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As of last Thursday, it has now been one year since Netflix launched its much-hated price hike, a move that many thought would destroy the company. In honor of the anniversary, let’s review the developments of the past year:
July 2011: Netflix announces its plan to raise prices by 60% for subscribers who want to rent DVDs by mail and watch streaming video. The company also decides to divide the two options into separate plans, so that subscribers must either choose one for $7.99 per month or both for $15.98.
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Last week was a big week for Netflix.
First, the company’s Silverlight-based web player received a major makeover. The most noticeable changes of the long-overdue update are the picture, which now hits the edges of the browser window rather than appearing as a box within the window, and the control bar, which now appears as an overlay when the mouse is moved over the video. Other new features include the ability to preview additional episodes of a TV series without interrupting the stream, title info that pops up when the video is paused, and revamped controls that are icons instead of text.
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Big news, gamers: video game rental service GameFly has just announced plans to enter the mobile gaming universe. As if you weren’t already completely addicted to your smartphone…
In a statement released by the company, GameFly shared its plans to begin publishing mobile games for the iOS and Android platforms, as well as launching an independent GameFly GameStore for Android later this year. The company will continue on its mission to be the #1 source for all gaming needs by offering selectively curated Android games in the GameStore, along with game recommendations and daily deals.
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The battle between Netflix and Comcast continues.
Not long ago, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings criticized Comcast for some of the company’s broadband policies. Though using most legal online video services counts towards the Comcast data limit, Hastings complained, using Comcast’s own service, Xfinity, does not. The policy gives Comcast an unfair advantage over Netflix and other competitors, Hastings argued.
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If the people at the top of the weight loss industry can control multi-million dollar businesses, they can probably keep their weight under control too, right?
Wrong, says David Kirchhoff, CEO of Weight Watchers, in his new book Weight Loss Boss. As a child, Kirchhoff was constantly embarrassed by being underweight. As an adult, he was embarrassed by being overweight. Though he is happy with his weight now, Kirchhoff’s journey to self-acceptance was a long one.
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The diet industry is making you sick, fat, and poor – that’s the claim of author David Gillespie in his new book, Big Fat Lies.
The premise is simple: almost everything we’re told about how to lose weight and be healthy is wrong. Diets don’t work. In fact, studies have shown that the best indication that an individual will be heavier in two years is if the individual is on a diet now. Vitamins, Gillespie says, aren’t actually helping you either. All they’re doing is draining your bank account and giving you very expensive urine.
