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      23 Sep 2011

      96% humidity. Wow. #nyc

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      22 Sep 2011

      Bursting at the seams from pizza starter followed by mac and cheese main!

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      21 Sep 2011

      About time!...AT&T's Galaxy S II will be available Oct. 2 for $199 on contract

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      19 Sep 2011

      HP Wireless TV connect works like a treat! Easy set up, no lag!

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      19 Sep 2011

      What are Netflix doing?Received this weirdly written letter from CEO.They're splitting DVD & streaming & re-naming the DVD service Qwikster.

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      Dear xxx,

      I messed up. I owe you an explanation.

      It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes. That was certainly not our intent, and I offer my sincere apology. Let me explain what we are doing.

      For the past five years, my greatest fear at Netflix has been that we wouldn't make the leap from success in DVDs to success in streaming. Most companies that are great at something – like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores – do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us). So we moved quickly into streaming, but I should have personally given you a full explanation of why we are splitting the services and thereby increasing prices. It wouldn’t have changed the price increase, but it would have been the right thing to do.

      So here is what we are doing and why.

      Many members love our DVD service, as I do, because nearly every movie ever made is published on DVD. DVD is a great option for those who want the huge and comprehensive selection of movies.

      I also love our streaming service because it is integrated into my TV, and I can watch anytime I want. The benefits of our streaming service are really quite different from the benefits of DVD by mail. We need to focus on rapid improvement as streaming technology and the market evolves, without maintaining compatibility with our DVD by mail service.

      So we realized that streaming and DVD by mail are really becoming two different businesses, with very different cost structures, that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently.

      It’s hard to write this after over 10 years of mailing DVDs with pride, but we think it is necessary: In a few weeks, we will rename our DVD by mail service to “Qwikster”. We chose the name Qwikster because it refers to quick delivery. We will keep the name “Netflix” for streaming.

      Qwikster will be the same website and DVD service that everyone is used to. It is just a new name, and DVD members will go to qwikster.com to access their DVD queues and choose movies. One improvement we will make at launch is to add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games. Members have been asking for video games for many years, but now that DVD by mail has its own team, we are finally getting it done. Other improvements will follow. A negative of the renaming and separation is that the Qwikster.com and Netflix.com websites will not be integrated.

      There are no pricing changes (we’re done with that!). If you subscribe to both services you will have two entries on your credit card statement, one for Qwikster and one for Netflix. The total will be the same as your current charges. We will let you know in a few weeks when the Qwikster.com website is up and ready.

      For me the Netflix red envelope has always been a source of joy. The new envelope is still that lovely red, but now it will have a Qwikster logo. I know that logo will grow on me over time, but still, it is hard. I imagine it will be similar for many of you.

      I want to acknowledge and thank you for sticking with us, and to apologize again to those members, both current and former, who felt we treated them thoughtlessly.

      Both the Qwikster and Netflix teams will work hard to regain your trust. We know it will not be overnight. Actions speak louder than words. But words help people to understand actions.

      Respectfully yours,

      -Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO, Netflix

      p.s. I have a slightly longer explanation along with a video posted on our blog, where you can also post comments.

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      19 Sep 2011

      Can't wait to receive my HP Wireless TV Connect today! UPS tracking saying its Out for Delivery! Yay!

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      19 Sep 2011

      Never thought I'd spend $ on door knobs but I did. Got these funky little knobs for the bathroom cabinet!

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      Never_thought_Id_spend_on_door.zip (1.39 MB)
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      17 Sep 2011

      Saturday morning snooze with the Holmes. What a gorgeous day.

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      16 Sep 2011

      Micheladas! Courtesy of bartender Steven!

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      16 Sep 2011

      Getting ready for Blade Runner The Directors Cut tonight! Can't believe I've never seen this!

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    Sometimes geek, sometimes chic. I'm a third culture kid - born in Malaysia, grew up in Australia, worked in London and am now in NYC. I love traveling to places strange and unknown and having unforgettable random adventures.

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