Netflix has been helping you escape reality since 1997 but did you know that
reality since 1997 but did you know that
reality since 1997 but did you know that it was just a homegrown operation before
it was just a homegrown operation before
it was just a homegrown operation before it took over the world and enslaved
it took over the world and enslaved
it took over the world and enslaved millions every time we put out a new
millions every time we put out a new
millions every time we put out a new show or analyzing it figuring out what
show or analyzing it figuring out what
show or analyzing it figuring out what worked what didn’t so we get better next
worked what didn’t so we get better next
worked what didn’t so we get better next time
time
time welcome to watchmojo.com installment
welcome to watchmojo.com installment
welcome to watchmojo.com installment we’re counting down the five most
we’re counting down the five most
we’re counting down the five most astounding facts about Netflix streaming
astounding facts about Netflix streaming
astounding facts about Netflix streaming service you spend most of your free time
service you spend most of your free time
service you spend most of your free time watching Netflix is rolling out the two
watching Netflix is rolling out the two
watching Netflix is rolling out the two titles plan for $6 a month you could
titles plan for $6 a month you could
titles plan for $6 a month you could just watch Breaking Bad and Mission
just watch Breaking Bad and Mission
just watch Breaking Bad and Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol number 5
Impossible Ghost Protocol number 5
Impossible Ghost Protocol number 5 Netflix was created out of an
Netflix was created out of an
Netflix was created out of an all-consuming hatred for blockbuster
according to legend way back in the
according to legend way back in the distant year of 1997 game boys would
distant year of 1997 game boys would
distant year of 1997 game boys would soon require color and a young valiant
soon require color and a young valiant
soon require color and a young valiant Reed Hastings was charged a $40 late fee
Reed Hastings was charged a $40 late fee
Reed Hastings was charged a $40 late fee for a copy of Apollo 13 houston we have
for a copy of Apollo 13 houston we have
for a copy of Apollo 13 houston we have a problem on that day
a problem on that day
a problem on that day Hastings swore a blood oath to bring
Hastings swore a blood oath to bring
Hastings swore a blood oath to bring down the video rental behemoth with all
down the video rental behemoth with all
down the video rental behemoth with all the devastating force of a doomed space
the devastating force of a doomed space
the devastating force of a doomed space shuttle kamikaze into earth sometime
shuttle kamikaze into earth sometime
shuttle kamikaze into earth sometime later
later
later Hastings feeling magnanimous offered to
Hastings feeling magnanimous offered to
Hastings feeling magnanimous offered to sell his dvd-by-mail service Netflix to
sell his dvd-by-mail service Netflix to
sell his dvd-by-mail service Netflix to Blockbuster for a mere fifty million
Blockbuster for a mere fifty million
Blockbuster for a mere fifty million dollars blockbuster feeling suicidal
dollars blockbuster feeling suicidal
dollars blockbuster feeling suicidal said no and you’ve just made a very
said no and you’ve just made a very
said no and you’ve just made a very serious mistake the blood oath was sworn
serious mistake the blood oath was sworn
serious mistake the blood oath was sworn once more and Hastings promised to burn
once more and Hastings promised to burn
once more and Hastings promised to burn them to the ground for real this time
them to the ground for real this time
them to the ground for real this time now the landscape is strewn with the
now the landscape is strewn with the
now the landscape is strewn with the once-mighty ruins of a blockbuster
once-mighty ruins of a blockbuster
once-mighty ruins of a blockbuster Empire a Netflix is worth a cool thirty
Empire a Netflix is worth a cool thirty
Empire a Netflix is worth a cool thirty three billion dollars number four
three billion dollars number four
three billion dollars number four Netflix thinks it takes you two minutes
Netflix thinks it takes you two minutes
Netflix thinks it takes you two minutes to choose a movie well I’m not accepting
to choose a movie well I’m not accepting
to choose a movie well I’m not accepting that responsibility then that case I
that responsibility then that case I
that responsibility then that case I will offer up five or six very diverse
will offer up five or six very diverse
will offer up five or six very diverse choices to show my intelligence sense of
choices to show my intelligence sense of
choices to show my intelligence sense of humor if I go into college no one likes
humor if I go into college no one likes
humor if I go into college no one likes to be labeled but because Netflix is now
to be labeled but because Netflix is now
to be labeled but because Netflix is now a ruling lord and master it needs to
a ruling lord and master it needs to
a ruling lord and master it needs to know what makes you tick hundreds of
know what makes you tick hundreds of
know what makes you tick hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into
millions of dollars have gone into
millions of dollars have gone into serious scientific research on you’re
serious scientific research on you’re
serious scientific research on you’re watching habits as a result Netflix
watching habits as a result Netflix
watching habits as a result Netflix estimates that it takes you two minutes
estimates that it takes you two minutes
estimates that it takes you two minutes to decide on what to watch if by the
to decide on what to watch if by the
to decide on what to watch if by the time those two minutes have elapsed you
time those two minutes have elapsed you
time those two minutes have elapsed you still haven’t decided on what you want
still haven’t decided on what you want
still haven’t decided on what you want Netflix says you’re very likely to move
Netflix says you’re very likely to move
Netflix says you’re very likely to move on to some other equally useless and
on to some other equally useless and
on to some other equally useless and time-consuming activity
time-consuming activity
time-consuming activity you really got their money’s worth with
you really got their money’s worth with
you really got their money’s worth with facts like those for just $5 a month
facts like those for just $5 a month
facts like those for just $5 a month we’re giving customers affordable access
we’re giving customers affordable access
we’re giving customers affordable access to Netflix is most popular function
to Netflix is most popular function
to Netflix is most popular function scrolling through our robust library of
scrolling through our robust library of
scrolling through our robust library of titles and posters without ever deciding
titles and posters without ever deciding
titles and posters without ever deciding on a single one number three
on a single one number three
on a single one number three Netflix knows what you love you know our
Netflix knows what you love you know our
Netflix knows what you love you know our personalization learns from what you
personalization learns from what you
personalization learns from what you watch how long you watch it how quickly
watch how long you watch it how quickly
watch how long you watch it how quickly how quickly do you go to the next
how quickly do you go to the next
how quickly do you go to the next episode
episode
episode do you rewatch something of that all of
do you rewatch something of that all of
do you rewatch something of that all of those things are inputs into our machine
those things are inputs into our machine
those things are inputs into our machine learning with thousands of titles in
learning with thousands of titles in
learning with thousands of titles in their library and only two minutes
their library and only two minutes
their library and only two minutes before you get restless and pick up a
before you get restless and pick up a
before you get restless and pick up a book instead Netflix has to have their
book instead Netflix has to have their
book instead Netflix has to have their suggest game on point they’ve done this
suggest game on point they’ve done this
suggest game on point they’ve done this partly by categorizing all the films in
partly by categorizing all the films in
partly by categorizing all the films in their inventory into approximately
their inventory into approximately
their inventory into approximately 78,000 subgenres coded by tags
78,000 subgenres coded by tags
78,000 subgenres coded by tags everything has its place and nametag
everything has its place and nametag
everything has its place and nametag hopeless seis they’ve actually paid
hopeless seis they’ve actually paid
hopeless seis they’ve actually paid people to watch their movies and
people to watch their movies and
people to watch their movies and obsessively rate every aspect of the
obsessively rate every aspect of the
obsessively rate every aspect of the film the morality of characters the
film the morality of characters the
film the morality of characters the amount of gore and romance and cruelty
amount of gore and romance and cruelty
amount of gore and romance and cruelty in it
in it
in it it’s narrative style etc etc etc this is
it’s narrative style etc etc etc this is
it’s narrative style etc etc etc this is how you can get suggested genres like
how you can get suggested genres like
how you can get suggested genres like British revenge movies based on classic
British revenge movies based on classic
British revenge movies based on classic literature inspiring deep-sea movies and
literature inspiring deep-sea movies and
literature inspiring deep-sea movies and one of my top 3,000 favorites romantic
one of my top 3,000 favorites romantic
one of my top 3,000 favorites romantic Indian crime dramas number two Netflix
Indian crime dramas number two Netflix
Indian crime dramas number two Netflix studies spoiling was it awesome with
studies spoiling was it awesome with
studies spoiling was it awesome with curdled ah caught up Florida alert just
curdled ah caught up Florida alert just
curdled ah caught up Florida alert just like you Netflix isn’t big on spoilers
like you Netflix isn’t big on spoilers
like you Netflix isn’t big on spoilers because of the effect it has on an
because of the effect it has on an
because of the effect it has on an overall viewing experience so the
overall viewing experience so the
overall viewing experience so the logical next step was turning the
logical next step was turning the
logical next step was turning the concept of spoilers into a science
concept of spoilers into a science
concept of spoilers into a science Netflix hired a cultural anthropologist
Netflix hired a cultural anthropologist
