Zip.ca owns Canadian DVD Rental space
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
A few months ago Ottawa-based Zip.ca shipped its 10 millionth DVD. Quite an accomplishment for the four-year-old start-up that’s been dubbed the Canadian equivalent of online video rental behemoth Netflix. Today on itbusiness.ca, Nestor E. Arellano takes a close look at Zip.ca and the movie-picking technology that keeps customers renting. Zip.ca’s online ordering system is powered by a “recommendation algorithm” that helps customers decide which movie to watch. Based on a member’s profile and
