#10 Wild Card

Wild Card

The Green Bay Packers trade Ha Ha Clinton Dix to the Washington Red Skins for a 2019 Fourth Round Draft Pick.  The Packers are trying to free cap space for a maybe on the Pittsburgh Steelers Running back Le'veon Bell.  The Packers are currently 3-4-1 on the year and are trying to make up ground this season to reach the playoffs and one way of them doing it is by trying to get some one like Le'veon Bell from the Steelers. 

According to the article ESPN the Packers and Redskins are both happy with the deal because the Packers needed cap space and more draft picks for the 2019 season and the Redskins needed a true Safety. It was a win win for both organizations. 

#9 Classmate Blog Critique

Classmate Blog Critique

Before I begin I just want to say everyone blog is great and amazing and I respect each of you guys. I think everyone is doing a great job writing and continue to keep up the great work and put God first in your life because He will bless you like He has blessed me. First up is Kobe Smith on his clean writing style and much detail. Kobe you did a great job on all your blogs particularly your #8 post on predictions. I really liked how you went into detail and had many links and pictures. I think everyone in the class would agree with me on that.

Second, I thought Houston Taylor did a great job on his blog on Bing Watching. I liked how he went into depth on Stranger Things and how clean of a blog he wrote. Outstanding blog by Houston because of his well written blog and cleanness.

Fianlly, I thought everyone did a great job and every one in the class has great blogs and a bright future ahead of them. God Bless. 

#8 Predictions Network/Cable Streaming, Online, Social, Gaming, Or AI

Predictions

Hulu Live Sports Subscription

I predict in the next five years for companies like Direct TV, Dish network, 

Suddenlink, to name a few to be in a bind to keep subscribers due to online companies like Hulu offering online TV shows and Live Sports it is cheaper and online where viewers can watch at home or on the go. 

The current subscription for Hulu for live sports is $39.99 a month. The channels included in the subscription are the following starting with the viewers local channels in ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Next are the sports channels BTN, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN College Extra, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, NBC Golf, NBC Sports Network, SEC Network, and finally TNT. 

As the viewers can tell this would effect TV companies like the ones I mentioned earlier. I predict once the generation of our parents is come and gone its the generation in which people my age 22 years old and younger Television networks will go online and viewers will be watching sports online only. 

Hulu Sports Online

Here is an example of how the sports channels on Hulu look like compared to a company like Direct T.V. 

Another reason why I predict viewers will switch to Hulu over like Direct T.V. or Dish is because of weather. The reason behind this because when it rains hard or hails your satellite goes out and takes five to ten minutes or more to fix its signal with Hulu that is not an issue. Finally, look at all the T.V's out there on the market most of them now if not all are smart t.v's what do they all have smart hub. Smart hub is a feature on the t.v. that has apps like Hulu and Netflix on it. So this the reasoning why I am predicting this.

Finally, I would honestly recommend to consider looking at more at my prediction and consider the cost of tv and see if it is more efficient for most viewers budget and time to switch from T.V. companies and switch to Hulu. 

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/03/hulu-live-tv-sling/

#7 Bing Watching (Old, New, Domestic, Global)

 7 Bing Watching

Before I got married to the love of my life Mattison Eddy.  I use to bing watch occasionally. It was hard to find time to bing watch my favorite tv shows and going to class. But when I got to it was bing watching until the very last episode and some times going back and re watching the whole show again. But here are my two favorite shows on Netflix.

Stranger Things 2 Official Trailer

Stranger Things is a great T.V. series to watch in my opinion and it is one of my favorites on Netflix because viewers get the ultimate package in mystery, horror scenes, and a good amount of action and fighting scenes. The main characters of the show are Mike Wheeler, Eleven, Lucas Sinclair, and Jim Hopper.  There are more important character than these but these are just a few to name. 

Attack on Titan Trailer

This is my second favorite tv show on Netflix it is called Attack on Titan which is an Japanese tv show full of action and some mystery about an young man named Eren Yeager is set on a journey to defend his home and family and friends from monsters called Titans. Titans are people with power that makes them grow and their goal is to end humanity. 

Therefore, these are my favorite tv shows and I highly recommend these shows to people everywhere to check out.

#6 Global Trends (Programming Streaming, Online, Social, or Gaming)

The Amazon Mobile App is taking the next stage in Global Trends around the world. Most people shop online in today's world. I personally don't know what better app to shop on than the Amazon Mobile App.

The Amazon App is one of most downloaded apps on the app store on I phones Amazon App. The app has made shopping easier for people today due to the fact that it is fast and easy and user friendly.

The Amazon App is ranked #11 on the app store and is still moving up the polls daily. 

So what makes the Amazon Mobile App so great!? Well most people will go to Walmart to buy groceries and the everyday essentials. But most people don't like spending most of their in Walmart because most of us now that Walmart takes forever. With the Amazon Mobile App people can buy groceries, essentials, movies and other important items on the App and be delivered the next day or two days later with prime shipping. 

The App will save you money and time shopping due to the fact Amazon Prime members save on price and shipping. In the world today customers would prefer to buy online than in store and personally I would as well. 

