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customers enjoy unlimited access to TV programs and movies. Subscribers have the option of watching their favorite program or movie streamed via the internet to their televisions, computers or mobile devices or fast and efficient delivery of Blu-ray discs. Netflix Inc. encountered phenomenal growth in its early stage and by mid-2011 the company was servicing a record total of 24.6 million subscribers. In mid-July 2011 Netflix announced…

Overview: A Strategic Analysis for Blockbuster: Their Strengths: Able to lead market share of online DVD rentals. The company’s low fixed costs/prices. It is one of the nation’s largest choice/selection of DVDs. They have the fastest on-time delivery of any online DVD rental company with just over 35 CDs. Exceptional Service: over 90 percent of their DVDs are received by customers inside of a day of ordering. Strong website/Home page, as far as, shop ability, navigation, and review are…

In 2003 a film was released which one critic called “The Citezen Kane of bad movies”. This is no hyperbole. It was riddled with non-sequetors, plot holes the size of the Pacific Ocean and acting that made the local middle school drama club blush. It was dubbed “The Room” and was the brainchild of a one Tommy Wiseau, a man of unknown origins who financed the entire endeavor himself. Wiseau “wrote”, directed and starred in the drama about deceipt, relationships and spoons. When it was release,…

If one types “Ayahuasca ____ Insert South American country” into google search bar the first link that will come up is a website for an Ayahuasca retreat. Though, Ayahuasca can be found on the streets, it is mostly sought after through the internet. The most commonly used resource for Ayahuasca seekers is ayaadvice.org, which is a tripadvisor like website included with a review system and location tracker for retreats. Unlike most drugs, Ayahuasca is taken in a very ritualistic setting. When…

Due to lack of corporate foresight, several companies have failed to proceed further in their endeavors to serve the world with their product or services. This reminds me of a very flagrant example that I will talk about and how it could have been otherwise. The company that I will like to tals about today is the movie rental giant Blockbuster. Back in the days, Blockbuster was the primary DVD and Video Cassette rental in USA. Due to lack of corporate foresight, in 2010, it filed for bankruptcy…

Hashem Alameedi Netflix essay Netflix is one of the most successful streaming corporations that has entered the streaming industry. The founder of Netflix, Reed Hasting was the original founder of the corporation. Hasting originally launched the company as a DVD rental service that would charge its customers monthly. Fast forward to today Netflix has become one of the most known corporations in the world changing the game by not only eliminating dvd rentals, but making it accessible on the go…

A herniated disk is a problem with one of the rubbery cushions or also known as a disk. A disk has a soft center and a hard covering. These are sometimes called a slipped disk or a ruptured disk. A herniated disk occurs with the inside of the disk pushes out through a tear into the hard part of the disk. It can affect the nervous around it. Which causes the pain, numbness or weakness in an arm or leg. In some cases some people do not have symptoms from a herniated disk. They also most likely do…

truck driver. He had an injury on 08/28/2017 while he was tying down loads, he suddenly felt low back pain. He was unable to perform his work the following morning. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 09/13/2017 showed desiccation of disc at the L4-L5 level with circumferential disc bulge and mild degenerative change facets. There was a mild bilateral bony neural foraminal narrowing at the L4-L5 level with possible but not definite L4 nerve root impingement. The tip of the conus was located at L1. A…

Why our local Mr. Movies Closed From Blockbuster chain stores to idiosyncratic local ones, hundreds of video stores have been closing nationwide. This began over seven years ago; about the time I was wondering how this could happen. During the past four years, it has become clear to me why they are closing; The digital age of internet and video production. Netflix, symbolized by its little red envelopes and more recently its streaming service, had prevailed over the little blue boxes that…

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Marc Rudolph and Reed Hasting, two engineers. They used the internet to rent DVDs. Hasting came up with the idea after he was charged a $40 late fee with Blockbuster. The two then came up adopted the idea that customers could rent unlimited DVDs for a single monthly fee. Later in 2007 the company moved to streaming, the subscription increase by bounds. Then in 2009 the company topped at 20 million subscribers. In 2013 they announced that they made a move to have…