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Senator Tom Harkin has introduced legislation to require captioning and video descriptions at movie theaters and during in-flight entertainment

These days, there's no such thing as a stable system, especially in the cloud. But most outages can be blamed on application architecture, not infrastructure. To combat this, do what Netflix does: Put your apps through a ringer that breaks them and fix your software before your customers suddenly can't use it.

Business models are constantly in jeopardy. Netflix, for example, played the role of disruptor as it whacked Blockbuster, but now Netflix is facing stiff competition from Amazon, Hulu and others. The lesson for business leaders: Disrupt or be disrupted.

I knew that cord-cutting's time had come when I visited my wife's parents in Arkansas over the New Year's holiday. My father-in-law has always been one of the techiest people I know--he's got a giant flat-screen high-definition television connected to a killer stereo system, making his home theater experience feel quite a bit like an actual theater.

New Pew study finds that, even in the digital age, people still go to libraries for printed books - but they also use and want more Internet-based services

Netflix is testing new multiuser personalized profiles for single accounts with a limited number of subscribers. The new functionality lets you create a profile for each member of your household, complete with personalized viewing recommendations and independent streaming queues. There are also parental controls for profiles for children under 12.

Online video streaming company -- and heavy Amazon cloud user -- Netflix has open sourced Janitor Monkey, a tool that finds unused cloud resources and deletes them, leading to potentially valuable cost savings for customers.

Netflix's streaming service went down about midday Christmas Eve, depriving thousands of their Christmas (or anything-but-Christmas) video fix for about 20 hours. Our Christmas gift to you: our latest video-streaming tips, tricks, and alternatives, so you'll be ready the next time this happens.

The election may (almost) be over, but that’s no reason for Democrats and Republicans to stop fighting!

The National Center for Accessible Media helps develop tools, standards and policies so people with disabilities can access new technology and content

Media is accessible everywhere today, but it’s still not accessible to everyone