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AOL to offer 99 cent movie rental
downloads

AOL to offer 99 cent movie rental
downloads 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
AOL is offering its user a promotional deal that's quite the attention grabber: 99 cents for a movie rental download.

WebsiteOnThePhone.com (a business
division of Sri IIST Inc, TX) announces
the launch of Rental Management System
(RMS) - an easy-to-use off-the-shelf
software for starting an own online
video rental business.

WebsiteOnThePhone.com (a business
division of Sri IIST Inc, TX) announces
the launch of Rental Management System
(RMS) - an easy-to-use off-the-shelf
software for starting an own online
video rental business. 09/19/2004 02:24 AM
The RMS web application software allows complete automation of account creation, inventory management, tracking of rentals, customer management, rewards programs and more for the online video rental business. The online video rental store will have the capability to process payments using all major credit card processing vendors such as Card Services International, WorldPay, Authorize.net, Verisign, 2Checkout.com, Paypal, etc. [PRWEB Sep 19, 2004]

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Yesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were whini ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize that going to the movies is a social experience. It's not just about the content (though, that is important), but the overall experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go -- even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that story pointed to an article in China noting that this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done. After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience, putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.

more suggestions will appear very, very
soon

more suggestions will appear very, very
soon 08/27/2004 01:51 PM
"[M]y intention is to offer some advice to all of you men out there who crave a decent bout of testicular pain, but have no-one to administer it to you." Advice on injuring one's own testicles. A dozen delicious methods, ranging from the old apple in the sock trick everyone tries to a tennis ball machine. It'd be better as a half-hour infomercial.

More Suggestions For iTunes

More Suggestions For iTunes 04/30/2004 10:32 AM
If Apple is going to become the force in music sales it truly wants to be, it's going to have to start paying attention to the demands of sophisticated music listeners. By Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes (via MyAppleMenu)

pDNS suggestions

pDNS suggestions 05/04/2004 10:57 AM

Here's some specific suggestions for the pDNS from Jay.

Thanks Jay!

Simple suggestion for pDNS and FOAF (based on CNS).

Regarding the PeoplesDNS project, Joel De Gan added some comments to my De Gan Filters, Bloom Filters, Peoples DNS, and CNS post, and also asked What's the problem with FOAF? on the PeoplesDNS blog (also posted with additional comments by Marc Canter). Danny Ayers responded to Joel in Responding to Joel on FOAF.

Based on my work developing CNS for the iCite net, I wanted to suggest a way to think about how a PeoplesDNS (pDNS) based on FOAF might function:

level 0. pDNS root servers list each other (e.g., Root0 links to Root1 and vice versa, etc.). If you want / need to have more than a handful of pDNS root servers, there can also be a hierarchy of roots.

level 1. pDNS root servers list web pages (possibly some specific XHTML / XML / RDF format) that link to FOAF files (e.g., Root0 links to page1, page2, page14). These web pages effectively act like second-level DNS.

level 2. each web page that links to FOAF files also has a single link indicating the pDNS root server that lists the page (i.e., page1 is authoritatively listed by Root0, page22 is authoritatively listed by Root10).

level 3. each FOAF file links (back) to the web page that authoritatively lists it.

So, this assumes that each person has a single FOAF file, or that, if they maintain multiple FOAF files under the same "identity", they link them together within the FOAF.

With CNS, the one other notable feature is that the iCite containers (which are the equivalent to the level 2 in the above equation) can cache references to each other, thereby bypassing the need to use the root CNS server for each reference of a peer. The CNS server (level 0 and 1) is there to help account for when the level 2 information moves to different locations.

(There are a few other things about CNS that are added to this in terms of automatically redirecting / reconnecting things when they move, that functions across all four levels.)

[the iCite net development blog]

Google's Suggestions

Google's Suggestions 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
"Google Suggest"-- start typing a word in the search box and it makes on-the-fly suggestions about what you're looking for. Fascinating...

excellent suggestions on what to do

excellent suggestions on what to do 07/31/2004 10:19 PM
don't just remember it .. Permalink

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The Best Suggestions Come from Your
Users

The Best Suggestions Come from Your
Users 02/17/2004 01:23 AM

A Good Reader Feedback Form

"Amazon's 'Suggestion Box' that appears at the bottom of every product provides a potential model for news sites to capture audience feedback. We provide a mockup of a way to capture reader feedback." [Hypergene MediaBlog]

I'm highlighting this one because this is something libraries also need to consider. Too often, we don't provide easily found links for contacting us electronically, whether it be via IM or email (in addition to the requisite phone number and location information), and we're even worse at soliciting feedback.

