I'm a Nielsen Family® !

[IronWing]

I just got postcard informing me that I should expect a phone call explaining of this "exciting opportunity". It goes on to say that "It is very important that your household is included in our survey." There will be "no cost to you."

I'm somewhat tempted to answer the call.

 

[jagec]

Do they pay for your cable bill or provide any other benefits whatsoever?

Or is it just "By the way, we want to start spying on your home, but don't worry, we won't charge you for the privilege".

 

[ImpulsE69]

When they call you should tell them you torrent all your tv shows.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Tell them you don't own a TV

 

[SKORPI0]

:biggrin:

 

[lxskllr]

Tell them you don't own a TV

I'm pretty sure he doesn't :^D

I don't either.

 

[brianmanahan]

and im an easy breezy covergirl

 

[Markbnj]

You think that's cool? We just got invited to be one of the first households to get push button dialing. Can't wait.

 

[MongGrel]

:biggrin:

:biggrin:

 

[MongGrel]

When they call you should tell them you torrent all your tv shows.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I just got postcard informing me that I should expect a phone call explaining of this "exciting opportunity". It goes on to say that "It is very important that your household is included in our survey." There will be "no cost to you."

I'm somewhat tempted to answer the call.

So where are you going to spend the Dollar that they send you?

 

[UglyCasanova]

They gave me $30 for keeping a log for week of what I watched on TV. It was easy since the TV I have isn't hooked up and we never, ever watch anything.

 

[bradley]

Around eight years ago, I was invited to be a Nielsen family through a mailing, which also included 3 newly minted dollar bills. I spent the money and put the rest in the trash. Two years later, same thing.... spent the money, the rest in the trash.

 

[Jumpem]

I received one as well. It was just to fill out a survey, which is also available online. It took five minutes.

 

[Jeff7]

Around eight years ago, I was invited to be a Nielsen family through a mailing, which also included 3 newly minted dollar bills. I spent the money and put the rest in the trash. Two years later, same thing.... spent the money, the rest in the trash.

Wiki says that their revenue in 2013 was $5.7 billion, with $0.74B net income.


Go back and push for more than $3. ^_^

 

[IronWing]

So where are you going to spend the Dollar that they send you?

Postcard, no dollar. :'(

$30 bucks to not watch TV might be okay. Did you have to fill out a questionnaire or put in too much effort?

 

[Imp]

Watch Forever...

 

[zinfamous]

just watch porn and Yo Gabba Gabba

 

[Nograts]

just watch porn and Yo Gabba Gabba

That show... my gawd the hate.

 

[balloonshark]

The last two years they have sent me $2 in a large envelope with a questionnaire. Since I don't own cable I kept the money and trashed the paperwork. You would think they would learn after not participating last year.

 

[lamedude]

Cable ratings make sense after reading this thread. The smart people take the $ and run so the only the what the idiots watch is accounted for.

 

[Kadarin]

I wonder if they account for modern tv watching habits (Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon Prime, bittorrent, etc.)

 

[gorobei]

i was a nielson viewer a couple of years back. if you dont have major electricity rates or are paranoid about privacy, take the option.

money-wise:
5 for the postcard reply
20 for interview
2 year term, @ ~$20/month with some signing bonus(dont remember how much maybe 120 - 200$?).
if they break any of your tvs they will pay to replace.
they install crappy cheap pc's to collect the data and send it back to the servers. the equipment in the tv monitors the audio and uses it to id the show. if they are on the same tech, you log into a small box on each tv when you watch.(they had like 3 pc boxes for 2 tvs and the 24/7 spike in electricty use negated some of the money reward)
semi annual interviews to update household stats.

at the tail end of it they offered a pc app to monitor your web watching.


if you want to affect what shows are made, be a responsible viewer. if you really want a show to survive, invite a bunch of teens and college students over to your house and have them in the room when the show is on. and buy pet food. they are really interested in people who buy pet food and wine.

 

[lxskllr]

and buy pet food. they are really interested in people who buy pet food and wine.

The dinner of champions. Save money where it doesn't matter, spend it where it does.

 

[allenkerky]

Cable ratings make sense after reading this thread. The smart people take the $ and run so the only the what the idiots watch is accounted for.

That's why fox news is so popular... :whiste: