The shipping problems affecting Netflix are apparently costing the company millions of dollars in lost revenue every day , but the snafu has also presented the company with an opportunity. Irate Netflix members logging into the service are greeted with an apology and an acknowledgment of the shipping problem. Directly below that message is a large promo to try Netflix’s online viewing service:
The list of online movies includes titles from your queue, as well as movies that Netflix’s algorithm thinks will appeal. Watching the movies and TV episodes on my smudged Thinkpad screen isn’t the same as seeing them on a TV, but it’s better than nothing.
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Hot Tub Gazebos. From: avsforum.com Post Date: 2008-11-05 12:47:58
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Today, Paul Plack talks with ANN Managing Editor Rob Finfrock about highlights of the opening day of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s AOPA Expo in San Jose, California, the last of the group’s annual events under retiring AOPA President Phil Boyer.
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Despite Sears’s best efforts to slow things down with a faulty website, Black Friday this year saw $531 million in online retail spending. That’s up about 22 percent over last year. Here’s the chart from ComScore:
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Boing Boing’s video tracing the origins of Lolcats to a 1912 comic strip, The Laugh Out Loud Cats, is a parody. Or a satire. Or whatever it’s a joke OK? I would say I can’t believe people think this thing is for real, except they do and I believe that.
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With the 20 percent cashback deal at Paypal retailers mentioned in Mark’s sweet Cyber Monday guide , you can pick up a 16GB iPod touch from Newegg for just $344 shipped, or the 8GB model for $244. We’re using it on some new speakers . [ Newegg , Newegg via CrunchGear ]
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We’re not certain why call center employees need even more reasons to treat customers condescendingly, but Siemens has announced that it’s developing tech that will "intelligently" assign reps to callers based on determinations of age and gender. No word on how the system makes the determinations, but we’re not going to be happy if we have to start doing Marilyn Monroe impressions just to get someone on the phone. [Via The Raw Feed ] Read ... more
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