interesting things
Shazam, the content-recognition app developer, has finally added a critical feature that media companies and advertisers have been seeking for years — the ability to ID songs, TV shows and ads without having to be told. Until now, every time users wanted to “Shazam†a song or TV show to get more info, they have… Read more »
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/shazams-ipad-app-now-listens-for-music-tv-automatically-1200486841/
Netflix continues to be the biggest hog of Internet bandwidth in North America, with its video traffic jumping more than 35% in March from a year earlier, according to a new study. The video-subscription company accounted for roughly one-third (32.3%) of peak-period downstream traffic on fixed-line broadband networks in the U.S. and Canada, about the… Read more »
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/netflix-puts-even-more-strain-on-the-internet-1200480561/