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The average American buys 64 pieces of clothing per year. Driving that impressively high number are “fast fashion” retail chains like Forever21 and H&M, which produce trendy clothing meant to be worn a handful of times and then disposed of. At the rate at which many young women are going through clothing, one begins to Continue Reading →

Netflix will be expanding its streaming offerings a bit next year, thanks to a content deal struck with the Weinstein Company’s Radius-TWC distribution label. The multi-year deal will be bringing films like the Sundance “sensation” The Bachelorette and the Tobey Maguire / Elizabeth Banks movie The Details to the service, along with Only God Forgives, Continue Reading →

Netflix launched its updated Xbox 360 app a couple of weeks back, and it came with a ‘Just for Kids’ section aimed at under-12s. This brought it into line with the app as it was on other platforms such as the PS3. Well, it seems that the update went one step beyond this, as it Continue Reading →

Streaming content giant Hulu has unveiled a new design for its website which it says will massive improve content discovery and the viewing experience. The changes aren’t hitting all customers just yet, and the US-based company says that all users will begin seeing the revised homepage over the next few days. Those that are impatient Continue Reading →

People often visit Web sites on their mobile phones as much or more than they do on computers. But that leaves Web companies with a challenge: how to make money on phones, where there is less space for advertisements and people have less patience for them? YouTube thinks it has an answer. On Wednesday, it Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120821_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A leaked memo from Hulu suggests that big changes are coming from the streaming content provider.  Three networks and an investment firm currently own Hulu. The memo suggests that the networks may buy out the fourth partner, giving them full control over the service, which could affect Continue Reading →

Variety is reporting that a number of changes are coming to Hulu as part of a shakeup that could see CEO Jason Kilar leave the company. Hulu is owned by NBCUniversal, Fox, Disney, and Provident Equity, and according to a confidential memo detailed on the site, its owners are looking to take back control of Continue Reading →

Netflix is introducing a ‘post-play’ feature that makes it easier for users to watch several movies or TV episodes in a row, the film & TV streaming company announced Wednesday on its official blogs. In practical terms, the ‘post-play’ experience lets users minimize credits and fast forward to the next episode. At the moment, it Continue Reading →

Gone are the days of teenagers buying albums and listening to them all the way through, as are the days of following beloved radio DJs and tuning in at the appropriate times. The new generation is opting for their own music curating by means of YouTube, according to a new study released today by consumer Continue Reading →

When Google announced late last week that it would start demoting websites that were repeatedly flagged for copyright violations, it raised a very pertinent question: Does this mean Google will start demoting YouTube results as well? The folks over at Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan did some terrific work over the weekend trying to figure Continue Reading →