Feb 21

YouTube Views Now Factored into Billboard Music Charts

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Craig Smith

Google announced today that they have struck a deal with Billboard and Nielsen to play a role in the calculation of their weekly music charts. Continue reading →

Mar 09

GetGlue Grows Up and Becomes Credible Measurement Tool

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Craig Smith

In announcing that the uber-popular CBS sitcom Big Bang Theory crossed the two million check-in mark last night, GetGlue also took a quick time out to brag about their recent growth. Continue reading →

Jan 11

GetGlue Ranks Top Social TV Shows of 2011

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Craig Smith

A little while back, I questioned whether a social TV platform like GetGlue could someday replace the traditional Nielsen ratings system.

The jury is still out on the future of TV ratings, but GetGlue is dabbling in the social TV analytics world more and more. Their latest offering is a pretty interesting infographic that shows the top social tv shows (based on check-in), broken down in various categories. Continue reading →

Jan 06

Digital Finally Overtakes Physical Music in 2011

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Craig Smith

Here is an interesting read from Econsultancy about how digital music sales has surpassed physical music sales in 2011. Nielsen and Billboard teamed up for the report that showed 50.3% of all music sales to be digital. Continue reading →

Apr 27

Comcast Adds ABC and Fox to OnDemand Lineup

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Craig Smith

Comcast posted on their blog today that they are adding Fox and ABC shows to their OnDemand library.

This is in addition to the two broadcast networks they already had deals with- NBC and CBS. Continue reading →

Apr 22

Could an App Like GetGlue Eventually Replace Nielsen?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Craig Smith

After seeing the Facebook and Twitter check-ins for months, I had a little free time the other night and decided to try out GetGlue.

For those of you that don’t know, GetGlue is a web/mobile social media app that allows you to check-in to a bunch of things- TV shows/movies you are listening to, a book you are reading, music you are listening to, a topic you are thinking about, etc. It is basically foursquare for everything but location. Continue reading →