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KingBartz
08/31/18 5:24:14 PM
#1:


A representative left a thing on my door that says they want me to do the TV ratings. For those who aren't familiar, they install a box in your house that tracks your TV viewing habits.

I know they give out like gift cards and stuff but it seems like a lot of hassle(having to use their remote to watch tv) and loss of privacy(the box listens to your living room, basically) just for like $100 in free stuff per year.

Does anyone here know anyone who has done this? I'm intrigued at the idea of having my TV watching "count," but it could also be a big waste of time. And I do not watch a ton of TV to begin with.
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BlackMageJawa
08/31/18 5:27:30 PM
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My advice depends on whether or not you like the same shows as me...
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mnkboy907
08/31/18 5:28:09 PM
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BlackMageJawa posted...
My advice depends on whether or not you like the same shows as me...

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JonThePenguin
08/31/18 5:33:33 PM
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mnkboy907 posted...
BlackMageJawa posted...
My advice depends on whether or not you like the same shows as me...

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Xeybozn
08/31/18 5:38:35 PM
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You people are so selfish. I wouldn't care whether he likes the same shows I do, just as long as he watches them.
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Jakyl25
08/31/18 5:51:39 PM
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I was a Nielsen viewer once, but it was back in the early 90s when you just wrote what you watched in each time slot in a journal they gave you
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KingButz
08/31/18 5:52:16 PM
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I only watch sports so what I watch doesnt really matter

edit: it's not like I'm watching BBT or anything like that
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ChaosTonyV4
08/31/18 5:52:57 PM
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That's weird.
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Leafeon13N
08/31/18 5:53:05 PM
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KingButz posted...
I only watch sports so what I watch doesnt really matter


What no. Watching live sports is still hugely important.
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KingButz
08/31/18 5:54:43 PM
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I mean, me watching sports isn't going to affect whether mnkboy's favorite show gets renewed
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mnkboy907
08/31/18 5:55:46 PM
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In the sense that it means you're not watching my favorite show when you could be it kinda does sorta...!
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Leafeon13N
08/31/18 5:59:38 PM
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KingButz posted...
I mean, me watching sports isn't going to affect whether mnkboy's favorite show gets renewed


But sports ratings are still really important to how sports are covered and how advertising dollars continue to flow into these networks.

You absolutely should get the box.
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Vlado
08/31/18 6:01:50 PM
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KingBartz posted...
I know they give out like gift cards and stuff but it seems like a lot of hassle(having to use their remote to watch tv) and loss of privacy(the box listens to your living room, basically) just for like $100 in free stuff per year.

Doesn't sound like it's worth it at all.

Jakyl25 posted...
I was a Nielsen viewer once, but it was back in the early 90s when you just wrote what you watched in each time slot in a journal they gave you

Now this would have been cool.
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Lopen
08/31/18 6:19:38 PM
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Jakyl25 posted...
I was a Nielsen viewer once, but it was back in the early 90s when you just wrote what you watched in each time slot in a journal they gave you


I got one of these as late as 2008 actually.

They didn't keep me around long since I hardly watched anything
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MZero11
08/31/18 11:18:28 PM
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KingBartz posted...
loss of privacy(the box listens to your living room, basically)


That's a deal breaker imo
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CherryCokes
08/31/18 11:23:30 PM
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please watch The Good Place live

or just like, leave it on for your pets
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banananor
09/01/18 1:58:55 AM
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Knew someone who did this because they were upset that firefly had been cancelled

They used their new power to boost every episode of arrested development
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hylianknight3
09/01/18 4:21:42 AM
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JonThePenguin posted...
mnkboy907 posted...
BlackMageJawa posted...
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KingButz
09/01/18 9:00:30 AM
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CherryCokes posted...
please watch The Good Place live

or just like, leave it on for your pets


we just started watching season 1 on Netflix. Was thinking about watching it live if we can catch up before s3 starts
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Obellisk
09/01/18 9:45:08 AM
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porn, watch lots and lots of porn.
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mnkboy907
09/01/18 12:03:03 PM
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KingButz posted...
CherryCokes posted...
please watch The Good Place live

or just like, leave it on for your pets


we just started watching season 1 on Netflix. Was thinking about watching it live if we can catch up before s3 starts

It's back on September 27th.
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KingBartz
09/01/18 2:20:23 PM
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Well, the researcher came by today to talk and asked if I have cable. Since I do not, she said that I'm not eligible.

Oh well
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swirIdude
09/01/18 2:37:46 PM
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Gotta love the self-selecting Nielsen ratings.
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DeepsPraw
09/01/18 2:50:24 PM
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Nielsen sent me a crisp dollar bill in the mail once. They said if I filled out a survey, they'd send another one. Or maybe it was a fiver, I can't remember.

I said hell no to the survey, but free money in the mail is always cool
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Dantezoid
09/01/18 3:01:07 PM
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DeepsPraw posted...
Nielsen sent me a crisp dollar bill in the mail once. They said if I filled out a survey, they'd send another one. Or maybe it was a fiver, I can't remember.

I said hell no to the survey, but free money in the mail is always cool


They sent me 2 dollars in the mail literally the day before I moved out about a year ago. And then a month later mailed me two more at my new address!
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Forceful_Dragon
09/01/18 4:34:36 PM
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I will send you money to watch every sf giants game
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Forceful_Dragon
09/01/18 4:35:06 PM
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KingBartz posted...
Well, the researcher came by today to talk and asked if I have cable. Since I do not, she said that I'm not eligible.

Oh well


Shit
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ChaosTonyV4
09/01/18 7:54:30 PM
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Dantezoid posted...
DeepsPraw posted...
Nielsen sent me a crisp dollar bill in the mail once. They said if I filled out a survey, they'd send another one. Or maybe it was a fiver, I can't remember.

I said hell no to the survey, but free money in the mail is always cool


They sent me 2 dollars in the mail literally the day before I moved out about a year ago. And then a month later mailed me two more at my new address!


What the fuck
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DanteIsSlacking
09/01/18 8:01:18 PM
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I didn't do the survey either time, suckers
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