TechBytes: Amazon Subscription Service

Amazon to add a subscription service for movies and TV shows.

ByABC News
September 1, 2010, 10:52 AM

Sept. 1, 2010— -- Amazon is looking to add a subscription service for movies and TV shows. The company is talking with major media companies about an all-you-can-eat plan, mainly for older movies and shows. Amazon already offers on-demand rentals.

AOL has a new way for parents to keep tabs on their kids on social networking sites.SafeSocial lets parents see what their kids are doing online without "friending" them. The Wall Street Journal's Katie Boehret tested it out.

"The parent doesn't have to wade through a whole bunch of content and they can just kind of see the most recent tidbits of information. And I think it's actually a really helpful site," Boehret said. But she says there are some downsides. "There's nothing a parent can do to suddenly delete or remove something from their child's Facebook or Twitter of MySpace page."

You can read Katie's full review on the "Wall Street Journal" Web site.