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The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? » VentureBeat

eric — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:55 GMT

Hmmm. Apparently the new Roku box which is sed to stream Netflix content, may also be able to provide the service fairly easily to other content providers. Cool.

Quoted: If you're a subscriber to the DVD rental-by-mail service Netflix, you probably want to get your hands on the new ...

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Netflix Watch Now: Secret Technique for Cutting In Line, Get Streaming Now - Gizmodo

eric — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:37:19 GMT

Do you want to check out the new video streaming service from Netflix? Follow the instructions to get instant access.

Quoted: Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.

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Revver : Netflix Launches Watch Now Movie Downloads

eric — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:49:51 GMT

Watch a video demo of the new Netflix on-Demand Video Service. It looks like a pretty promising start, especially since I'll get additional value out of my existing Netflix account.

I wonder if there is any way to download the full video for watching on an airplane ride, etc.?

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The Freedom of Fast Iterations: How Netflix Designs a Winning Web Site

eric — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:37:32 GMT

Quoted: "We make a lot of this stuff up as we go along," the lead designer said. Everyone in the group laughed until he continued, "I'm serious. We don't assume anything works and we don't like to make predictions without real-world tests. Predictions color our thinking. So, we continually make this up as we go along, keeping what works and throwing away what doesn't. We've found that about 90% of it doesn't work."

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