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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
Last Friday @matthartman & @shaanvp were discussing the common issue of trying to find something on Netflix, the whole scenario of searching for a long time and then watching something for 2 mins, turn if off, repeat, go to sleep etc. It's a very common issue. @shaanvp mentioned Yahoo Video Guide as something that could potentially help with this probl… See more
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Catharine Burhenne@catburhenne · Growth, Reelgood
@bentossell Yes, we have filters for genre/streaming source/coming soon/in theaters. We don't suggest recommendations based on what you've watched and reviewed. Instead, we recommend the movies that your friends rated highly. We've seen with our testers that the motivation to leave a review was to help their friends out.
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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@catburhenne cool Maybe something to think about integrating :) - I don't always like the same movies as my friends but likely some previous movies I've watched and left a good rating, I'd be keen to watch others that are similar. Nice to have the option of both IMO Do you think that 'helping out friends' is a big enough motivation to keep people doing it … See more
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Simon Burns@realsimonburns · Growth at Opendoor
@bentossell a really cool app worth checking out is Mubi (mubi.com). They have a curated streaming service for indie and foreign films. My girlfriend and I had the same issue you're describing, always having to search for great content on Netflix. In the absence of a social component to aide in discovery, ie; the Spotify model, or the Apple Music model, ie:… See more
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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@realsimonburns nice! will take a look. I definitely think having both options would be amazing... can cross-reference the two recommends and better filter down your choice :) Maybe that's just my preference. I like limited choice curated by others. The more criteria that has whittled down my options, the better.
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christopher lake@chhhris · paterfamilias
@bentossell I just wish Netflix included trailers already!
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