That is the question that John Battelle, the leading authority on the Internet search industry, ponders in this entry. He suggests that in the same way search engines like Google changed how the Internet is used, a ranking system that melds Neilsen ratings, Technorati – a blog search and ranking tool, and video carriers together to get real time answers to the question, “What are people tuned into right now?” It’s a fascinating thought given that new competitors into the video market are deploying advanced IPTV networks which would increasing lend accessibility to such data. If Congress allows these new networks to be built out without the burden of getting local franchises in every single city or county, I suspect Battelle’s guess that TV ranking is nearer than his 5 year guess.
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