Netflix hired a cultural anthropologist which is a couple of big words for a
which is a couple of big words for a
which is a couple of big words for a nerd who studies large groups of people
nerd who studies large groups of people
nerd who studies large groups of people to figure out what was going on I’m an
to figure out what was going on I’m an
to figure out what was going on I’m an anthropologist anthropologists are like
anthropologist anthropologists are like
anthropologist anthropologists are like a man with a hammer we study one thing
a man with a hammer we study one thing
a man with a hammer we study one thing we’re obsessed by a single thing and
we’re obsessed by a single thing and
we’re obsessed by a single thing and that thing is culture that nerd is Grant
that thing is culture that nerd is Grant
that thing is culture that nerd is Grant McCracken according to his research some
McCracken according to his research some
McCracken according to his research some folks are just asshats who get off on
folks are just asshats who get off on
folks are just asshats who get off on exercising a modest amount of power over
exercising a modest amount of power over
exercising a modest amount of power over the people they call friends by ruining
the people they call friends by ruining
the people they call friends by ruining something potentially awesome for them
something potentially awesome for them
something potentially awesome for them with spoilers I can’t believe it you
with spoilers I can’t believe it you
with spoilers I can’t believe it you just ruined the walking dead for me in
just ruined the walking dead for me in
just ruined the walking dead for me in spite of all these rules and up-to-date
spite of all these rules and up-to-date
spite of all these rules and up-to-date viewer spoils a show for you you may
viewer spoils a show for you you may
viewer spoils a show for you you may spoil something for them in return
spoil something for them in return
spoil something for them in return McCracken also notes that 24 percent of
McCracken also notes that 24 percent of
McCracken also notes that 24 percent of Britons say that spoilers are just a
Britons say that spoilers are just a
Britons say that spoilers are just a fact of life you gotta live with whereas
fact of life you gotta live with whereas
fact of life you gotta live with whereas 76% of Americans feel the same I guess
76% of Americans feel the same I guess
76% of Americans feel the same I guess people in the US are just more used to
people in the US are just more used to
people in the US are just more used to dealing with assets
dealing with assets
dealing with assets earlier number one Netflix accounts for
earlier number one Netflix accounts for
earlier number one Netflix accounts for an estimated one-third of Internet
an estimated one-third of Internet
an estimated one-third of Internet traffic
traffic
traffic Netflix keeps its numbers pretty secret
Netflix keeps its numbers pretty secret
Netflix keeps its numbers pretty secret so it’s hard to tell exactly who’s
so it’s hard to tell exactly who’s
so it’s hard to tell exactly who’s watching what win but how about this for
watching what win but how about this for
watching what win but how about this for some mind-bending trivia that will be
some mind-bending trivia that will be
some mind-bending trivia that will be useful to you in no way according to the
useful to you in no way according to the
useful to you in no way according to the analysts at San vine Netflix accounts
analysts at San vine Netflix accounts
analysts at San vine Netflix accounts for 37% of bandwidth usage on the
for 37% of bandwidth usage on the
for 37% of bandwidth usage on the Internet during peak hours in North
Internet during peak hours in North
Internet during peak hours in North America
America
America it beats Amazon Hulu and YouTube put
it beats Amazon Hulu and YouTube put
it beats Amazon Hulu and YouTube put together during prime viewing hours
together during prime viewing hours
together during prime viewing hours which is insane I think that means that
which is insane I think that means that
which is insane I think that means that while you’re watching this on your
while you’re watching this on your
while you’re watching this on your laptop you’re probably also Netflix and
laptop you’re probably also Netflix and
laptop you’re probably also Netflix and inside-out on your big screen and the
inside-out on your big screen and the
inside-out on your big screen and the ridiculous six on your iPhone and I’m
ridiculous six on your iPhone and I’m
ridiculous six on your iPhone and I’m just guessing here but the other 63% of
just guessing here but the other 63% of
just guessing here but the other 63% of Internet traffic is probably 100% porn
Internet traffic is probably 100% porn
Internet traffic is probably 100% porn related so you’ve probably got your
related so you’ve probably got your
related so you’ve probably got your tablet streaming some video too so Reed
tablet streaming some video too so Reed
tablet streaming some video too so Reed Hastings recently predicted that
Hastings recently predicted that
Hastings recently predicted that conventional broadcast TV would be dead
conventional broadcast TV would be dead
conventional broadcast TV would be dead in 15 years what do you think parlor for
in 15 years what do you think parlor for
in 15 years what do you think parlor for more binge worthy top tens and dealing
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