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  • The perception that Netflix was out-of-touch gained momentum in September when Netflix announced that DVDs would be available only on a separate website, called Qwikster; that the Twitter account @qwikster belonged to a foul-mouthed teenager did not help matters, and Netflix quickly reversed course and killed the Qwikster service before it even launched.

    Netflix Account Losses Much Higher Than Expected After Pricing Backlash 2011

  • It didn't take long for astonished Internet citizens to discover that the Twitter name @qwikster is already taken-by a rather foul-mouthed young man.

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  • It didn't take long for astonished Internet citizens to discover that the Twitter name @qwikster is already taken - by a rather foul-mouthed young man.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVID POGUE 2011

  • TechCrunch was the first to point out, the @qwikster handle on Twitter is not only already taken, but it belongs to someone whose main concerns seem to be smoking marijuana and going to sleep.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Hayley Tsukayama 2011

  • qwikster.com to access their DVD queues and choose movies, Reed noted, adding that the sites will not be integrated.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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