Why Blockbuster is almost belly up

Unlike Netflix, they refused to the writing on the wall that streaming is the way to go.

Netflix reported revenue of $553.2 million, a 31 percent increase since last year and a 6 percent jump from last quarter. Profit landed at $38 million, a 26 percent increase from last year.

The company now has 16.9 million subscribers, up 52 percent from the 11.1 million customers it had last year and up 13 percent from the 15 million it had last quarter. Of that 16.9 million, 94 percent are paid subscribers.

Though Netflix still spends between $500 million and $600 million each year mailing its DVDs to customers, chief executive Reed Hastings said its future was streaming.

“By every measure, we are now a streaming company, which also offers DVD-by-mail,” he said in a statement. “In Q4, we’ll spend more on streaming content than DVD content, and we’ll deliver many more hours of entertainment via streaming than on DVD.”

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Unphotographable

Unphotographable is a catalog of exceptional mistakes. Photos never taken that weren’t meant to be forgotten. Opportunities missed. Simple failures. Occasions when I wished I’d taken the picture, or not forgotten the camera, or had been brave enough to click the shutter.

Interesting concept me thinks, here’s an example:

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Bag of Randomness

  • Come on, Rangers, let’s close this series tonight and make some DFW history and unforgettable memories.
  • I’ve been on a pizza kick as of late.
  • My bed is most comfortable when the alarm goes off.
  • This whole parenting thing sure has got me being really appreciate of all the little things my parents did to take care of me . . . I just wish they were around for me to tell them so.
  • Kevin Jonas sure was living the sweet life in Texas
  • Juan Williams is a former NPR correspondent, former because he was fired over a comment he made as a guest on O’Reilly saying he gets nervous flying when people on the plane wear Muslim garb.  I have to admit, for better or worst, the thought always crosses my mind when I see something similar.  But I guess we should feel too sorry for the guy getting canned, he was just picked up by Fox News for a three year $2 million contract.
  • George W Bush says he misses the perks of being president . . . well, who wouldn’t?
  • Speaking of Dubya, he made a new YouTube video promoting his upcoming book.  Normally I wouldn’t have a problem with that, but he stated a while back that he wasn’t going to do any promotion for the book until after the midterm elections.  But maybe this video is harmless enough.
  • Now a critique about the video (it’s my only chance to play Don Draper) . . . he speaks against a black background, which I think is a mistake.  He should of spoke behind a white background.  If you are going to promote yourself and and a sense defend your presidency, then make sure you do so in the most positive of ways, even if it’s subtle things.
  • It’s nice having a shorter commute to work and not having to fill up the car as much, not that it was so bad to begin with.
  • Don’t expect any regular postings for next week while I’m traveling.  I might post some stuff on Monday, but who knows.
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Made Me Laugh

The astronaut drinks at the . ..

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