Netflix has just announced new plan options and new prices for their services on the Netflix Blog. They are splitting the unlimited DVD by mail and unlimited streaming services into their own separate programs. If you only want one service or the other, the price will start at $7.99/month but if you want the same level of service you were just getting, it will now start at … [Read more...]
The First Free Amazon Student Memberships Expiring Soon
Amazon has started sending out e-mails to members of its Amazon Students program, which provides a free year of Amazon Prime membership and benefits, that the year is almost up for those that signed up when the program was first announced. I don't recall it being clear upon signing up whether you would be able to renew after the year ends if you were still a student or if it … [Read more...]
YouTube Invites You To Check Out Cosmic Panda, An Experimental Interface Change
YouTube has a number of different experiments available to test out and they'd like your feedback. The latest experiment is called Cosmic Panda and YouTube is asking for you to try out the interface changes it brings. After enough tweaks and feedback, perhaps Cosmic Panda will become the default view of YouTube. So what the heck is Cosmic Panda? We're always trying out new … [Read more...]
Facebook Removes All Posts Linking To Imgur and Blocks All New Imgur Posts as Spam
Facebook is blocking all shared links that point to popular image hosting site, Imgur.com. Facebook also removed all previous posts that linked to Imgur according to a few on Twitter. If you try to share an Imgur link, you'll get a popup layer saying that the content is blocked and has been reported as spam. If you see this message, you can click the 'Let us know' link to be … [Read more...]
Spotify Is Coming To The US – Is It Too Little, Too Late?
Thanks to music licensing deals, Spotify, a music streaming site, has been exclusive to Europe since its launch in 2008. I remember hearing great things about it and wishing it was available in the USA. That time is now upon us and Spotify is coming to the US in the coming months. … [Read more...]