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Don't Expect More 'Arrested Development' On Netflix

Posted 02.25.2013 | TV

"Arrested Development" fans shouldn't hold their breath for more seasons on Netflix. On a conference call with investors on Monday, Netflix CEO Re...

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Best. Binge. Ever.

Catherine Clinch | Posted 04.13.2013 | Entertainment

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Like most binges, mine began on Saturday night. I planned to have one... maybe two. Before long, I'd had four... then five. By Sunday night, I'd had 13 and was desperate for more. But it was all gone.

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The Value of Service

James Goldgeier | Posted 04.13.2013 | College

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In his 2011 School of International Service commencement address, then-Peace Corps director Aaron Williams noted that "service is not a moment, it's a mindset." For Peace Corps and other service volunteers, the years spent in formal service are just the beginning.

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Netflix's Risky Strategy For 'House Of Cards'

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.11.2013 | Technology

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The thing about making television programs is, the folks who don't do it always think it's easy. After all, Seinfeld was nothing more than an NYC apa...

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Netflix Began The Future Of TV Today

The Huffington Post | Dino Grandoni | Posted 02.02.2013 | Technology

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Friday was the beginning of the end of television as we know it -- or at least that's what Netflix would like you to believe. The popular video-st...

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Netflix CEO Finally Gets The Payday He Was Denied In 2011

AP | Posted 02.27.2013 | Technology

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' pay will double to $4 million next year, after he took a pay cut due to management missteps this year....

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What Constitutes Public Disclosure?

David Sable | Posted 12.10.2012 | Media

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If you post on Facebook -- does the post alone make it public? These are not trick or facetious questions; on the contrary, I think that they are important questions and touch on future privacy issues and force us to take stock of what's real and what's not.

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Something Unusual About Today's Jobs Report

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.07.2012 | Business

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Mark Gongloff is off the newsletter this morning, so today's 7.5 Things are brought to you by Jillian Berman. Thing One: Jobs Day Way Less Exciting...

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Netflix Just Got In Trouble With The Government Over A Facebook Post

Reuters | Posted 02.05.2013 | Technology

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* Netflix says gets Wells notice from SEC * CEO Hastings says information posted was not "material" * Ne...

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Scary: CEO 'Seemed To Lack An Empathy Gene'

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 12.10.2012 | Technology

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie. The book, "Netflixed...

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Netflix CEO Decides He Needs To Focus On Netflix

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 12.09.2012 | Technology

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is leaving Microsoft's board of directors next month, giving him more time to focus on the myriad of ...

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11 More Billionaires Pledge Half Their Fortunes To Charity

Posted 09.19.2012 | Impact

Warren Buffett got 11 more billionaires to agree to give away half of their wealth to charity. The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic initiative starte...

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Billionaire Trashes Idea Of International Aid, Bono

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.18.2012 | Business

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Lord Ashcroft of the U.K. has decreed the “golden taps” spewing foreign aid money shall henceforth be ceased. In a letter to the British govern...

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Netflix CEO Just Made Mark Zuckerberg Very Happy

AP | Posted 10.10.2012 | Technology

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MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Netflix Inc. CEO Reed Hastings gave his thumbs-up to Facebook by buying about $1 million worth of its stock. ...

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One Year Ago Today, Netflix Announced Its Infamous Price Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 07.12.2012 | Technology

Do you remember where you were when Netflix announced its price hike? On July 12, 2011 -- one year ago today -- Netflix managed to enrage the enti...

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WATCH: Mark Malkoff Visits Netflix HQ

Posted 06.18.2012 | Comedy

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Over the last month, comedian/publicity stunt aficionado Mark Malkoff did something both heroic and unbelievably stupid: He watched as many movies as ...

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Ed Tech Groups: Obama Administration Is Innovating Backwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 06.14.2012 | Home

When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan opened the Race to the Top competition to individual school districts two weeks ago, he said he wanted to...

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Netflix CEO Blasts Comcast Over Net Neutrality

TechCrunch | Posted 04.15.2012 | Technology

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In the latest battle in the war for living room domination, Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings took to his public Facebook account and called out Comcast...

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Netflix Makes Surprising Announcement

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.17.2012 | Technology

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CORRECTION: Well, there was a bit of confusion as to what Netflix was actually announcing with its blog post this morning. Apparently, DVD-only plans ...

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Netflix Premieres Its First-Ever Original Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.06.2012 | Technology

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The Netflix streaming library just got a new TV series that you almost certainly have never seen before. "Lilyhammer," a new series starring former...

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Netflix CEO Expects Huge New Rival

Reuters | Posted 03.26.2012 | Technology

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By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday that it expects Amazon.com Inc to brand its video streaming of...

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Netflix CEO Slapped With Huge Penalty

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 02.21.2012 | Technology

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SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will pay a $1.5 million penalty for blunders that alienated the video subscription service's customers...

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Most Embarrassing CEO Quotes Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.20.2011 | Business

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What with Occupy Wall Street and all, CEOs may be under even more scrutiny than usual this year. So it's fitting that there's been no shortage of nota...

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Cracking Down On Charter Schools?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.20.2011 | Home

The most recent call to close underperforming charter schools came not from a teachers' union or a school district, but from a charter-school trade as...

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