Stated as a fact in the title. Stated as a question in the article. Discuss.
Readit Newsxyzzyb commented on Search, Mad Men style: A complete IBM 362 Google interface in the browser masswerk.at/google60/... · Posted by u/brunooo
This would actually been even cooler to hook into DuckDuckGo's zero click interface. The machine would be able to respond with actual information for lots of queries.
Mathematics calculations, topic summaries, definitions, etc.
xyzzyb commented on HTTP Headers For Fun & Profit loopj.com/2012/12/07/http... · Posted by u/foobar2k
Slashdot used to have x-fry and x-bender (Futurama) but it looks like even those headers are gone from slashdot now.
xyzzyb commented on Google Analytics for developers blog.arkency.com/2012/12/... · Posted by u/yashke
Those are some good basics.
Tracking user actions can be very useful: I use it on movieterminals.com to see everything that gets typed into each console. The theory being that (one day?) I'll use that to enhance the scripts to work how people expect.
Tracking an event per page 404 or 500 can also be very helpful. If you aren't already using something more robust to track errors you could even setup alerts to watch for those events and contact you.
Goals are good, although funnels are even better.
Finally: if you can afford it I've found that Clicky offers many great advantages over google analytics. More helpful default reports, a better realtime view, etc.
xyzzyb commented on Netflix signs licensing agreement with Disney engadget.com/2012/12/04/n... · Posted by u/MarlonPro
This may be great news for Netflix and I really do hope some of the Disney stuff makes it over the pond to the UK.
One thing i've noticed though (especially in the UK) is that it's becoming a three way licensing battle. I think eventually we'll have each major VOD provider (Sky, LoveFilm and Netflix) have exclusive licensing arrangements with 1/3rd of the content providers each so to enjoy a full range of content you'd need subscriptions to all three. I wish they'd compete on other factors other than exclusive licensing arrangements.
I don't know about UK pricing, but here in the US subscribing to Hulu Plus, Netflix, and specific shows on Amazon and iTunes (e.g. Mythbusters) is still much cheaper than a monthly cable subscription.
xyzzyb commented on Netflix signs licensing agreement with Disney engadget.com/2012/12/04/n... · Posted by u/MarlonPro
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Read the read of the article.
""" That deal also includes first-run rights to direct-to-video releases, which will begin appearing on Netflix in 2013. What's more, the two companies have also announced a separate multi-year agreement that will see popular Disney catalog titles like Dumbo and Alice in Wonderland be made available on Netflix beginning today. """
It's not even like this is a long article. It's literally a 140 word paragraph.
xyzzyb commented on Netflix signs licensing agreement with Disney engadget.com/2012/12/04/n... · Posted by u/MarlonPro
How is this a 'good deal' for Netflix and it's subscribers?
We've got this great feature coming up, IN THREE YEARS!.
yay?
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Read the read of the article.
""" That deal also includes first-run rights to direct-to-video releases, which will begin appearing on Netflix in 2013. What's more, the two companies have also announced a separate multi-year agreement that will see popular Disney catalog titles like Dumbo and Alice in Wonderland be made available on Netflix beginning today. """
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