All newspaper organisations are facing more competition from the likes of Google, blogs and non-traditional media as well.

BBC: Telegraph extends paywall to UK readers

Social media and other non-traditional emerging technologies are shaping the way brands are built and continue to grow.

FORBES: Deloitte: Unifying a Global Brand

In addition, new ways to explore a mass of public and private data like social media and geospatial databases can enable banks to build non-traditional risk profiles and identify new reliable customers.

FORBES: How Tech Can Help Financial Firms Reach The Underbanked

With more consumers choosing to view content via non-traditional channels, VIZIO viewed this as an opportunity to create a Tablet with an industry leading media-centric experience.

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