Tag Archives: Netflix
Netflix comes to the Wii
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by Kenny.
Sorry, this news is about two weeks old, but I just heard about it. 
The last rumor I’d heard was that Netflix would come to a future version of the Wii (possibly a HD version… that part’s still a rumor too). However, it was announced earlier this month that Netflix will be coming to the Wii this spring. Similar to the PS3, you have to insert a special Netflix/Wii disk in order to watch streaming content. Click here for more information and how to get your streaming disk when it’s available.… Read the rest
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Childrens Ministry Crowdsourcing
Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Kenny.
The age of the internet has brought about this new term: crowdsourcing. Basically, crowdsourcing is when one solicits a large group of people to perform a task or project. Wikipedia is a prime example of a crowdsourced project. Recently I’ve come across two crowdsourcing projects that have intrigued me.
- Netflix engaged the smarts of the masses to develop a better movie recommendation engine. In fact, they have offered one million dollars to the person or team that can improve the recommendation algorithm by 10%. It’s been a year since challenge was issued and a few teams are almost there.
- Twitter Tees (part of threadlines) is creating a new T-Shirt every week based on a creative tweet. The twitter community submits funny or creative tweets to Twitter Tees.
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