Tag Archives: media

Scumbag, Netflix

Posted on July 14, 2011 by robertmerrill

The sad story here is that one, Netflix was the outcast, the speakeasy version of media consumption. They were the legal-but-still-somehow-underground way to sort-of stick it to the man, get all the movies you want on your own terms. They … Continue reading →

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NYTimes’ Paywall and Unintended Consequences

Posted on April 26, 2011 by robertmerrill

I just helped someone hack the New York Times‘ fancy new paywall. Well, actually, I just helped her google the phrase "get past New York Times paywall" and opened their eyes to the veritable cornucopia of smart people on the … Continue reading →

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RE: Japan. This is Not Virtual

Posted on March 11, 2011 by robertmerrill

We don’t even really know the rest of this story yet. It will play out over the next weeks and months.  Sadly, the 24/7 news cycle will stop following this in a few days, and we will forget like we … Continue reading →

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Google Docs Updates Document Interface

Posted on February 1, 2011 by robertmerrill

This week, Google Docs has rolled out a refresh to how it lists and shows you documents, files, images, videos and more in your docs pane. For a year or so, you could put any document, presentation, image or file … Continue reading →

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Map of the World by Friends

Posted on December 29, 2010 by robertmerrill

How would the world look if geographies were defined by relationships? Facebook "super intern" Paul Butler wanted to know and created this amazing image of the planet based on facebook relationships. Fastcompany Design noted this as an infographic of the … Continue reading →

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TWiG Discussion Topics [Graphic]

Posted on December 22, 2010 by robertmerrill

For my own reference, I have been carefully tracking the items discussed by Leo, Gina and Jeff on TWiG — This Week in Google, one of my favorite netcasts. After compiling hours upon hours of careful data collected over months … Continue reading →

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Better Streaming Selection on Netflix: Wishlist Wednesday

Posted on November 24, 2010 by robertmerrill

No question I love my streaming Netflix. In fact, there are several times per week I think, "If I could just watch/finish a movie/show right now…." Often, it’s at night when I am looking for a great show to watch … Continue reading →

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Netflix Streaming Service Down

Posted on November 13, 2010 by robertmerrill

The Netflix streaming service is down apparently at least nationally in the USA. Twitter has the scoop: ‎ mcconrad04‎: And @netflix is down again… #fb #ismellanother3%credit @Austin_Merritt 2 minutes ago

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Prediction: PHILO Will Be Huge

Posted on June 3, 2010 by robertmerrill

Getting sucked into a mini-series may be cool especially when you can gloat around the watercooler about the 67 hours of life you lost watching a TV show. But spring-boarding from the success of eyeball-addiction "what are you doing" apps … Continue reading →

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Re: Did Google Just Blink?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by robertmerrill

The BBC has a good article about Google’s free/paid news announcement called first-click-free which enables news outlets to let Google index and show their news, but then limit the number of “free” articles you can read to five per day: … Continue reading →

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