Here is a video on Youtube showing how the Amazon Mobile App works. Amazon Mobile App. 

As we can see when shopping for a friends birthday or just want to buy an item that day go to the Amazon Mobile App and check out all the interesting items to buy. Amazon is making the money through the app because it is fast, easy, and reliable.

Finally, I encourage everyone to download the App and start their online shopping today and save time and money. For more information go to the Amazon App. 

#5 Surveillance or Law Enforcement

In today's world surveillance is used just about in the whole entire world. There are so much technology that law enforcement uses today to try and catch criminals.

A new technology used by law enforcement through surveillance cameras is face recognition technology. According to the article Face Recognition used by Law Enforcement.

Today, law enforcement officers can use mobile devices to capture face recognition-ready photographs of people they stop on the street; surveillance cameras boast real-time face scanning and identification capabilities; and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have access to hundreds of millions of images of faces of law-abiding Americans.

On the horizon, law enforcement would like to use face recognition with body-worn cameras, to identify people in the dark, to match a person to a police sketch, or even to construct an image of a person’s face from a small sample of their DNA.

Technology is growing at a fast rate and with the new face recognition it is helping officers today catch many criminals.

In this video that we see an officer tells the viewers why they use facial recognition. Youtube Facial Recognition. One good gift about cell phones and technology now a days it can help law enforcement speed up the process of tracking down a criminal and putting them behind bars.

According back to the article listed about their is a downside to facial recognition.

However, the adoption of face recognition technologies like these is occurring without meaningful oversight, without proper accuracy testing of the systems as they are actually used in the field, and without the enactment of legal protections to prevent internal and external misuse. This has led to the development of unproven, inaccurate systems that will impinge on constitutional rights and disproportionately impact people of color.

Finally, Facial technology is advancing and is helping the law to track down criminals but must keep advancing and improving. Also officers must remember citizens rights and to not over step their bounds on this impressive technology. To learn more on this go to Risks of Facial Recognition.

#4 Advertising Analysis

Snapchat

Snapchat has recently became one of top social media outlets in the world. The reason being is because as most social media platforms. One can use Snapchat as a business account or just as a personal account. Snapchat has been known for advertising the app on T.V. and through the internet like sites like Youtube and Google. Here is the link that Snapchat uses to for advertisements Snapchat Advertising 

Snapchat is one of the most popular apps in the world because of the Snapchat filters. Here are some pictures of what the Snapchat filters looks like. 

 

As we can tell this a great advertisement by Snapchat. Why? because of the cool and funny pictures that one can make. For Example, a rainbow coming out of a users mouth is really cool or the face swap picture is a great tool to have. Snapchat is selling their selves in advertisements because users in today's world want fast texting, taking selfies, and selfie video clips all in one. Snapchat has all users around the world loving the app due to this.

Snapchat has many celebrities on their app. This another great marketing and advertising tool because many users around the world love the Rock. Dwayne the Rock Johnson and so they want to see what his day consists of. Well with the Snapchat app one can see his life story as long as they follow him on their. He is not the only celebrity on Snapchat. Here is a link to see all the famous celebrities on their. Celebrities on Snapchat

Snapchat is hard for some users to get adjusted to. So I have this link to their Youtube account that will help any user get ready to download the Snapchat App and begin to experience the fun it brings to users. How to use Snapchat 

Finally, Snapchat has targeted kids from the ages of 5 all the way to young adults. Kids love the app because of the Snapchat filters and just being able to talk to family and friends and seeing exciting selfies of their selves and seeing people they know and love. Also Snapchat now has the create your own filter for couples or whatever the user wants to create which is a great marketing tool to have. Create your own Filter Snapchat is the best social media app in my opinion and I suggest everyone to download the app now and for one to create their own story. Download Snapchat

#3 Product Review

I recently got the new iPhone X and this new smart phone is the best smart phone I have ever had. The phone has a great battery life, smooth handling, facetime, and game pigeon which is where a user can play games through text messages. Games like pool and basketball are some to know.

According to CNET the IPhone X got a 8.9 review out of 10 which is really good. Below is a picture of the review. 

The IPhone X has some good pros and some bad cons to the product. Here are the Pros. First the phone has great handheld comfort and it has a nice touch OLED screen.  The Rear telephone camera outshoots the 8 plus in low light and the front camera snaps impressive portrait selfies. Apple has also added the face ID to the IPhone X and now instead of the fingerprint scanner. The phone will scan and recognize the users face. Also the battery life, the performance, and the features work really well on the IPhone X.

Now here are the cons of the IPhone X. First retail price on the phone is $999 dollars so basically $1,000 dollars plus tax so that is a lot of money for a phone without a upgrade. If a user has an upgrade it will cost around $300 to $400 dollars. Their is no home button no more on the IPhone X it is all touch screen except for the volume buttons on the side and power button which many users see as a con. It takes time for some apps to run and a little slower than on the iPhone 8 for example. The battery life is good but not great. Also the phone needs to have a phone case due to the fact of how expensive the phone is and it is too nice to drop.

