How Do Netlfix Users Choose Movies?

(5/21/2014) The result is not surprising. But I am surprised that "75 to 80 percent of what people watch on Netflix comes from the site's recommendations rather than from search" . That percentage is very high. 

Now,according to a Huffington Post's report, Netflix will revise its recommendation to its users. It says in the future they may only give users 3 to 4 more precise recommendation in stead of long grids of movie titles for users to browse. Is it related to Net Neutrality and the fee Netflix pays to the Internet service providers?

Comcast-Time Warner Merge

(2/21/2014) One figure, it may make you think twice about Comcast-Time Warner merger deal. This is a news report from CNN about how this merger may impact consumers. 

I searched 'Comcast' on NBCNews.com (Comcast is NBC's parent company) today (several days after the merge deal surfaced), and this is what you get: nbcnews only has pure factual news reports about this merger, there is no any critical analysis about its impacts to many viewers and internet users. Should the DOJ approve this merger?

Let us see how other news website's turn out. All searches are based on last 7 days (2/14-2/21) and made on 2/21/2014.

Huffington Post (2/21/2014)

New York Times (2/21/2014)

Fox News, (2/21/2014)

CNN.com (2/21/2014)

Netflix, Cable Companies and Consumers

(1/18/2013) Every Internet user likes to watch smooth and fast-downloading streaming videos. However, who will pay for 'delivering' the high quality online videos (See "Time Warner Cable Claims Netflix Isn't Playing Fair")? Consumers? They think they have paid the agreed price for unlimited download and they should enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet. Netflix? The streaming videos online take about 40% of all online traffic now (and it's growing), but Netflix and Youtube don't think the ISP should charge extra or slowdown the video downloading speeds. Cable companies want to charge Netflix for high-quality video streaming that Netflix doesn't want to pay. Now Netflix has its own broadband backbones, and the cable companies say "it's not fair."

Who will win? I guess the Cable companies will cave in.

(5/10/2013) Now Youtube is joining this battleground for pay channels. If they have science channel, then I may subscribe.