Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 saw a ton of new Netflix competitors come on the scene. Netflix isn’t the only game in town–we’ve got RedBox, Hulu, Amazon, Apple, YouTube, and don’t forget video on demand. Netflix stock is on a tear today, jumping almost 20%, a huge increase off a great quarterly earnings announcement.  Wall Street is reacting very positively–a ton of individual investors who own Netflix in their Roth IRAs and 401Ks are making a bundle of cash today!  But so what, that’s just expectations, the simplest question that will tell us how Netflix will fare in the future is, “How likely would you be to recommend Netflix to a friend?” Let us know in the comments below!

It was a big 2011 for Netflix–a lot has been happening in the DVD, movie, and video world, but Netflix has been especially busy.  Here’s a quick rundown of what Netflix has been up to–most importantly, we want to hear what you think!

1. Netflix (NFLX) stock was up a nearly a whopping 50% as the year began. Despite some naysayers, Netflix was signing up customers like crazy and Wall Street listened.
2. A bunch of licensing deals for content were announced with Miramax and CBS.
3. Netflix increased their prices and attempted to separate their DVD and streaming business.
4. Quickster was announced and abruptly killed
5. The company reduced financial guidance and said it would lose money in 2012.
6. The stock dropped from over $300 to about $70.

Well what do you think of Netflix not that the dust has finally settled?