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- Blockbuster.com traffic surpasses Netflix
- CBS MarketWatch is reporting on AlwaysOn that in November the traffic for Blockbuster.com Web site surpassed the competitor's Netflix.com traffic. In November 2004 Blockbuster.com received 9.3 mln visits, while Netflix.com audience reached 8.2 mln people. Netflix actually managed to lose some traffic in 2004, as comScore Networks reported that in...
- Tags: Blockbuster.com, Netflix.com
- Blog posts 2004-12-19
- Blockbuster.com traffic surpasses Netflix
- CBS MarketWatch is reporting on AlwaysOn that in November the traffic for Blockbuster.com Web site surpassed the competitor's Netflix.com traffic. In November 2004 Blockbuster.com received 9.3 mln visits, while Netflix.com audience reached 8.2 mln people. Netflix actually managed to lose some traffic in 2004, as comScore Networks reported that in...
- Tags: Netflix.com, Blockbuster.com
- Blog posts 2004-12-19
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- VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVD
- There's another legal showdown brewing between Hollywood and the techies. RealNetworks and the motion picture studios are headed off to court over RealDVD, just-released software that allows users to rip their personal DVD collections into a PC or portable hard drive. Yeah, just like everyone's been doing with music CDs...
- Tags: Rip, CD, Video, MP3, Apple iTunes, Music, RealDVD, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Thoughts on Apple - After the event
- Thoughts on Apple - After the eventThoughts on Apple - After the eventSince I don't really get into stocks what would cause Apple's stock to dip 5%? It can't possibly be based on the way Steve Jobs looked on stage.RE: Thoughts on Apple - After the eventRemember if you...
- Tags: Investment, stock, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparencyProbably was Worse than ThoughtThe lack of transparency is probably due to how much of a failure their disaster prepardness really is. It probably failed on many levels. No doubt Netflix doesn't want anyone to know just how ill prepared they really...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., transparency, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.
- Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.RE:RE: Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percenOppurtunistic to use this forum to advertise your business. Yes, well done Netflix! I'm so proud that you spend your days with porn, have no time for mainstream...
- Tags: Corporate communications, movie title, NetFlix Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit45,000 PLUS WORDS, WHY?The most memorable incident involved a man who purchased a diamond ring from Overstock.com as a surprise Christmas gift for his wife - and then found that the purchase had been broadcast to his network of Facebook...
- Tags: class action, Facebook, class action suit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Netflix may lose $1.8M to $3.6M in revenue per day over outage
- Update: Netflix has been facing shipping delays and outages in its distribution centers for the last two days and has been fumbling to find a fix. The company said Thursday that it is hoping to bring its systems online overnight. But the tab for the outage is roughly $1.8 million...
- Tags: Revenue, NetFlix Inc., Distribution Center, Outage, DVD, Consumer Electronics, E-mail, Manufacturing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit
- Facebook - along with Beacon partners Blockbuster, Fandango, Overstock and others - has been slapped with a class action lawsuit over the missteps that were taken when the Beacon program was launched last year. Techmeme And now, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg's own public apology - an admirable fess-up for the...
- Tags: Class Action Suit, Facebook, Class Action, Beacon, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Second Circuit overturns remote-DVR ban
- Second Circuit overturns remote-DVR banThis had to go to court?Holy-wood! What a bunch of elitist greedy "Do as I say, not as I do" psuedo moralists!I've been using an external 750 Gig USB drive to store my recorded movies etc. for nearly a year now...So how is it Holy-Wood doesn't...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, Holy-wood, remote-DVR, Second Circuit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Ultrasone HFI-580
- Unlike the Ultrasone HFI-2200s, which allow sound to be projected from the actual ear cups, the Ultrasone HFI-580s are a "closed-back" pair of headphones, so they hush outside noise, which prevents the headphone's sound from being heard by other people around you. That's good, except that a lot of closed-back...
- Tags: HFI-2200, headphone, Ultrasone HFI-580s, Ultrasone HFI-580
- Product reviews 2008-07-28
- Unintended Consequences and the Future of Maintenance Revenue: SAP Jettisons TomorrowNow
- When Shai Agassi called me in early 2005, he asked me a loaded question: How would I respond if SAP decided to take the fight to Oracle by providing third party maintenance for Oracle's recently acquired PeopleSoft customers? I told him it would be an incredibly aggressive move, but that...
- Tags: Revenue, Maintenance, Oracle Corp., Customer, SAP AG, TomorrowNow, Software As A Service (SaaS), Public Relations, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?FYI[url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/]FYI[/url]Just curious Dana, are you running Linux? If so, why and which Distro?If not, why?Thanks for another 'good read'.P.S.[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2660]This article[/url] isn't clear about what O/S you use.RE: Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?The simple answer is a reassuring NO! Put simply,...
- Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Ubuntu, Linux, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Amazon Unbox Google Gadget (gg)
- Introducing the Unbox Video Search bar Google desktop gadget for Amazon.com Download a brand-new batch of Movies and TV Shows from all the networks including new releases, classic, kids, foreign TV shows, new blockbuster movies, classic and foreign films, as well as life and learning videos ready to heat up...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-09
- Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bid
- Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bidBlockbuster comes to its senses:It would be cheaper to flush $100 bills down the toilet than to buy Circuit City. Remember when they laid off store employees and hired them back at a lower wage? How much is a desperate company worth?...
- Tags: Strategy, Blockbuster Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-05
- Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bid
- Blockbuster said it is withdrawing its proposal to buy Circuit City. In a statement late Tuesday, Blockbuster said its decision to pull its bid was based on "market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process." What Blockbuster didn't say is that no one could...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Branding, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- BLOCKBUSTER Total Access (gadget)
- Introducing the BLOCKBUSTER Total Access and Amazon Search gadget. BLOCKBUSTER Total Access gives the convenience of renting movies online with a choice of how to return them: send them back by mail or exchange them for new movies or discounted game rentals at participating stores. This version is the first...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Blockbuster Inc., Sidebar Gadgets, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-06-27
- Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?
- Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?It's the Tip of the IcebergThis is just a new revenue stream for Time Warner. It's also a step back in time to the early days of the Internet when you had usage fees. And, if they decide to keep it, the other...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, BluRay, Time Warner Cable Inc., wireless, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?dvd collectioni have also been thinking about doing this, i have found that depending on how you are planning to stream the media you have to format it different ways. if you are using a windows media extender (xbox360) the vob files have to be...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD Collection, entire DVD collection
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...
- Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
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