New and notable for March 2nd 2011 through March 4th 2011

What I’m reading and finding for March 2nd 2011 through March 4th 2011:

  • From Twitter – Wow, just found out that Costco and Gazelle have teamed up http://j.mp/yiwZp
  • From Twitter – Please, CBS, don't screw it up! CBS Buys @clicker, Lanzone Becomes CBS Interactive Prez http://j.mp/glgkyn via @FrankSanchez
  • http://daringfireball.net/2011/03/the_chair –

  • Starz Working on New Netflix Deal – With about a year left on its controversial Netflix distribution agreement, Starz Entertainment CEO Chris Albrecht said that the premium channel is in continued talks with the online distributor and is seeking a deal that will bring pricing parity to both online and more traditional forms of distribution.Starz upset some cable, satellite and telco distributors when it struck the Netflix deal in 2008, mainly because it bundles access to about 2,500 Starz movie titles into the monthly unlimited Netflix subscription (priced at $8) at no additional charge. Cable, satellite and telco distributors can charge as much as $14.95 a month for a Starz multiplex.
  • Ditto: The Social App For What You Should Be Doing –
    techcrunch.com - MG Siegler
    Think about Foursquare right now. You can tell everyone what you’re currently doing, but there’s no good mechanism for planning something to do or for getting a recommendation for something to do. Sure, you could use “shouts” that way. But no one does. It’s an aspect of realtime that doesn’t really work. Enter Ditto, a new service in the space.
    Ditto is an iPhone app in the location space that goes beyond the check-in. Sure, that’s one aspect of it, but..  show all text

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  • Square Now Processing $1 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day –
    techcrunch.com - Leena Rao
    Mobile payments startup Square has reached a new milestone this week—the company is now processing $1 million in payments per day, co-founder Jack Dorsey just Tweeted.
    Square was processing a few million in mobile transactions per week as of last fall, so the startup has seen a steady increase in transactions over the past four months. The startup just raised $27.5 million in new funding, and is gaining a lot of a lot of buzz, most recently debuting a fairly large billboard in Times Squar..  show all text

  • Inside Out –


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