Over the past five years, online video streaming of movies and television shows has skyrocketed. Estimates now indicate that at least 20 percent of all Internet traffic comes from Netflix “Watch Instantly” streaming, an astonishing number considering it is only one website. Netflix has been extremely successful streaming movies and
Amazon Kindle books will soon be available for checkout at your local library. Today, Amazon announced that over 11,000 libraries will begin lending Kindle books to patrons later this year. While some libraries have implemented systems where they would lend Kindle devices, this move by Amazon will allow the libraries
Netflix recently announced that is has signed an exclusive deal to air an original TV series called “House of Cards”. The move puts Netflix one step closer to being real contender against traditional cable companies, movie studios, and TV networks. Now, networks and movie studios are pulling shows and making
3D blockbuster films are big business right now, but few would make the same argument for home Bluray viewing or broadcast TV. There are a handful of movies available in 3D, but the market has yet to see mass adoption of the technology. Nevertheless, Sony and other manufacturers are producing
Internet streaming of television and movies has skyrocketed in the last few years, largely due to the emergence of Netflix as a streaming content contender. But Netflix is not the only player in the streaming game. Apple has iTunes; Amazon has Video On Demand; TV networks have Hulu and their
Apple, Google and Procter & Gamble lead in the top of the most admired companies worldwide, according to a survey by Fortune and the Hay Group. Four thousand brilliant minds of the business world analyzed the largest corporations world wide and came up with the top based on their business
Yammer, a social network designed for businesses, mixes the connectivity and collaboration features of Facebook and Twitter with the privacy companies and other organizations need to ensure a safe work environment. This new communication tool is currently used by over 100,000 companies and organizations and relies on Ogilvy PR to
Toyota announced today a voluntary recall involving approximately 245,000 2006 through 2007 Lexus GS300/350, 2006 through early 2009 Lexus IS250, and 2006 through early 2008 Lexus IS350 vehicles sold in the U.S.
Goldman Sachs and other investors want you to believe Facebook is valued at $50 billion. But somehow the numbers and the news just don’t add up. Scientists at hakia launched a stock analysis tool two weeks ago called SENSEnews which indicates Facebook’s value at only $14 billion. Or about the
More than 84.6 percent of the U.S. Internet audience viewed online video, and video ads accounted for 16.4 percent of all videos viewed.
