Apparently it’s a possibility.
I thought “Battleship” was going to be the end-all/be-all of “Steve isn’t sure what to say.” This might top that, and it lacks Liam Neeson.
I’m just gonna set this one here for our progeeks to talk about.
News and Analysis
Finally, Some Good Economic News
When a site called Layoff Watch says the economic news seems positive, you pay attention. This is a nice, quick analysis that helps give some perspective on what’s going on.
Now my take on this is that we’ve seen a recovery not so much from effort as a kind of rebalancing. Yes, things are better, but we’ve got long-term issues, structural problems, questionable home inventory, and more. This is positive, but not something to do your happy dance for.
If you’re able to leverage this improving situation, then leverage the hell out of it because I don’t know if it’ll improve or last. Make those connections, get that job, make that move, and make the most of it to stabilize things for the future.
Netflix In Talk With Cable Companies
So says Reuters, who aren’t exactly prone to fly off the handle.
The idea seems to be Netflix becomes an option for the cable viewer, bundled into their bill. Simple, effective, and efficient. In fact, I’ll be exploring some of that on Monday . . .
Anyway, on to this possibility – frankly, it makes perfect sense. Netflix gets a cash cow, viewers probably get some kind of discount or at least easier billing, and cable companies get a new reason to be around. This also opens the opportunity to all sorts of crazy additional technologies and collaborations, as well as questions (is it going to be your-cable-box-only?)
None of this is surprising, of course, except that it’s happening a little faster than I’d have expected and doesn’t seem to be part of any larger initiatives – that we know of.
If this goes through? Well, I’d start sending resumes to Netflix now, just in case . . .