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Netflix Scraps Idea for Qwikster DVD-by-Mail Service
Netflix has been doing so much backpedaling lately, it’s surprising the company hasn’t adopted a bicycle for its logo.
In the most recent reversal, Netflix announced Monday that it’s scrapping a plan to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two different companies and would instead keep both under the Netflix name. The abandoned idea would’ve seen the mailed DVD service take on the name Qwikster, with a separate website and separate billing.
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‘Jersey Shore’ Costs New Jersey Taxpayers $420,000
‘Jersey Shore’ doesn’t just rot brains — it drains tax coffers, too.
MTV’s hit reality show, which depicts the exploits of a group of raisin-tanned 20-somethings as they live and party along the New Jersey coastline, has just had $420,000 of its 2009 production costs covered by the state’s Economic Development Authority.
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Michael Jackson’s Mother, Kids Getting $30 Million From His Estate
Michael Jackson‘s mother and three children will receive a hefty sum of money, thanks to income generated by the late singer’s estate.
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Facebook Costs American Companies a Staggering $280 Billion a Year
Checking your Facebook status could lead to your company’s downfall.
Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but tech blogger Michael Fitzgerald was able to calculate that workers wasting time on the social networking site costs US companies $280 billion in annual productivity losses.
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Changing Your Name After Marriage Could Cost You $500,000
The old tradition of a woman taking her husband’s last name after marriage, while still common, is happening less frequently among modern brides. They sometimes eschew the custom for professional or personal reasons, or simply because changing your name can be a flat-out pain.
Now they can add one more reason: it could wind up costing them money.
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Procrastinators need not worry on April 15 as the IRS has extended the federal income tax filing deadline to Monday, April 18.
The initial announcement of the change came back in January when the Internal Revenue Service issued a statement saying the deadline would be delayed in observation of Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, which this year falls on Friday, April 15, the normal filin
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High Prices At The Pump Instigate Alternatives
April 8, 2011 Gas prices are soaring! Seems like each week, it’s up another 10 cents! I’ve been trying to think of ways to combat that. I honestly wonder if at some point…I won’t be ABLE to AFFORD to drive to work to make money. Kind of a catch 22 I think!
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Ryan Seacrest Is Reality TV’s Most Powerful Person, Will Make $55 Million in 2011
April 7, 2011 Ryan Seacrest is apparently the most powerful man in reality television.
So says The Hollywood Reporter, who ranked the 'American Idol' and radio host number one on its fourth annual Reality Power List.
Seacrest, who is poised to make over $55 million this year, according to PopEater, ironically dethroned former 'Idol' judge Simon Cowell, who dropped to number six on this year's list.
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Kid’s Play Spring Issue
Look for Kid's Play magazine's spring issue starting February 23rd in area businesses. A great resource for families with children. This spring will be a "Green Issue, " focusing on Green living
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How We Can Make Things Last Longer
January 27, 2011 We heard a story about a guy who wore his jeans almost every day for 15 months without washing them once. But it turns out he’s not that crazy….
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Washington Man Wins Mega Millions
January 6, 2011 Lottery officials announced Wednesday Both winning tickets in the $380 million Mega Millions Lottery were sold. One in Post Falls and the other in the Grant County town of Ephrata, Wash.