Netflix and Blockbuster Save the Post Office

For the past decade, we've witnessed the Postmaster General raising the price of stamps. The United States Post Office has cited a decline in demand for good old fashioned letter service as the main reason. With less people sending snail mail, less money flows in to maintain daily operations.

Now, forget the fact that direct marketing campaigns flood our boxes with junk, or that magazine subscriptions seem to be on the rise. Then there's the rise in online shopping (and no, UPS and FedEx are not the only companies delivering the goods). However, a new trend that is hitting video stores where it hurts may just be bringing new life to the postal service: DVD mailers!

The two top services are Netflix and Blockbuster, with the former touting "over a billion movies delivered to homes" in radio ads. That equates to a lot of cash for the post office.

Website Design Competition

If you're an aspiring website designer, you're not going to want to miss out on this new web design competition: Iron WebMaster!


The Iron WebMaster competition is a website design contest modeled after the hit TV show "Iron Chef." Like the TV show, contestants are given a theme that they must incorporate into their design. The competition consists of 5 rounds of increasing complexity. Prizes will be awarded throughout the competition at the end of each round, and a grand prize winner, the Iron WebMaster, crowned at the conclusion of all rounds. Winners will be chosen by a combination of popular votes received from site visitors and a select panel of judges.

Round 1 begins Tuesday, 15 January 2008. If you want in on this exciting new web design competition, Sign Up today!

Note: Don't let missing a round stop you from signing up. You can still take the title of Iron WebMaster.