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  • While Qwikster is not a name that screams DVD rentals, is it a good name to have? Is it a sign Netflix doesn't have a handle on their company?

    Netflix Adds Qwikster – But Should They have Researched the Name a Bit Better?

    Posted on September 19, 2011 | No Comments
    While Qwikster is not a name that screams DVD rentals, is it a good name to have? Is it a sign Netflix doesn't have a handle on their company?

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  • Jeffrey Powers looks at "POM presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold". He poses that New Media should look at this model.

    The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: Applying to New Media [review]

    Posted on September 5, 2011 | No Comments
    Jeffrey Powers looks at "POM presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold". He poses that New Media should look at this model.

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  • Last year when I went out to Dearborn, MI, we saw a lot with virtualization. A mock-up car where you put on the gloves and glasses, then saw yourself move around in that virtual world. However, Ford has taken it to a new level – by simply watching how Hollywood does it. More to the point – the movie Avatar. In this area, we...

    How Ford Learned from Avatar: Motion Capture – #fordtrends

    Posted on June 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Last year when I went out to Dearborn, MI, we saw a lot with virtualization. A mock-up car where you put on the gloves and glasses, then saw yourself move around in that virtual world. However, Ford has taken it to a new level – by simply watching how Hollywood does it. More to the point – the movie Avatar. In this area, we...

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  • You might remember the products. You might remember the hype. Then, you are tooling down highway 41 years later and all of a sudden you think to yourself – “Hey, whatever happened to…” Failed ideas. Maybe it was a great idea, but wasn’t made right, or design errors brought it down. Maybe it was just a bad product. Well, let’s take a stroll down...

    16 Tech Innovations that didn’t quite stick

    Posted on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
    You might remember the products. You might remember the hype. Then, you are tooling down highway 41 years later and all of a sudden you think to yourself – “Hey, whatever happened to…” Failed ideas. Maybe it was a great idea, but wasn’t made right, or design errors brought it down. Maybe it was just a bad product. Well, let’s take a stroll down...

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  • Day Off - Sort of A late Ramblings this week as I decided to stay offline last week. It was a long week and I was playing all weekend. It has been a while since I last took more than 24 hours off a computer, so that is a big feat for me. HP Tech Forum I had a fun time talking and working...

    Ramblings – 6-21-09 – Las Vegas

    Posted on June 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Day Off - Sort of A late Ramblings this week as I decided to stay offline last week. It was a long week and I was playing all weekend. It has been a while since I last took more than 24 hours off a computer, so that is a big feat for me. HP Tech Forum I had a fun time talking and working...

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  • Last week in this place. I ate a lot of Brats this last weekend. Goodbye to friend ‘Supergirl’. Show Prep on Google Docs. Still need an iPhone App developer. Take the Geekazine Podcast Survey Try GoToAssist free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts. Put Your Financials into order – Edward Jones All Show Notes are also on http://delicious.com/geekazine/88 Hotline – 608-205-4378 –...

    Podcast Ep 88 – 5-27-09 – Last Week Here

    Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Last week in this place. I ate a lot of Brats this last weekend. Goodbye to friend ‘Supergirl’. Show Prep on Google Docs. Still need an iPhone App developer. Take the Geekazine Podcast Survey Try GoToAssist free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts. Put Your Financials into order – Edward Jones All Show Notes are also on http://delicious.com/geekazine/88 Hotline – 608-205-4378 –...

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  • Another company has joined the Facebook world, Reuters reports. Read the full story here. Here’s an excerpt: Starting on Tuesday, Netflix users can use Facebook Connect — software that links individual Facebook pages to third-party Web sites — to share their ratings of Netflix rentals with their Facebook friends, the companies said in a statement.

    Social Network Creep

    Posted on March 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Another company has joined the Facebook world, Reuters reports. Read the full story here. Here’s an excerpt: Starting on Tuesday, Netflix users can use Facebook Connect — software that links individual Facebook pages to third-party Web sites — to share their ratings of Netflix rentals with their Facebook friends, the companies said in a statement.

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  • I went to Hulu this afternoon to catch up on my HEROES. I didn’t get to see it on Monday, so I knew that I could go up there and watch the show without issue. Or COULD I? Turns out Avast won’t have it. It is blocking the SWF from playing and saying “Malicious Code”. Tried a few times in Firefox and IE. Every...

    Most Interesting Error in Going to Hulu…

    Posted on March 11, 2009 | 7 Comments
    I went to Hulu this afternoon to catch up on my HEROES. I didn’t get to see it on Monday, so I knew that I could go up there and watch the show without issue. Or COULD I? Turns out Avast won’t have it. It is blocking the SWF from playing and saying “Malicious Code”. Tried a few times in Firefox and IE. Every...

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