Netflix Still Says “House of Cards” Did Great, but Still Won’t Talk Ratings

It would be pretty amazing if the company said its first original show did as well as “The Walking Dead.” But Netflix says it didn’t say that.
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Nielsen Gets Digital to Track Online TV Viewers

Broadcast and cable networks, including NBC, Fox, ABC, Univision, Discovery and A+E, have signed up for the pilot program for “Nielsen Digital Program Ratings,” which will happen over the next few months before a broader commercial rollout later this year.

Why Netflix Money May Be Expensive for Viacom

Why watch “SpongeBob” on TV, with commercials, when you can see it whenever you want on the Web, ad-free?
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Nudged by Apple, Twitter’s Porn Saga Ends in a Raw Deal for Vine

In App Store dealings, sometimes compromise hurts.
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Barry Diller Wants to Take You on a Blind Date, and He Wants You to Pay

A new mobile app from IAC’s Match helps you get fixed up fast. More interesting: Its rating system, which forces people to pay up to praise someone.
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New Year, Same Rating: J.P. Morgan Still Bullish on Facebook

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?
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Attention, Ad Dudes: Nielsen Becomes the Official Twitter TV Ratings Guide

Twitter and Nielsen pair up to deliver new numbers, which could raise some eyebrows in ad departments around the world.
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Going the Extra Mile Now that Google Maps Have Returned to iOS

Some complaints about Google’s new iOS Maps app are simply out of its control.
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News Byte

Foursquare Launches Numbered Ratings System

Foursquare on Monday unveiled a new numbers-based ratings system for locations within the mobile app. When users look for locations to visit using the “Explore” feature, places are ranked on a 10-point scale, taking into account signals like tips, loyalty and popularity. In a jab to competitor Yelp, Foursquare claims it’s more informative than a one- to five-star ratings system, which relies on users and ultimately averages out to give little information.

NBC Holds One Last Olympic Victory Dance

The moral of the story: People really like to watch TV — even if they like to tweet otherwise.
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Mother’s New Little Helper: Netflix

Viral Video: "The View" Vs. "The Talk"