Too Many Movies. Not Enough Time.

(this post was written by Kyle on March 5, 2009, and it concerns & & & & )

In which I link to a TechCrunch article about the rise of streaming media.

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Instant Play on Netflix is Almost Here (for me)

(this post was written by Kyle on October 1, 2008, and it concerns & )

From Netflix Blog’s New content to watch instantly: “And, for all of you Mac users (of which I am one) we’ve been busy working getting a solution that will allow you to watch instantly on your Mac. So hang in there - we’ll have something for you by the end of the year.”

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All right Netflix. Get on it.

(this post was written by Kyle on September 8, 2008, and it concerns & & & & )

Amazon has just beaten Netflix and Apple to the video-renting punch with Amazon Video On Demand. While both Apple and Netflix allow online video rental (though not on the Mac for NetFlix), Amazon now allows you to watch your movie without downloading it first. With the new Video on Demand, you press the play button, [...]

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One More Reason BlockBuster Sucks

(this post was written by Kyle on August 5, 2008, and it concerns & & & )

From Slate’s Is your Netflix queue destroying the environment?: “Renting a DVD by mail is probably a greener choice than going to your local video store. To understand why, let’s chart the journey a DVD takes before it arrives in your living room.”

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Say goodbye to Blockbuster

(this post was written by Kyle on November 2, 2007, and it concerns & & )

From CNET’s Tech Blog post, Say goodbye to Blockbuster: “It looks like the bottom has finally fallen out of Blockbuster. After numerous failed attempts at attracting new customers, the company is finally spiraling out of control. Sad as it is, the end is near for Blockbuster, and all that pressure it has been placing on [...]

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Judging your friends by their Netflix lists

(this post was written by Kyle on December 14, 2006, and it concerns & & & )

From Judging your friends by their Netflix lists: “There’s something magical about spying via Netflix. Unlike the fantasy worlds of MySpace and the blogs, it’s less a social platform than a practical tool, so the data is exceptionally pure. Netflix allows our tastes to flourish in their full, omnivorous, complex human glory, free of shameful [...]

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Lions Gate has iTunes movie deal in place

(this post was written by Kyle on August 18, 2006, and it concerns & & )

According to iPodNN, “In a recently held Lions Gate quarterly conference call, company executives revealed a digital licensing deal, indicating Apple is prepping the launch of an iTunes movie store.” Now announcement of exactly when Apple will launch the movie store, but Lions Gate did say that they expect it to be running by the [...]

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Netflix is screwing you

(this post was written by Kyle on February 15, 2006, and it concerns & )

I’ve been a vocal supporter of NetFlix for the last year or so. I can name at least three people who have ended up subscribing to NetFlix only after I helped persuade them of the benefits (especially in this small town, where the nearest video rental place is 25 minutes away). I gave gift subscriptions [...]

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Things I Learned During The Week of February 5-12

(this post was written by Kyle on February 14, 2006, and it concerns & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & )

Sorry about Gobbledygook being a few days late. I usually write it up on Friday afternoons, but I started recording a college radio show last Friday (with editing continuing all through the weekend), and so Gobbledygook had to go on the back burner for a little bit. But now I’m relatively caught up. Well, to [...]

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