Blog Post Two: Would You Pay???

Advertisements can be such a menace, when you watch a video on YouTube and some ad that is not relevant to what you are watching pops up can be such a pain. You might be aware that there is software to help reduce the amount of ads that bother your web surfing when you are “in the zone”. However these programs might not always consistently work, and your money would go right down the drain.

To solve this small dilemma, YouTube is going to be realising their very own subscription to get rid of those ads for you. The catch to this little feature is price $9.00, which in my opinion this price is far too much. I think subscription is overpriced, because this subscription is only for YouTube and other programs are free. Also YouTube does offer the “skip ad” button which is free during the longer advertisements. The only drawback, which really isn't a big deal is you have to wait three seconds to be able to click skip the ad button. Despite the free “skip ad” I think people will buy this subscription. I think that people will buy this subscription, because we are human and therefore impatient.

This new ad blocker on YouTube might affect the people who advertise on their website. The companies, services, and websites that are advertise on YouTube will have less of an audience to advertise to. This decrease in people watching the commercials might leave the companies, services, and websites overlooked and ignored. The smaller companies will most vulnerable to being over looked. The smaller companies might not be a popular company that most people heard of, but a company that is just getting started. These companies usually do not large profits, therefore they have to inform the public about the product, website, or service in a cheap and efficient way. The new ad blocker by YouTube will be used by many (which is the point of creating the subscription) and other would wait for the free skip ad button (which is a good choice as well).

 

Blog Post One: TV is DYING! ... or is it?

Cable Television is one of the few things, like movie theatres, that I hope will never go out of style. Most of the people today have some type account on Netflix, Apple TV, Shomi, Crave TV, or YouTube. These websites are a spectacular invention, and can save you some time; No advertisement.

Other than no advertisements, there are the undeniable advantages about these alternate ways of watching television; getting to watch the shows you want, when you want. However, there is no way of replacing the excitement you feel when the premier of new season on your favorite show. Sometimes, I still find myself making popcorn, and waiting in anticipation and eagerness for my favorite shows to come on. This might just be my point of view, but being able to watch an episode the first time it airs (with no spoilers) not knowing what’s going to happen is one of the best parts of the television watching experience.

The newer ways to watch television are not uploaded the same time it premiers. By the time you get around to watching the show online, you might have already run in to mega spoilers. Don’t get me wrong, I love these alternative ways to watch television, but the waiting for the show can feel like an eternity. The point of a television show is to be entertained and surprised, even if the surprise is really small. For someone to wait so that they can watch the show, and they see some “spoiler alerts” it takes away half of the point of the show. Spoilers and the timing of the show being uploaded is what will hopefully keep cable television up and running. Today cable television is still used quite a bit, I don’t think cable television will ever truly go out of style, because of the excitement of anticipation that comes with it.