comcast territory, which is one of the most corrupt, user-unfriendly, screw the customer cable providers out there. My grandmother lives in assisted living, and they don't do Dish. So her choices were $90 a month for 20 station basic Comcast or a roku. Guess which I gave her? The one with the simpler remote, more selection, fewer commercials and neither QVC nor 2200 ranty god-bothering stations.

She hates it. I think she's mostly overwhelmed by too many choices, even though I've got it locked down to just netflix, Amazon Prime and Pandora. I am slowly seeing her try to use the system, but she can't seem to get the idea that she has to use the OK button. We have NEVER had cable or a dish in 13 years of marriage, so I am functionally unequipped to see the benefits of broadcast or cable.

I would really love to know what feature/program/channel captured your mother's attention to see if I can replicate it with my grandmother.

Sorry for the thread jacking, but I'm at my wit's end with her on several issues, and getting her TV sorted would help tremendously.