<rant>
In fact, I'll use this opportunity to rant about one of my biggest pet peeves lately - library blogs that don't include a link back to the library's main site, let alone include contact information. If your library has a blog, please oh please oh please make sure it has a link back to the rest of your site (and therefore the rest of the resources you make available!)! This seems like a no-brainer, but you'd be surprised how many sites forget to add this essential information.
</rant>

Suggestions on a PHP Problem Anyone?

Suggestions on a PHP Problem Anyone? 01/15/2003 12:51 PM
Suggestions on a PHP Problem Anyone? Here's the problem. I need to pull X bytes of HTML formatted text out of another HTML file for "safe" inclusion into another html page. What's the best way to do this while not getting into markup issues like a partially formatted table or splitting "" at "

Joe Mahoney has his own suggestions.

Joe Mahoney has his own suggestions. 03/13/2003 09:47 PM
Joe Mahoney has his own suggestions.

Simple Suggestions for Better Trading

Simple Suggestions for Better Trading 11/17/2003 10:26 AM
TheStreet.com Nov 17 2003 8:49AM ET

Suggestions for a trip to Portugal?

Suggestions for a trip to Portugal? 03/17/2005 03:24 AM

I'm considering a trip to Portugal on Friday March 25.  A friend is coming with me and she has to return on Sunday April 3.  I have more flexibility and could stay on.  Some questions for Portugal veterans...

• Is the end of March a nice time of year to be in Portugal?
• Can one stay the whole eight days in one hotel in Lisbon and make day trips or would it be better to stay in several different places (and, if so, what are one or two favorite places)?I don't want to spend too much time in transit.
• If we are going to be moving around, is it best to rent a car?

Thanks for the help!

20 Suggestions For Improving The Mac
Experience

20 Suggestions For Improving The Mac
Experience 07/14/2004 06:41 PM
By Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac (via MyAppleMenu)

Schizophrenia Experiences and
Suggestions?

Schizophrenia Experiences and
Suggestions? 05/21/2004 11:36 AM

Sklar.com: PHP Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Suggestions?

Sklar.com: PHP Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Suggestions? 08/11/2004 08:33 AM
In a quick note from Sklar.com today:

PHP.net: Function List Suggestions in
Search

PHP.net: Function List Suggestions in
Search 12/27/2004 09:08 AM
In a quick note from PHP.net today, they've finally put into place the "function suggestion" ability for the search box at the top of the site.

Ideas Unlimited: 11 Suggestions for New
Inventions

Ideas Unlimited: 11 Suggestions for New
Inventions 10/30/2003 09:18 AM
securitas writes "The New York Times asked 11 prominent people to write about a device that they'd like to see invented (Google). Contributors include John ...

With suggestions for dealing with him
now and after Germany's surrender.

With suggestions for dealing with him
now and after Germany's surrender. 03/31/2005 09:34 AM
Analys is of the Personality of Adolf Hitler by Cornell University in 1943 has been released online. The analysis was comissioned by the predecessor to the CIA and declassified several years ago, according to The New York Times. This official analysis should be of interest to those who have been doing amateur analyses for years.

Suggestions on Electronic Document
Management?

Suggestions on Electronic Document
Management? 01/22/2004 03:01 AM

Suggestions for a Home VOIP Provider?

Suggestions for a Home VOIP Provider? 05/28/2004 09:18 PM

the silly suggestions of a few
Washington insiders

the silly suggestions of a few
Washington insiders 12/26/2003 05:23 AM
Washington goes to war (with Howard Dean) .. Eric Alterman

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"the Rude Pundit's suggestions for what
John Edwards should say"

"the Rude Pundit's suggestions for what
John Edwards should say" 10/07/2004 04:15 PM

Google Beta Keyword Search Suggestions

Google Beta Keyword Search Suggestions 12/19/2004 03:07 PM
"As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you're typing and offers suggestions in real time."

Google Experimenting with Search Keyword
Suggestions

Google Experimenting with Search Keyword
Suggestions 04/16/2004 09:08 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 17 2004 1:08AM GMT

Gartenberg says Scoble's suggestions
would be horrible for Longhorn

Gartenberg says Scoble's suggestions
would be horrible for Longhorn 12/10/2003 04:34 AM

Michael Gartenberg: "Making some of the changes that Robert describes would I think actually be a big step backward in getting Longhorn adopted."

