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Yesterday comScore released its September 2012 Video Metrix data which showed YouTube accounted for approximately 13.1 billion videos viewed out of the monthly total of 39.4 billion. 

At 33.2%, that's the lowest market share YouTube has had since Aug. '10.

As recently as July '12, YouTube had a 53.1% share (with 19.6 billion videos viewed), though as I pointed out previously, in August, its share dropped unexpectedly to 36.5%.

“In 10 years from now, people will be sharing 1,000 times as many things as they do today.”

People are generally laughing at Mark Zuckerberg for this quote, claiming that they couldn’t post 1,000x more per day updates or pictures of what they are eating. I submit that these people are stuck in the status quo and suffering from a lack of imagination around the awareness of devices that are here now or will be soon.
Google Glass is around the corner at approximately $1,500 and the Memoto’s life blogging camera for $249 is in kickstarter mode right now, already reaching their modest $50,000 goal and pushing towards $150K. This wearable device will take a 5 megapixel picture every 5 seconds tagged with Geolocation data.

Wearable cameras with a computer like Google Glass and more dedicated recording devices will grow in adoption and acceptance. In countries where automobile accident fraud is a problem or corrupt police try to shake you down for bribes, people have resorted to protecting themselves by installing their own hidden dash cams in their cars like cops in the U.S. are mandated to use.

The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed.

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Pandora updates for iPhone and Android apps.

Pandora updated its mobile app Monday.

The service added new features and completely overhauled its mobile music listening experience. “This is our biggest update to our iPhone and Android app since we launched on both platforms,” Asi Behar, Director of Product, User Experience at Pandora.

Pandora 4.0 is available now for iOS, and will be available for Android in the coming weeks. Behar says the Android version will arrive later, simply because Pandora wants to support every Android device, of which there are many.

Comcast Loses Subscribers: still feeling good about the future.

Last Friday morning Comcast reported strong Q3 '12 results, including its 8th straight quarter of lower year-over-year video subscriber losses. For Q3 '12, it lost 117K subscribers, vs. 165K in Q3 '11. 

This pattern stretches all the way back to Q4 '10, when Comcast lost 135K subscribers, vs. the 199K it lost in Q4 '09. 
Obviously no business likes to lose customers, but Comcast's (and all cable operators') reality is that with the incursion of telcos and satellite operators, some market fragmentation was inevitable.

Jazz Comp form Balakam!

Here's an awesome Jazz compilation form Balakam:

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=1741 - Radio Swiss Jazz of Switzerland
http://balakam.com/search/item?id=2172 - PlayMistyforMe of Belgium
http://balakam.com/search/item?id=2178 - Adore Jazz on 1.FM. only the finest Vocal Jazz. 24x7. of the US
http://balakam.com/search/item?id=2631 - Jazz Classics of Sky.FM of the US

Don't forget to Like and Share with friends!

Taylor Swift - Begin Again

Watch the new video for Begin Again - Taylor Swift - incredibly beautiful and exceptionally artsy music clip for the second single from the fourth album “Red”.

 

Listen to Taylor Swift with Balakam on the KHBR Live Radio - http://balakam.com/search/item?id=6539150 - and share with friends!

The Wolverine. Gangnam Style

Hugh Jackman dances in the Gangnam Style with PSY - wearing Wolverine claws.
The actor has been snapped on the set of The Wolverine earlier this week while PSY's been teaching him the moves from the outstandingly popular dance.

Listen to PSY on the Korean FM927 Radio - http://balakam.com/search/item?id=6215334 - and share with your friends! :-D

Kings of Leon new album is coming along.

Kings of Leon new album is coming along. Band's bassist Jared Followill says in the BBC 6Music interview: "We are in the writing process right now and it's coming along pretty quickly; we have no plans of finishing it this year but definitely early next year, so I think people should expect something from us sooner rather than later".

Listen to Kings of Leon on rock-radio WNRM - http://balakam.com/search/item?id=11098325 - and share the link with your friends! }:-D

Jake Bugg's gonna beat the hell out of Official Singles Chart?

Jake Bugg's debut album sets to move Mumford and Sons' 'Babel' from the top spot. Nottingham, United Kingdom own has already beaten Leona Lewis and Bat For Lashes.

