Freudian misreading: I thought you wrote "they continue to be used to gouge ratings."
jd On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a great microcosm for society. Despite being inefficient, > unreliable, and unverifiable, Nielsen continues to be the dominating > force in media ratings, to the tune of over $1 billion annually. They > don't factor in new media (the internet), they don't accurately track > the primary age demographic (college kids), but they continue to be > used to gauge ratings. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091001/media_nm/us_media_ratings_9 > > http://en-us.nielsen.com/tab/measurement/tv_research > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
