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YouTube TV Joins the Cable-Cutting Movement Away From Traditional TV
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is heating up with YouTube TV recently announcing that they would be launching a television streaming service. This step by Alphabet/Google is a more aggressive move to capture additional revenue for the company. Currently several tech companies are providing streaming television, but each one has its strengths and weaknesses. Currently, users can input their email and zip code to be notified when the service for YouTube TV will be arriving to their area. Sling TV is one of the more established television streaming services with two years of experience.
Sling TV Providing Solutions to Cord-Cutting
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The group of young adults have shown growth in an era of regression. Pervious generations would work a standard 9-5 schedule, and come home to the warm glow of home entertainment. Adults in the United States prior to The Great Recession, and after the The Great Depression experienced a level of stability that other generations have not been able to share. Streaming services were unneeded before 2009. One example, Netflix went public in 2002, but saw little to no growth until The Great Recession. After 2009, Netflix and other
NBA VR on Google Daydream takes Spectators Courtside
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus Store and on the Google Play Store with the Google Daydream View. NBA is partnering with NextVR, a premiere broadcaster of live events in virtual reality, to bring NBA LEAGUE PASS subscribers one game every week of the 2016-17 regular NBA season live, and on-demand. Browse over the NBA VR viewing schedule. Watch over a preview of the excitement and intensity of NBA VR with the Google Daydream on YouTube. 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
Snapchat IPO Estimated with a $20 Billion Valuation
Technology companies that have been able to secure a stable user base have been able to turn their private companies into large-scale, public corporations. Snapchat is scheduled to take their company public in the near future, and estimates for the valuation are currently close to $20 billion. In perspective, Facebook first went public with a valuation over $100 billion. That translates into Snapchat having 1/5 overall value in comparison to Facebook when it first started selling stock in 2012. CNN Money reported: 'At this level, Snapchat is a far cry from Facebook, which had 1.23 billion daily users in
‘Extreme Weather’ by National Geographic Becomes Reality with the Oroville Dam
National Geographic and Sean Casey worked together on an environmental documentary titled Extreme Weather. The project has been released in IMAX theaters, and has a 3D viewing option. The beautiful piece of work captures the beauty within nature, as well as the destruction it can cause globally. Two of the topics they cover is global warming and climate change. The documentary does an excellent job of displaying the differences in weather patterns in correlation to climate change. Recently, the Oroville Dam experienced damage from flooding on February 11, 2017. The dam reached capacity and forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. The dam is
Verizon Wireless Unlocks Unlimited Data for Users in 2017
Verizon Wireless customers can rejoices with additional data being offered by the company for $80 a month. Users do have to sign up for auto pay to connect with the unlimited data plan. Their 'unlimited plan' is limited though, just like the other major communication companies. That being said I still find this opporunity to be useful for many Internet users. It depends on where you live, but when I was staying in Southern Illinois, Mediacom was supplying my Internet, and it was moving slower in comparison to using the Hotspot feature with my Verizon data. Also, when I
Abstract: The Art of Design Now Available on Netflix
Netflix has just released a new series titled Abstract: The Art of Design featuring industry leaders in design. Each of the eight episodes in the docuseries contains valuable interviews and points of view from established designers from different parts of the United States. The first season was launched on Friday, February 10. The following designers were featured in the first season: Christoph Niemann, Tinker Hatfield, Es Devlin, Bjarke Ingels, Ralph Gilles, Paula Scher, Platon and Ilse Crawford. When I first heard about Abstract: The Art of Design I was interested in the designers that Netflix selected. The first two episodes of the series were
The Cross Section Between Violent Gaming and Virtual Reality
The Valve platform is launching a series of virtual reality games, and with both the hardware (the Vive) and distribution (Steam), the company is looking to take gaming to the next level. "Right now we're building three VR games." Gabe Newell, Valve founder These new games will have a great deal of influence over the users. I wanted to share and review some of the current VR games to give some insight on the direction gaming should be heading in for the future. As I reviewed different virtual reality games, I found a YouTuber, SayItsBradley that does demos of video games
United Automobile Workers Negotiate with Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors has been fortune enough to build as a company for the past several years in Silicon Valley. With that growth comes the responsibility to fairly compensate workers for creating and producing that growth. One Tesla Motors employee, Jose Moran, wrote a Medium post displaying some reasons why he thinks the company should unionized. He wrote: "A few months ago, six out of eight people in my work team were out on medical leave at the same time due to various work-related injuries. I hear that ergonomics concerns in other departments are even more severe. Worst of all,
Jack Johnson Tours with The Avett Brothers, Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love, ALO
Jack Johnson has released a string of live concerts for this summer in connection with a release of the song 'Fragments' from the film The Smog and the Sea. The tour this summer will feature opening acts including: The Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Bahamas, JAMTOWN featuring Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love & Cisco Adler, ALO, and John Craigie. Stream the latest song on Soundcloud below. 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 Johnson's management pointed out how this upcoming tour gives back to different communities, as well as the environment: Johnson's All At Once campaign, the summer tour will support over 140 non-profit partners and will engage fans to take action
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus
Technology companies that have been able to secure a stable user
National Geographic and Sean Casey worked together on an environmental documentary titled
Verizon Wireless customers can rejoices with additional data being offered by
Netflix has just released a new series titled Abstract: The Art of
The Valve platform is launching a series of virtual reality games,
Tesla Motors has been fortune enough to build as a company
Jack Johnson has released a string of live concerts for this