Powell Bristles at Suggestions U.S. Is
Stingy With Wave Aid

Powell Bristles at Suggestions U.S. Is
Stingy With Wave Aid 12/28/2004 02:43 PM
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell also signaled that much more American help was on the way.

The following synopsis and suggestions
will help you make the grades you
obviously deserve.

The following synopsis and suggestions
will help you make the grades you
obviously deserve. 04/07/2005 12:53 PM
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First they are attacked by evil Orcs in the woods; next they are driven into the dark forest of Lothlorien, where they are imprisoned by the beautiful but evil Queen Beruthiel. They make their escape when Beruthiel's good sister, Galadriel, frees them from their prison-cell and floats them down the river in barrels ... however, they face a terrifying setback when they are found by the evil wizard Radagast. Gandalf sacrifices his life to destroy Radagast the Balrog, and the others escape the mountains while the battle rages.

(via Making Light)

IMAO: Frank Suggestions to Improve John
Kerry's Campaign

IMAO: Frank Suggestions to Improve John
Kerry's Campaign 04/29/2004 10:23 AM
IMAO Frank Suggestions to Improve John Kerry's Campaignt .. 'helpful' advice

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Recovering Your Webl0gs.com Site Using
Google -- A Couple Extra Suggestions

Recovering Your Webl0gs.com Site Using
Google -- A Couple Extra Suggestions 06/16/2004 07:33 PM
Actually these will work when you need to recover old sites which have been indexed in Google, if your host has died or some horror befell your data, etc. Building...

Music Rental: Another POV

Music Rental: Another POV 06/01/2004 05:43 AM
People don't want to rent music, observed Steve Jobs, which is why there isn't a subscription-based service over at the iTunes Music Store. And I tend to agree on this point.
But, one of the "advantage" of the old Napster, a lot of people have also observed, is the ability to sample and discover new music. And sampling and discovering new music on the iTunes Music Store, currently, is too much work. A lot of clicks. A lot of waiting.
Maybe the new iPod division should invent something like a personalized radio station, which can be listened via iTunes or iPod. The tunes selection will be partly based on what the user have on his iTunes library. And, oh, a 30-second preview is simply not enough for discovering new music.
Simply choose the option, "Include iTunes Music Store samples", and iTunes/iPod will selected previews into your current playlist. Perhaps even with a text-to-speech announcement. Oh, of course, make it easy for the user to then buy the tune.

Rental madness

Rental madness 08/15/2004 12:01 AM

There was an ad on TV for a bridal fair just a moment ago. It occurred to me that the bride spends thousands of dollars on a dress she’ll never wear again but the groom rents his tuxedo, which is something he’ll have many chances to wear again. That seems backward to me.

Rental Car GPS Spying!

Rental Car GPS Spying! 04/06/2005 06:18 PM

My buddy and I were driving at a rate of speed in a rental car that was well above the posted limit a year or two ago. Out of the blue his cell phone rang and as he talked I noticed he started slowing down. You guessed it, the rental car agency was calling him saying he was violating his rental car agreement.

If memory serves me correctly he was charged like $300.00 extra when we turned the car in. Finally a court has stood up and say you cannot do this. If your not aware that rental car companies are doing this you have been so advised. [Techdirt< /a>]

The Future of Video Rental

The Future of Video Rental 06/22/2004 08:58 AM

Blockbuster jabs back at its rivals: This is an article about the future of the Blockbuster video rental chain, but mixed in there is a lot of good information about upcoming video delivery technology.

Cable operators say they have the best solution of all. They provide about 16.5 million homes with video-on-demand (VOD) ‐ a service that enables viewers to watch a movie whenever they want with the same flexibility that traditional videos offer to pause, rewind and fast-forward. Nearly 37 million cable subscribers will probably have VOD by 2008.

What I'm still waiting for is the service that will let me pick a movie from a menu and watch it right then, instead of ordering it and having to wait until a certain time to watch it. Wake me up when this happens.

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Rental contracts need critical look

Rental contracts need critical look 06/10/2004 10:28 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jun 11 2004 2:31AM GMT

The internet rental wars

The internet rental wars 02/07/2005 01:49 AM
Southcoasttoday.com - Sun Feb 6, 06:55 am GMT

UK DVD rental firms merge

UK DVD rental firms merge 07/14/2004 05:03 AM
Two become one...

Rental Car Horror Story

Rental Car Horror Story 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
You rent a car travel around and come home and get an additional $3000.00 bill because you drove it out...

Starting up an Internet computer rental

Starting up an Internet computer rental 02/18/2004 12:05 PM
AMDMB Feb 18 2004 3:11PM GMT
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