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Originally Posted by nettrust
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I personally am not sure either way. That is why I said IF.
Maybe all or one of you can explain to me what allowing this, including encoding the past 720d movies to 1020 has to do with net neutrality.
Plus for some more info on why:
The news signifies an even deeper commitment by Google, the search giant, to provide video content that rivals what the most sophisticated cable and over-the-air broadcast networks offer.
The company is also pushing into new types of video-recommendation techniques that will not only suggest directly related videos to users but also use sophisticated algorithms to ascertain what a user will like based on previous viewing history and other indirect factors. This could turn YouTube into a video-discovery engine, similar to Internet radio company Pandora.com.
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could prove to be a far more lucrative format. Recommendation engines, when properly done, can significantly increase user engagement and can make ad spots more valuable on recommended streams.
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On the net neutrality issue I could just find this in info.
The introduction of more high-quality video will increase the friction between Google, and particularly YouTube, and various internet service providers in the US, where "net neutrality" has become a sore point. Some ISPs and telephone companies argue that companies which send large amounts of data - particularly video - over their networks should pay to ensure that it does not block others from sending their data. Google and other companies contend that it is the telephone companies' and ISPs' responsibility to maintain the standards of their networks to meet growing demand for high-volume data transmission.
Guess they are saying if you do not like how much we use now, here fuck you!