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jerrydoughan | 2 years ago

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tyingq|2 years ago

I see the plug doesn't seem to be going well, but it interesting to me that Amazon is the only service with something somewhat similar with Prime's X-ray. I know it's easier for them since they have IMDB, but I don't understand why I can't at least have a "Cast/Characters" popup in the other services. Even if it's just the whole cast and not contextual to the scene.

jerrydoughan|2 years ago

You make a great point. X-ray is a prime example of the potential for extending and enhancing the viewing experience, even with something as simple as a persistent character/cast sidebar. Netflix has a version of this but as a separate site called tudum that feels more like a information dump. And Disney has disney extras which is primarily behind the scenes videos. I suspect it's harder for them to do in platform-agnostic way. Amazon has the benefit of IMDB as you noted, while Netflix, Hulu et al would have to build from scratch.

dpratt|2 years ago

This extension seems rather interesting, but I suspect you may have harmed your brand more than you helped it by making the above post.

jerrydoughan|2 years ago

The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference they say so I'll take that ha! Any suggestions on how to better approach these things? I'm like a fish out of water when it comes to branding, so would be happy to learn from anyone with constructive criticism. Thanks!