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Quick Hits: AdBlock Blocks Fewer Ads, Amazon Aces a Test of the Cloud

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December 12th 2011
Author
Brian LaRue

ADOTAS – AdBlock Plus developer Wladimir Palant announced last week the popular ad-blocking plugin is going to begin blocking fewer ads — at least in its default settings. AdBlock Plus 2.0 allows for “non-intrusive” ads — that is, ads that are static (preferably text-only) and, as such, have no audio or [...] more...

Netflix: Anatomy of a Public Marketing Mistake

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December 12th 2011
Author
Peter Koeppel

ADOTAS – When Netflix CEO Reed Hastings appeared on the cover of Fortune Magazine last year as Businessperson of the Year, few expected that this year would be full of news of a very different sort for the successful media company. As the end of the fourth quarter comes into sight, [...] more...

gTLD: Netflix and the Difference Between a Pyramid and a Root

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October 11th 2011
Author
Naseem Javed

ADOTAS – Superstar movie-rental giant Netflix rapidly graduated to movie streaming and suddenly splintered the old-fashioned DVD movie rentals business and created “Qwikster,” a separate division with a name identity seemingly inspired by the likes of Twitter and Napster. When the outcry of customers reached the boardroom, the objections over [...] more...

What’s Outside Facebook Is Inside Now

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September 27th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – You guys are never going to believe this, but Facebook wants you to share more. Here I thought CEO Mark Zuckerberg was going to come on stage last week at f8, shake his head dramatically and say, “Users, we’ve got too much of your personal information already — [...] more...

Amazon Takes Top Holiday Slot

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December 30th 2008
Author
Kathleen

ADOTAS – The holiday retail sales season was the bleakest on record since 1970, but discount online shops like Amazon, Netflix and QVC managed to find some success, according to a survey released by ForeSee Results and FGI Research. Amazon and Netflix really out-lapped the competition when it came to customer [...] more...

Tivo, Netflix Partner on Web Streaming

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October 30th 2008
Author
Reuters Group

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it reached a deal with TiVo Inc to further deliver on its goal of offering Netflix’s Web streaming service directly to televisions through many devices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it calls for Netflix to provide subscribers of its online DVD rental service [...] more...

Netflix And LG Put Movies On Your TV

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January 3rd 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

In a move that continues to blur the line between traditional media and online technology, Netflix has announced that it is developing a set-top box with LG Electronics that will allow subscribers to watch movies streamed directly from the Internet to their televisions. This development is an extension of the Internet [...] more...

Netflix, Amazon Top Holiday E-Tailer List

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December 27th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

According to the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index methodology, or the ACSI, online shoppers were even more pleased with this year’s holiday season shopping over last year. The Top 40 online Retail Satisfaction Index, which is produced by ForeSee Results and FGI Research, shows that consumers were [...] more...

Netflix Implements Banner Ads

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June 12th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

Online DVD rental service Netflix has launched banner advertising on its home page. Campaign du jour: ads for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s upcoming animated movie Monster House. For the next three days, Sony Pictures will be the exclusive advertiser on Netflix. Each Monster House banner features a different character from the movie. [...] more...

Blockbuster Revamps Strategy

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January 11th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

According to Blockbuster Inc. CEO John Antioco, the well-known movie, game and entertainment rental service is now taking strides to move more of its customers online—particularly as it will continue to close a number of its retail stores in 2006. At the recent Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference, held [...] more...



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