Web Companies Pay for Internet Fast Lane

Streaming video on the Web can be a bumpy experience: The video can slow or stop altogether. To avoid these problems, Netflix Inc., the biggest online video outlet, has been trying to install special equipment directly connected to the networks of Internet access providers.

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Is Internet Killing the Video Star?

Applying lessons learned from the music industry to TV.
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21 Things About Malcolm Gladwell

BlackBerry. Definitely BlackBerry.
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More Data Beats Better Algorithms — Or Does It?

Having more data does trump a better algorithm, but it’s not that simple.

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23 Things About Adam Lashinsky

He probably reads more newspapers than you.
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Five Big Ideas That Could Transform the Future of Commerce

If you’re involved in any aspect of commerce and the supply chain, these ideas should definitely be on your radar.

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Apple Television, AirPlay and Why the iPad Is the New TV Apps Platform

There has been insane speculation about Apple’s purported forthcoming TV products and strategy.

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Resolutions for 2012 (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Peter Chernin: Highlights From AsiaD (Video)

Hulu was built to compete with YouTube. Now the studios need it to compete with Netflix, says Rupert Murdoch’s former top lieutenant. Also: What about that Yahoo deal?
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Comcast CEO: “Jury is Out” on Netflix’s Impact

Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said the “jury is out” about whether Netflix will compel people to cut their cable service but that initial fears that it may have been overblown.

Weekend Update, 8.22.09–The Musical Chairs Edition

The week ending Aug. 21 began Aug. 17 with another round of digital musical chairs–BoomTown reported that David Dickman, VP of West Coast sales for Yahoo, will be leaving the company at the end of the month for Warner Bros. to work in digital sales. Also, after a five-month tour of Europe and its finer Web establishments, Yahoo seems poised to name a new international head.
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Weekend Update, 4.26.09

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