In the past several years, websites have been encouraging their users to remain logged in at all times, often nudging with a checkbox next to a “keep me logged in” option or making it difficult to find a way to log out. This helps these websites to track your behavior and preferences, often aiding them … Continue reading

What effects will a President Trump have on Media Freedom? Donald Trump’s allegedly unexpected win over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election represented Middle America rejecting the policies and propaganda of the PC Marxist Democratic Party and its ilk, including the vast majority of the Mass Media. Trump’s attitude toward the Lying Press, observations … Continue reading

The suspension of Milo Yiannopoulos from Twitter in 2016, followed by the same for many others on the Alt-Right – often without explanation but apparently related to tone or topical content – have led some to suggest that the future of Twitter as a leading social media platform is in question. Twitter, which is itself … Continue reading

Google-owned YouTube has some new policies regarding monetization of video containing content involving subjects or events that are controversial or sensitive… This could be construed (and applied?) many ways, and it sure sounds like it is describing most things that are really worth talking about; That is, anything “newsworthy”… If Google retains control to determine … Continue reading

A popular request on platforms like FaceBook has been a “dislike” button to show disapproval or negative reaction to content. The Internet does allow virtually unlimited avenues of content discovery, and the user experience is largely user-directed. Television, in contrast, is heavily controlled and programmed, with the viewer choosing between channels. Where is the call … Continue reading

The last thing many of us want is to have to talk to another robot. In some instances, when they are effective, it may be better than waiting on hold. More often than not, you’re left shouting into the phone, “I want to talk to a real person”. Well, the robots now have their electronic … Continue reading

At Media Blitz, we have an interest in video games that goes back to the 1980s, the Atari 2600, & the Nintendo Entertainment System. As kids, many of us found these video game systems & their interactive media products to be much more interesting than the television shows and other media offered on television and … Continue reading

Have you received phone calls that sound like a human, asking you a question in a natural and conversational tone and awaiting your answer before responding with more realistic conversation toward getting you to provide more information or qualify you as a lead? Robot callers are becoming very human-like… While it used to be easy … Continue reading

http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-reaches-bigger-audience-than-us-tv/ More people ages 18-49 are watching YouTube than the 10 most popular Prime Time TV Shows in the United States. This makes sense – Wouldn’t you rather watch what you are looking for than whatever garbage the TV companies have queued up for the masses? The only reasons you wouldn’t watch it on YouTube … Continue reading

Swedish YouTube star PewDiePie told Business Insider he believes ad-blocking software led to the development and launch of YouTube Red, the ad-free subscription service YouTube now offers viewers at $9.99 per month. PewDiePie cites the recent doubling of the percentage of his viewers using ad-blocking software. While there are certainly other factors at work, he … Continue reading