AI is key to providing a user-driven TV experience and addressable advertising for FAST channels #2023_09_05 #videonet #dror_mangel #opinions #addressable_tv_advertising #ai_driven_recommendation #content_discovery #fast #fast_advertising #personalised_fast_channels

>> https://www.v-net.tv/2023/09/05/ai-is-key-to-providing-a-user-driven-tv-experience-and-addressable-advertising-for-fast-channels/

Pets are wrong.

I don’t mean that pets hold wrong #opinions, of course: I mean that the idea of keeping small animals around for fun is a mistake.

Let me refine that: keeping #pets in urban environments is almost always wrong.

• It’s a misallocation of resources (invest that same money and attention on a fellow human being; or improving the welfare of farmed animals, which have it much, much worse than your chihuahua).
• Many pets are probably miserable (caged rodents, reptilians and birds; cats and dogs living in apartments; any animal lacking space, exercise, challenges, prey, mates, etc).
• For cities, some pets may be healthy (eg, cats killing mice), but many others facilitate disease, stain the streets with their droppings, are dangerous to people, or are noisy.
• Pets waste much-needed empathy and send the wrong signal: there are so many pressing issues, and so many millions of people (and billions of farmed animals) in need of help, and so many causes lacking funds and visibility, that choosing to buy a pet and spend money on it seems a weird whim.

Exceptions I understand: guide dogs and the like; pets for lonely people who really can’t find friends or caregivers; purely rural environments.

Driving fan engagement through personalised TV connections #2023_09_04 #videonet #margo_hock #opinions #aiq #data_analytics #personalised_tv #sports_fan_engagement #sports_marketing

>> https://www.v-net.tv/2023/09/04/driving-fan-engagement-through-personalised-tv-connections/

(30 Aug) Al-Jazeera: BRICS expansion: A warning to the US, but not a ‘new Cold War’ - BRICS is alluring to aspiring members precisely because it does not require them to commit to an alliance. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8pgn4 #opinions

(29 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Why Nepal’s Supreme Court is wrong on child marriages and rape - The court has effectively diluted the concept of statutory rape and could end up encouraging child marriages. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qzq2z #opinions

(29 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Nuclear weapons should be relics of the past - As the world marks the International Day against Nuclear Tests, we should all join the fight for global disarmament. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/fy2uu #opinions

Has anyone used both #spotify and #AmazonMusic ? What do you think of the services, particularly in comparison to each other?

My subscription for Spotify is coming due & I'm considering switching to Amazon, since I have a Prime membership currently. However, I've been using Spotify forever - my main playlist has ~950 songs, and I have about ten other playlists. The idea of transferring it all over is... daunting. 🥴

#music #whatdoyouthink #streaming #subscription #opinions

(28 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Panama’s doomsday warning is not about holiday shopping - The nation is where the climate crisis, the refugee crisis and the inequalities of capitalism intersect. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/amyxf #opinions

(27 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Russia will struggle to salvage the Wagner empire - Prigozhin’s demise may be an attempt to show strength but the world still sees weakness. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ycfta #opinions

(25 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Prigozhin’s death is good news for Ukraine - Wagner chief’s sensational demise is the latest indication that the future of Putin’s flailing invasion is in jeopardy. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/kb71o #opinions

(25 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Facebook should pay for what it did to my people, Rohingya - For six years, I have been stuck in an overcrowded refugee camp. Facebook helped create the conditions that got me here. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/cdxaa #opinions

(25 Aug) Al-Jazeera: How Malta stole the youth of three young men - Abdalla, Amara and Kader helped authorities defuse a tense situation on a boat with asylum seekers. Their reward? Jail. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/mk3cn #opinions

https://www.cyclingeu.com/40118/cycling-in-estonia-madajarve-hiking-trail-importance-of-lower-level-position-jobs/ Cycling in Estonia | Mädajärve Hiking Trail & Importance of Lower-Level Position Jobs ##hikingtrail #Appreciation #Bicycling #Biking #Cycling #CyclingEstonia #Estonia #ImportanceOfLowerLevelPositionJob #job #LowerLevelPosition #LowPositionJob #mushrooms #nature #Opinions #Talk #travel #trip #Values #vlog

Are FAST channels the answer to your revenue woes? #2023_08_23 #videonet #cameron_church #opinions #ad_error_reduction #ad_errors #distribution_strategy #fast #fast_advertising #owned_and_operated

>> https://www.v-net.tv/2023/08/23/are-fast-channels-the-answer-to-your-revenue-woes/

(24 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Prigozhin’s death will not fix Putin’s miscalculation - Wagner’s mutiny was a symptom of intra-elite tensions which will not go away with the passing of its leader. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/1721r #opinions

(24 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Rohingya youth long for a future beyond the barbed wire - As they mark six years of exodus in Bangladesh, young refugees demand a chance to take charge of their own futures. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/si0vj #opinions

(23 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Remember that I love you most - When my father stopped breathing on August 16, I was by his side. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qfdts #opinions

(23 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Sanction elites to stop Lebanon from becoming a failed state - Only coordinated US and EU sanctions may prevent Lebanese leaders from driving the country into the void. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ynsfb #opinions

(22 Aug) Al-Jazeera: Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0 - Once again the world is in the grips of a heated US election season that could have global repercussions. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/xom8q #opinions

(22 Aug) Al-Jazeera: BRICS expansion could be a bad idea. Here’s why - Taking in more members too quickly could leave BRICS incoherent, weakening rather than strengthening the bloc. #opinions