[mythtv-users] plugin idea: MythNielsen

[Brian Wood]

On May 8, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Ross Campbell wrote:

> On 5/7/06, Richard Bronosky <mythtv at bronosky.com> wrote:
>> So, it occurred to me how valuable media viewing information is.
>> DataDirect offers their services to us (in the US) in return for a
>> simple little survey every few months.
>>
>> What if we gathered our viewing data and compilied it for them.
>> They'd surely get value out of that.
>
> Well, I'd like to have mythtv be able to track programs recorded,
> programs watched, and get all sorts of statistics that may be of
> personal interest (like average hours per day of TV watching, liveTV
> or recordings), Most popular channels by shows recorded, etc. and it
> would tie into
>
> I wouldn't call it MythNielsen either, I'd call it mythstats or
> something like that and if any company is willing to *PAY* for that
> data from users, have a way for users to configure "mythstats" to view
> the content of what would be sent at what freqency and schedule that
> info to be sent.
>
> If nobody's interested in paying for that info, at least we can all
> look at it and do what we want with it.


I agree it would be interesting information just to us users.

I'm not sure I would sell that information about me for any price,  
"They" already have enough data about me. Not that I would mind  
anyone else doing so if they wished.

But nobody would be interested in my info anyway, I am not married  
with 2.7 children, two cars, a mortgage, a dog and a white picket  
fence (actually I do have the fence).