Finally, the bottom line of the review is the phone is worth the money due to the fact on what it can do and because of the face recognizing. I would highly recommend users to buy this phone.

Here is a video showing the Iphone X in depth. Iphone X Video

#2 Programming Trends

THE CW Channel APP

I am a big fan of the CW channel and I enjoy watching shows like the Flash, the 100, Riverdale, and much more. I watch the app more online through my Xbox One X because I don't have to be at my house at 7:00 to watch my favorite shows. Instead I can watch it anywhere and at anytime.

The CW channel has taking a huge step in making the CW channel one of the most watched channels for TV Shows. 

Here is a link to the The CW's Website and shows the list of shows on air. http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-cw-app

The Top shows airing on the CW at the moment are the Flash, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The 100 and so many more. 

Here are some trailers of each of the shows found on youtube. 

The Flash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0l7iGKh8g

Riverdale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XmFTADupMc

Black Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoUlGwYa4QE

Supergirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlgL6FbqsVI

The CW APP is currently on the Xbox One X, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Airplay, and Amazon Fire T.V.

Users of a mobile device, laptop, or a tablet can download the app on the google play store or app store on the I phone's. 

The CW channel was founded 12 years ago. On January 24, 2006. So as we can tell the network is fairly new to the world. 

According to wiki and here is the link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW the slogan for the CW is "Dare to Defy." The CW is making a big influence around the world and will continue to. My favorite show on the CW is the 100 followed by the Flash and Riverdale. 

The CW has made their presence all over social media. They use social media as a target to make their target market bigger. They use twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to get users to watch their channel and app over Hulu and Netflix.

Here is their twitter feed. https://twitter.com/TheCW?lang=en 

It is amazing how vastly times are changing and the shows like the 100 can be watched on a phone or tablet or laptop on an app. Therefore, I would recommend people everywhere to download the CW APP and watch their favorite shows on the app. The APP is vastly changing and no telling where the network will be five to ten years from now.

#1 Personal Video Habits

Hulu Grows 40 percent in One Year; Tops 17 Million Subscribers 

Hulu past 17 million subscribers in 2017. The multimedia platform announced on Tuesday. Hulu announced on Thursday. Hulu now has five million more subscribers from its last publicly reported total in 2016 which is a 40 percent increase according to the article. 

“2017 was a momentous year for Hulu. We took several major steps to become a 21st century direct-to-consumer media company, evolving into both an aggressive SVOD business and a formidable new live TV provider,” said Hulu CEO Randy Freer. “The year ahead is going to be even bigger, as the company invests more in content – live, library and original – as well as technology and data to make Hulu the leading pay TV choice for consumers.”

As stated in the article https://www.thewrap.com/hulu-tops-17-million-total-subscribers-company-says/ Hulu has gained a total auidance has grown to 54 million total unique viewers. Which means Netflix will have to continue to step their game up to keep viewers on their side instead of switching to Hulu. 

Hulu has added all existing episodes of more than 600 series. Including, “This is Us,” “Designated Survivor,” “Atlanta,” “Futurama,” “30 Rock,” “Black-ish,” “Lost,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “Will & Grace,” “Power,” “Golden Girls,” “Prison Break,” “Full House” and “Family Matters.”

Hulu is known very popular around the world and most people including myself want to see trailers of tv shows and movies so here is the link to Hulu's you tube video channel showing what they have to offer. https://www.youtube.com/user/huluDotCom

In 2017, Hulu expanded its on-demand library to more than 75,000 episodes of television across 1,700 titles. That’s more than twice the number of episodes available on any of the other leading streaming services, the company says. This includes companies like Netflix and Amazon Video and HBO GO which are some big companies.

Hulu’s offerings currently include its SVOD TV library which the company says is the largest in the US. 

Hulu has its own app so its easy to watch the top shows and movies and stream it from a mobile or tablet device. 

Here is where people can go to the download the Hulu App to watch their favorite T.V. Shows and movies anytime and anywhere. http://hulu-stream-tv-movies-more.uptrivial.com/en/en/android/

Hulu took home 10 Emmy Awards last fall, including the first-ever Outstanding Drama Emmy won by a streaming service for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and two Golden Globes on Sunday; including the award for Best Television Series – Drama (again for “The Handmaid’s Tale”).

Here are some of the companies achievements in 2017 according to the article https://www.thewrap.com/hulu-tops-17-million-total-subscribers-company-says/

In 2017, Hulu’s advertising revenue reached $1 billion for the first time in the company’s history.

Hulu viewers have a median age of 31 – nearly 25 years younger than the average broadcast TV viewer 55.

Hulu With Live TV is already driving strong engagement with its combination of live, library and original content. In December, viewers who subscribe to Hulu With Live TV spent more time watching content per day than the average linear TV viewer.

Fianlly, the top three dramas where on Hulu. 

The top three dramas on Hulu in 2017, based on hours watched, were “Law & Order: SVU,” “This is Us” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Therefore, go start your free trial now on Hulu and start streaming the top shows and movies on your T.V., phone or tablet today. https://www.hulu.com/welcome?orig_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F