What do you think of the redesign? Tell us what you think in the comments.

People are creatures of habit, enjoy repetition with few welcoming change. With that philosophy in mind, some “Negative Nancy’s” are sharing their feelings, in 140 characters or less… most notably being Kevin Rose, co-founder of Digg.

Rose isn’t standing alone as Chris Sacca, famed venture investor, was a little more comical critical of the new look.

The criticism isn’t just limited to people with Internet fame, as thousands of everyday TC readers are jumping on the “we hate the new look / logo” bandwagon.

Too be fair, there are those who actually like the TC redesign, and welcome the modifications to the blog.

We’re sure that TC knew what they were getting themselves into, as they have a blog post titled “Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off“. Well congrats, as this seems to be the exact sentiment being shared on Twitter.

In the post Feldman talks in depth about the controversial logo:

“I love it, though that’s no accident: we went through many, many options with Code & Theory before finding one we liked. It’s bold, simple, and versatile. It works in any context — from a tiny monochrome icon to a mosaic on a poster. It fits the TechCrunch brand perfectly. And no, we didn’t build it in Minecraft. We used AOL Paint, which comes free on the AOL CD and has this sweet UltraLogoMatic2000 feature.”

Personally, the logo is the only part of the re-do I don’t like. Actually, for the most part it just feels like an everyday WordPress site, nothing more, nothing less.

Do you like TechCrunch’s new logo? Tell us your thoughts in the comments

That means subscribers now have access to episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba, more episodes of Spongebob SquarePants, True Jackson VP, iCarly, and Dora the Explorer from Nickelodeon, so the children have more things to watch on Netflix.

The content expansion also includes new episodes of MTV’s Jersey Shore and The Hills, as well as episodes of The Buried Life and The City. It also has new shows from BET like American Gangster, and more Comedy Central content like episodes of The Sarah Silverman Program. There is also some amount of unspecified content form VH1, Logo, and Spike.

“We’re pleased to be able to offer programs to suit different ages and tastes and, as always, remain committed to bringing you more great TV shows and movies to watch instantly when and where you prefer,” wrote Netflix VP Content Acquisition Cindy Holland on the Netflix Blog.

Netflix is rapidly expanding its streaming on-demand offerings. Last week, the company announced a multi-year deal with Miramax, which will see the addition of a whole bunch of movies, which when combined, account for 284 Academy Award nominations.

In addition to expanding upon its content offerings, Netflix has also continued to expand upon the number of devices it supports. Recently, the company announced a new Android app that works for some Android devices, and said that they were developing for additional Android devices. As Google’s mobile platform continues to gain market share of its own, compatibility here will be key for continued Netflix growth, especially considering that Google is now renting movies directly from the Android Market and YouTube.

Keeping with the look and feel of the original Android logo, while incorporating a theme that matches the Honeycomb name, the new logo is a mix between the current green guy and a blue-and-black bee, giving us this:

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As you can see, the results are pretty impressive, provided going wild for new logos and graphics is important to you. Over at the Android Developers page, they have some details about the newest update, including some information about being the first Android OS to be developed with tablet PCs in mind.

While the new logo is a neat combination, and considering it was developed for the Honeycomb update, what happens if the update is a failure?  Wouldn’t Google have to consider changing the name from “Honeycomb” to “Beeswax?”

That way, they can keep using the new logo even if the updated OS doesn’t impress Android users.  However, considering the open source nature of Android, users can just fool around with the source code until they’re satisfied with what they have.

First came:

Then a shift to blue:

Slogans like "A Please For Friends" and "A Place For Music" have come and gone and come again.

Sometimes the logo went from a rectangle to round:

Just a few weeks ago, with much fanfare, "space" was replaced by a… space

But yesterday, perhaps to make sure the media didn’t get confused, a press release announcing a new MySpace Mobile site was headlined with the space inserted back into the logo:

Now, just in case they need a few more logos, MySpace has created Logo a Gogo, where users can create their own variations for possible publication.

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The danish author is best known for his children’s stories including Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, and, my favorite, The Ugly Duckling. Born April 2, 1805, Andersen…..

…excuse me a minute. Someone’s IMing while I’m trying to crank this post out.

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……well, apparently Google’s not celebrating Hans Christian Andersen, but Hans Christian Ørsted!

Well, that sucks!

So, what did Ørsted do to warrant a Google doodle? He what? Discovered electromagnetism? So, he didn’t have anything to do with an ugly duckling becoming a beautiful swan?

Did Danny Kaye ever play him in a movie? No? Meh!

OK, back to work everyone! Everyone except me. I’m off to read about a girl no bigger than your thumb!

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According to Variety, under the deal Netflix will exclusively distribute 3 shows via its rental service.

In exchange, Logo will promote Netflix on the channel, and on it’s 36gay.com and NewNowNext.com websites.

The deal leaves open the possibility for further Logo programming distribution via Netflix of course.

There is no word yet on whether or not the programs will be available through Netflix’s "Watch Now" feature, as they are still working on expanding that, or through it’s recently launched Roku player.

It will be interesting to see if competitors, namely Blockbuster begin strking up similar deals in it’s ongoing quest for online video rental domination.

Logo shows that Netflix will distribute include: "Curl Girls", "Visible Vote ’08: A Presidential Forum", and "Wisecrack".

Financial terms have not yet been announced.

Turkewitz wrote in a blog post about a ruling on the constitutionality of car rental company immunity from some types of negligence suits. For the post he used the logos of Hertz and Avis. He was told by Avis’s lawyers to remove the image from his post.

Fred Grumman, associate general counsel at Avis commented on the blog saying," "We have the greatest respect for your right to express your opinions on your blog, but that does not include the right to use Avis’ trademark as you have done in this particular piece."

"Understandably, trademark law is not within your area of expertise. Therefore, we trust that this was done out of ignorance and not based on an intent to misuse our mark to the benefit of your personal injury practice. We ask that you remove it immediately and refrain from any similar use in the future."

Turkewitz said he does not believe he has committed a trademark violation and asked readers in his post if the use of the Avis logo was a violation of its trademark. In response to Grumman’s request Turkewitz wrote a public post directly to him.

Turkewitz wrote," I am at a loss to figure out exactly how your trademark claim trumps my free speech rights. Since, as you believe, trademark law is not within my area of expertise, and that I am simply ignorant, perhaps now is the time for you to set forth exactly how and why I should surrender my constitutional rights to your company."

He then asks for a formal cease and desist letter. "So send me a proper cease and desist letter. Set forth for me with specificity your claims of legal superiority. You now have the opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and analysis in this arena since I, as you indicate, am simply too ignorant to know it myself."

The Avis logo is still in place in the original blog post and the follow-up post about the issue.

Several days ago, a Google doodle incorporated a picture of Sputnik; this is the way in which Google celebrates many special occasions, including St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, and Roald Dahl’s birthday.  But Joseph Farah, the editor of WorldNetDaily.com, noted a couple of omissions.

“When they ignore Veterans Day and Memorial Day, I think they’re telling us something about the way they view America,” Farah said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Maybe.  Or maybe not.  But the issue of Sergey Brin’s heritage complicates matters even more; Brin, one of Google’s cofounders, was born in Moscow in 1973.

Still, even if penicillin was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, it’s not usually tied to Scotland.  Ditto for radium, Marie Curie, and France (or Poland).  Maybe more time needs to go by before people can let go of Sputnik’s Soviet connection – Thursday was only the 50th anniversary – but Google probably didn’t mean any harm by celebrating the launch.  It just doesn’t hurt to stay on the good side of a country with around 143 million citizens.