NBC Puts the Super Bowl on the Web Because It Thinks You’ll Watch It on TV

NBC is letting you watch the Super Bowl on the Web, for free, on Sunday. Here’s why.
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Netflix Doesn’t Want to Compete With Cable, Hulu, iTunes or GameFly. But HBO …

Reed Hastings make his case, again: We’re just another cable TV network, and people seem to like that just fine.
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Twitter While You Watch TV? Bluefin Labs Is Watching.

And the marketing start-up has just raised another $12 million. Think about that the next time you fire off a comment during an NFL game.
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Groupon CEO Andrew “Wolverine” Mason Defends His Decisions on “60 Minutes”

On “60 minutes” this evening, Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason said there’s things he would have liked to do differently and would have liked to have avoided, but that largely he’s done a good job leading the rocket ship of a company.
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“Goofy” CEO Andrew Mason on “60 Minutes” This Week

Guess who’s back? Back again. Guess who’s back? Tell a friend.
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Is Dish Punching the Networks With Its Supersized DVR?

No new paradigm shifter from the satellite TV guys. But their new autorecording DVR seems like it’s trying to steal some thunder from Hulu, at the very least.
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Dish Gets Ready to Serve Up Broadband and a Giant DVR

A pre-CES leak reveals some cool stuff, but not the Web-based cable killer some of you are rooting for.
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Still Looking for Gift Ideas? Wal-Mart Recommends a Box for Men.

Don’t know what to get your loved one? Wal-Mart has made a list of recommendations based on people’s interests on their Facebook pages. At the very top: A keepsake box for men.
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How to Boost Web Video Traffic: Lose a CBS News Deal

Three months after those boneheaded Steve Jobs tweets, Shira Lazar and her “What’s Trending” show are doing OK — and have more eyeballs than they did when they were getting help from CBS.
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Apple, Book Publishers Face European Antitrust Probe

Apple’s entry into the e-book business hasn’t been a huge success, but it has still registered with European antitrust regulators.
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Has Netflix Put Its Checkbook Away?

Viral Video: Andy Rooney, Grump in Peace

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