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Statista Reveals Tech Company Earnings Per Employee Statista Reveals Tech Company Earnings Per Employee

Statista has come out with some interesting new figures about how much money a company generates per employee based on their reported figures. I know this is the technology age, but these figures are huge! Below are the bar graphs …

Verizon & Redbox Join Forces, But Will It Really Hurt Netflix? Verizon & Redbox Join Forces, But Will It Really Hurt Netflix?

The digital streaming space is about to get more crowded as Verizon and Redbox prepare to launch their own service. Yesterday, Coinstar, Redbox’s parent company, and Verizon announced they were partnering in a new venture. The companies are combining Verizon’s video on-demand streaming and download service with Redbox’s popular DVD kiosk service.

Lilyhammer Available To Stream On Netflix Starting Today Lilyhammer Available To Stream On Netflix Starting Today

Have you run out of TV shows to watch on Netflix? Fear not, because an all new show is premiering today – and it’s a Netflix exclusive. Announced just a month ago, Lilyhammer is available to watch today. All eight …

Robert Bork: The Reason For No Netflix App On Facebook Robert Bork: The Reason For No Netflix App On Facebook
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If Netflix was peanut butter and Facebook was jelly, you’d think indulging in the combination of the two would be a natural delight that nobody would prevent you from enjoying. There’s just one problem with this scenario: Facebook can’t be …

Red Box To Defy Warner Brothers Rental Delay Red Box To Defy Warner Brothers Rental Delay

In what could be one of the more misguided business decisions since home entertainment became a much more viable thing, thanks in large part to consumers being allowed to rent movies. Specifically, new releases for the home entertainment market. Recently, …

Warner Bros Imposes Ridiculous 28 Day Waiting Period To Add New Releases To Your Netflix Queue Warner Bros Imposes Ridiculous 28 Day Waiting Period To Add New Releases To Your Netflix Queue
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In an effort to boost ailing DVD sales, Warner Bros has made another out of touch decision regarding their arrangement with Netflix. According to the LA Times, beginning February 1st, Netflix users will not be able to immediately add new …

Internet Dating: Who’s Really Out There? Internet Dating: Who’s Really Out There?
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We see the commercials all the time, I found my mate on Match.com or E-harmony, or whatever services their advertising these days. Everybody is so happy and their significant other is everything they aways wanted. It all starts with your …

Netflix Rebounds With Q4 Earnings, Exceeds Expectations Netflix Rebounds With Q4 Earnings, Exceeds Expectations

2011 was not a good year for Netflix. For the most part, Netflix spent most of the year trying to avoid admitting that it had no idea what it was doing. First it raised prises, then it split into two …

Streaming Movies Suck For New Releases Streaming Movies Suck For New Releases
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I’m not sure if the movie industry is purposely trying to collectively kill itself or if it thinks cutting out the middle man will increase home movie sales, but one thing’s pretty certain when it comes to the trend of …

Digital Movies Kill Blockbuster, Stop Wasting Money!! Digital Movies Kill Blockbuster, Stop Wasting Money!!

Over the past holiday weekend I finally had some time to relax. I don’t get much downtime so when the moment arrived I had to ask myself, ” what do I like to do when I have free time? “. …

Lawyers Allege Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty By Netflix Lawyers Allege Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty By Netflix

Legal claims against the officers and Board of Directors of Netflix, by Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe, founder of The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor, LLP. The investigation …

Microsoft Puts Web TV Plans On Hold Microsoft Puts Web TV Plans On Hold

You might have to wait a bit longer for that Microsoft Web TV program, but at least there’s still Netflix. Reuters is reporting that inside sources have told them that Microsoft has put their long talked about Web TV program …

Netflix Now Available in the UK, Ireland Netflix Now Available in the UK, Ireland

After announcing the expansion last October, Netflix has finally pulled the trigger and launched its service in the U.K. and Ireland today. According to a blog post, the service will work just like the North American service – a once-a-month …

Thinking Of Canceling Your Cable In 2012? You’re Not Alone Thinking Of Canceling Your Cable In 2012? You’re Not Alone
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Were you one of the cable subscribers that “cut the cord” last year? Despite the disturbing umbilical metaphor, it’s actually a growing trend in the United States as more people are canceling their subscription to cable because, as everybody knows, …

Warner Brothers Doubles Netflix DVD Window Warner Brothers Doubles Netflix DVD Window
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When it rains it pours for Netflix, apparently. Yesterday we brought you news that HBO would stop selling bulk DVDs of its programming to Netflix at a discount. Now, apparently, Warner Brothers has reached a new agreement with Netflix, Redbox, …

HBO To Netflix: No More Cheap DVDs HBO To Netflix: No More Cheap DVDs
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HBO has produced some of the most popular television series of all time like True Blood, Sex and the City and Game of Thrones. Too bad Netflix is no longer able to buy the DVD sets for these series from …

Netflix Streamed Two Billion Hours Of Content in Q4 Netflix Streamed Two Billion Hours Of Content in Q4

Although Netflix continues to bleed subscribers (and projected back a couple of months ago that they would continue to do so), a bright spot appears for the company. Today, they announced that their 20 million streaming subscribers burned through more …

Lilyhammer, New Netflix-Exclusive Show, To Debut In February Lilyhammer, New Netflix-Exclusive Show, To Debut In February

Netflix announced the premiere of a new original series called Lilyhammer, set for February 6 of this year. The company describes it as “a gripping fish-out-of-water story” set in Norway. It stars Steven Van Zandt, of Sopranos (and Bruce Springsteen …

Lots More People Still Use Myspace Than Google+ Lots More People Still Use Myspace Than Google+
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In what is probably a surprise to nobody who uses the Internet with any kind of regularity, Google was the most visited U.S. web brand in 2011. As reported by Nielsen earlier today, the search engine juggernaut maintained an average …

Amazon Wins at Online Customer Service, Everyone Piles On Netflix Amazon Wins at Online Customer Service, Everyone Piles On Netflix

Which company has the best online customer service? What about the worst? While the names will not surprise you, the level of satisfaction provided may very well. Findings from a recent study conducted by ForeSee, a “customer experience analytics firm,” …

Is Netflix Weathering The Storm? Is Netflix Weathering The Storm?
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Netflix did everything they could in 2011 to piss people off. First, they messed with the subscription structures in a way that separated streaming and DVD plans into two equally priced entities (DVD used to be a cheap add-on to …

Netflix iPad App Revamped With A New Look Netflix iPad App Revamped With A New Look

Netflix has announced the release of a new version of their iPad app today [iTunes link]. The latest version of the company’s free app is meant to be a significant improvement over the previous version, making it easier for users …