Listen to Jake on indie radio Radio Neo - http://balakam.com/search/item?id=20447 - and don't forget to share his beautiful music with friends! :-D

Beyonce Confirms Super Bowl Performance

Beyoncé confirmed her performance during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on Feb. 3, 2013.

It will take place at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Madonna was the one to perform this year.

Listen to Beyoncé and Madonna on Balakam and don't forget to share with your friends! :-D

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=3701 - RauteMusik
http://balakam.com/search/item?id=3639 - Audio Popsicle

P!nk - Try

Pink has a new video for her "Try" song from "The Truth About Love" album!

Amazingly intense and pretty aggressive video shows Pink and dancer Colt Prattes physically 'illustrate' the lyrics of the song which are about (surprise, surprise!) difficult relationships and trying to mend them...

Listen to P!nk with Balakam:

Heart 106.2: http://balakam.com/search/item?id=3519721

Kiss 100 fm: http://balakam.com/search/item?id=10942679

And don't forget to share with friends :D

Happy birthday, John Lennon!

Today the most prominent British musician would have been 72.

Balakam would like to make a certain contribution to the celebrations, and gives you the opportunity to listen to the best The Beatles radio - 

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=14633969 The BeatlesRadio

Also, listen to The Beatles tribute on SKY.fm Radio -

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=1881455

And don't forget to share with friends!

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We wanted to write something sad, unusual or even mournful. But instead, we put here his best, in our opinion, quote: "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life".

RIP Steve Jobs.

Brand New Interface. Yet again.

We have changed our main page interface yet again.
Because we constantly think about your tastes and grooves; because we want you to take absolute pleasure in using our service.

We have narrowed it to three languages, which allows us to make recommendations even more pertinent for you!

Do you think that's a good idea? Please visit us at www.balakam.com to fully enjoy it and give us your feedback - and don't be shy to make it negative but relevant :D

New Contour+2 out later this month.

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Will it beat the hell out of its competitor GoPro HD Hero POV?

"I Had the Blues, but I Shook'em Loose..." #balakam

There are a lot of people in this world who love blues. A Lot of. Who Love it a Lot.

Balakam appreciates this (not so) mild addiction and has compiled a fresh pick of blues radio streams just for you, guys. BluEnjoy!

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=12595 - Ricefield Radio

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=16278 - Fiksz Radio

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=19763 - Absolute Blues Hits

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=22662 - Pirata Managua Nicaragua

http://balakam.com/search/item?id=26821 - WGLT

Is Windows Phone 8 Gonna Help Nokia Out?

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So, Nokia's new Lumias 820 and 920 are powered by Windows Phone 8. What does that mean?
Well, one thing for sure, it means that even though Nokia suffered a tremendous decrease in its market share, "the numbers do show that there is a good amount of interest in Windows Phone as a platform and the Nokia brand. The improved hardware support in Windows Phone 8 may be just the help the company needs to push Windows Phone into the spotlight and further grow the platform and the Nokia brand."

Is That the New iPhone?

Well, at least iLab Factory thinks so.

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Evolution of Balakam: From prototype to alpha and beta

Everything in this life evolves through a certain number of stages. A rock band has to come up with the idea of its musical frames, then the line-up, then the name, then the label (but not necessarily in that order). The same goes with any TV show: the genre, the script, the actors, the pilot, the frantic search for the ideas for a new season.

Balakam is also in constant process of refining itself. After we have decided on the outline for conquering the world, the name and the technology to deliver the best entertainment for you in the most hands-down way we were due to present a prototype of the search engine.

 

Prototype

• Basic search functionality
• Ability to categorize streams by types (TV, Radio, webcam)
• Publicly available

 

Brave New Site!

Hey guys!

Last week we launched the new website design, and we would be grateful if you could provide some helpful and constructive comments on the way it looks now.

We have removed the ‘Stream of the Day’ sticker, changing it to four pretty genre pads. Also, gone is the three slides roundabout with our famous robot (yeah, we’ll miss him too).

The page for each certain stream has also been changed – now it is more informative with the stream parameters like the speed, screen size, country of origin, tags and so on.

Apart from that, we have added pretty neat stripes along all the website pages, all in Balakam-styled colours.

So, feel free to discuss, criticize, appraise or simply enjoy the new layout at www.balakam.com!