There’s a lesson to be learned in Netflix’s massive stock plunge: don’t jack up your prices suddenly and Read More
Redbox to raise DVD prices 20%, stock drops 10%
While Netflix is fighting to stay in the online streaming game by partnering with DreamWorks, Amazon has announced Read More
Netflix can now fully appreciate the old adage that when God closes a door, he opens a window. Read More
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What you need to know – 08/19/11
Amazon says its Instant Video library has grown to more than 100,000 titles available for instant streaming—some five-times the Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 08/05/11
Seed-stage File sharing startup Minus, raised $1 million in seed funding from IDG Capital Partners. Early-stage BabbaCo, Read More
Rentcycle just announced a $1.4 million round from notable investors Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Collaborative Fund, and some Read More
Kids really do say the darndest things…like digital textbooks are more important than sex. But that’s what education Read More
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Hell hath no fury like a Netflix customer scorned
It’s been roughly 24 hours since Netflix announced its plans to hike up its monthly rates by 60%, Read More
The tech IPO wave is staying alive. Vacation rental site HomeAway debuted on Nasdaq Wednesday, raising $216 million Read More
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Chegg gets education happy, eyes digital
Renting out textbooks is so 2009. Correction: only renting out textbooks is so 2009. In an effort to Read More
Blockbuster is still fighting to stay in the game, showing Netflix and Redbox that it’s not intimidated by Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 06/04/10
Pandora, one of the most popular providers of online radio, raised a new round of funding this week Read More
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Two textbook renters raise multi-millions
Poor college students rejoice! The textbook renting market is mounting a serious buildup in the name of lowering Read More