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The United States Federal Communications Commission approved net neutrality rules that are a half step forward from current legislation. The new rules would limit wired Internet providers from prioritizing or committing “unreasonable discrimination” against any Web traffic. While this will stop cable companies from throttling your Netflix connection, wireless companies are still free to determine how you use your bandwidth. Continue Reading →

A report by In-Stat says that between 2010 and 2014, US television programming will have streaming revenues triple to $6.3 billion. Netflix currently dominates the market, choosing to invest overwhelmingly in streaming technologies while throwing rentals to the wayside. With video-on-demand currently reaching $3.4 billion in sales, the streaming space is becoming a highly contested Continue Reading →

This week on Live Digital: How can you use Netflix to get back at your ex? Is MySpace doomed? Is the FCC going to make you pay for bandwidth coming and going? And, are you ready for a free M.B.A. on Facebook? Plus, I’ll talk with about.com’s founder Scott Kurnit about his new start-up. I’ll Continue Reading →

What is Net Neutrality? The best definition available is in the sidebar. However, the specifics of the Net Neutrality fight, and the proposed guidelines (which will soon become rules) are all a smoke screen. Let's talk about how the future is likely to unfold if a reasonable agreement is not reached. Continue Reading →

People do strange things when their hearts get broken, but one man found an interesting and harmless way to get back at his cheating ex-girlfriend. The man identified as Reddit user Contra3, hacked into his ex’s Netflix account and rated movies until the recommendation engine automatically returned movie results such as “The Scarlett Letter”, “Unfaithful”, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101203_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon.com has stopped hosting WikiLeaks on its servers. In a tweet, WikiLeaks responded by saying, “If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books.” Wrong, the first amendment says the government can’t legislate what we say, Amazon Continue Reading →

Level 3 Communications, the company that helps deliver streaming video from Netflix, is going after Comcast. Level 3 is fighting the cable giant’s demand that Level 3 pay a fee to deliver movies and other content to Comcast subscribers. Level 3 believes the toll set by Comcast threatens the openness and innovation of the Internet, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] While Apple devices don’t traditionally attract corporate clients, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is giving iPads to all of its global investment banking employees. Several other corporations are also considering the iPad for business uses. Is this bad news for the BlackBerry PlayBook?  You bet it is!  In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/2010/11/101123_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play” dl=”0″] Netflix wants out of the DVD-by-mail business so now, it is offering a web-only streaming plan for $7.99 a month, and they have raised the price of their traditional DVD-by-mail plan. The end of an era is near. In other news, Amazon has released a new iPhone app that Continue Reading →

Netflix is now offering a web-only streaming plan for $7.99 a month, no DVDs. In an attempt to move away from the DVD-by-mail plans, Netflix has also raised the price of its traditional DVD rental plans. Reed Hastings, Netflix’s Chief Executive has said that Netflix is now primarily a streaming video company.  Read the full Continue Reading →