Comments on: Flixster Hits 10 million Registered Users http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: Smarter than that http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2632718 Smarter than that Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:08:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-2632718 I can't believe anyone really believes that flixster is anything but paid for registered third world users who get a buck a piece to share their address books and the "ratings" are manufactured automatically through a script that runs...that's why their review numbers don't jive with the number of "ratings"...a group of dups bought into this terd... I can’t believe anyone really believes that flixster is anything but paid for registered third world users who get a buck a piece to share their address books and the “ratings” are manufactured automatically through a script that runs…that’s why their review numbers don’t jive with the number of “ratings”…a group of dups bought into this terd…

]]> By: 516 attain Nirvana (Marketing)! « Marketing Nirvana http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2229373 516 attain Nirvana (Marketing)! « Marketing Nirvana Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:01:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-2229373 [...] Flixster snowballs: Yes, both Arrington and I think Flixster rocks! However Arrington adds a caveat: There have been some complaints about [...] [...] Flixster snowballs: Yes, both Arrington and I think Flixster rocks! However Arrington adds a caveat: There have been some complaints about [...]

]]> By: saydali http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1319057 saydali Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:17:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1319057 its agood site its agood site

]]> By: Kirsty http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1280794 Kirsty Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:42:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1280794 I've been on Flixster now for 362 days now and it's developed so much There have been one or two problems with Spammers and n00bs but it's been fun I’ve been on Flixster now for 362 days now and it’s developed so much
There have been one or two problems with Spammers and n00bs but it’s been fun

]]> By: Joe (Flixster Co-Founder) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1253347 Joe (Flixster Co-Founder) Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:23:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1253347 No worries Dave. Really appreciate the follow-up post. The engineers can have coffee - i'll take the beer! :) Best, J No worries Dave. Really appreciate the follow-up post.

The engineers can have coffee – i’ll take the beer! :)

Best,
J

]]> By: Mondi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252993 Mondi Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:53:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252993 House of fucking Cards. House of fucking Cards.

]]> By: Dave Schappell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252927 Dave Schappell Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:29:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252927 OK -- now I'm ashamed. Flixster (Joe / others), I apologize. Wish I could pull my comment above. Here's what happened: a) I quickly registered for your service and filled out the normal stuff in the new user pipeline b) I clicked to upload contacts from an old Yahoo address book (i would have used my current Outlook list, but i didn't have that option) c) it gave me a message saying that I didn't read fully, but that I thought said "none of your friends are current users"... so i just ignored it and typed in 3 friend's emails d) about 15 minutes later, i got a friend add from someone with my brother's name, which is a fairly uncommon spelling ('Jon') (note that i didn't invite him directly, so i assumed that he was in the Yahoo email blast that I didn't think I sent... or that I thought maybe I misread and that it HAD sent a mass mail without allowing me to check the people) e) sooo.... i jumped to a bad conclusion that you blasted all of my friends... After your comment, I called my brother and asked him if he added me, and he said "I don't know what you're talking about". So, I realized that it was just a bad coincidence... that someone did a search on my last name right after I joined and added me as a friend, and happened to have my brother's last name. phew... sorry... Note to Self -- you can't retract comments on TechCrunch :-) p.s. I'll buy you and any other Flixster's a beer/coffee at Web 2.0 Expo as an apology... OK — now I’m ashamed.

Flixster (Joe / others), I apologize. Wish I could pull my comment above.

Here’s what happened:
a) I quickly registered for your service and filled out the normal stuff in the new user pipeline
b) I clicked to upload contacts from an old Yahoo address book (i would have used my current Outlook list, but i didn’t have that option)
c) it gave me a message saying that I didn’t read fully, but that I thought said “none of your friends are current users”… so i just ignored it and typed in 3 friend’s emails
d) about 15 minutes later, i got a friend add from someone with my brother’s name, which is a fairly uncommon spelling (’Jon’) (note that i didn’t invite him directly, so i assumed that he was in the Yahoo email blast that I didn’t think I sent… or that I thought maybe I misread and that it HAD sent a mass mail without allowing me to check the people)
e) sooo…. i jumped to a bad conclusion that you blasted all of my friends…

After your comment, I called my brother and asked him if he added me, and he said “I don’t know what you’re talking about”. So, I realized that it was just a bad coincidence… that someone did a search on my last name right after I joined and added me as a friend, and happened to have my brother’s last name.

phew…

sorry…

Note to Self — you can’t retract comments on TechCrunch :-)

p.s. I’ll buy you and any other Flixster’s a beer/coffee at Web 2.0 Expo as an apology…

]]> By: Adi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252854 Adi Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:09:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252854 As far as I know IMDB has all of that, but Flixster is still a huge success - why? pingback from http://dotmad.blogspot.com/2007/03/me-too-startups.html As far as I know IMDB has all of that, but Flixster is still a huge success – why?
pingback from http://dotmad.b...o-startups.html

]]> By: w http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252661 w Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:18:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252661 The users in the system are fake. See http://www.flixster.com/user/walker19?refreshTalk=true All of the comments are from fake users. The users in the system are fake. See

http://www.flix...efreshTalk=true

All of the comments are from fake users.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252400 Michael Arrington Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:22:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252400 Brian - I don't think their misleading, you just have to read the legends. :-) These are comscore-generated graphs, so I have no control over the colors. Brian – I don’t think their misleading, you just have to read the legends. :-) These are comscore-generated graphs, so I have no control over the colors.

]]> By: Lawrence of a USA http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252378 Lawrence of a USA Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:16:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252378 i'm not surprised at those growth numbers...considering how much advertising the flix is doing - i see ads everywhere online as well as in the snail mail i’m not surprised at those growth numbers…considering how much advertising the flix is doing – i see ads everywhere online as well as in the snail mail

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252366 Brian Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:13:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252366 Michael, the graphs are very misleading. The first two graphs have Flixter.com in red, but the third graph has IMDB.com in red and Flixter.com in green. When I first looked at the third graph I was thinking "Where is IMDB.com?" before I realized that the red line represents IMDB.com decimating everybody in this space. And, it also shows that IMDB.com is faster than all the others combined, even though it is already several times more popular than all of them combined. Also, notice that the first graph and the third graph are graphing the same data. The first graph's scale is set to exaggerate the recent alleged growth of Flixter.com--the growth looks huge in the first graph but basically just a blip in the third graph. The other misleading thing about the graph is the omission of Amazon.com. If I want to read reviews of DVD's, I am going to do it on Amazon.com and IMDB.com (owned by Amazon.com). If I buy a DVD, I am probably going to buy it from Amazon.com. Also, why is IMDB.com fluctuating so wildly in the third graph? Michael, the graphs are very misleading. The first two graphs have Flixter.com in red, but the third graph has IMDB.com in red and Flixter.com in green. When I first looked at the third graph I was thinking “Where is IMDB.com?” before I realized that the red line represents IMDB.com decimating everybody in this space. And, it also shows that IMDB.com is faster than all the others combined, even though it is already several times more popular than all of them combined.

Also, notice that the first graph and the third graph are graphing the same data. The first graph’s scale is set to exaggerate the recent alleged growth of Flixter.com–the growth looks huge in the first graph but basically just a blip in the third graph.

The other misleading thing about the graph is the omission of Amazon.com. If I want to read reviews of DVD’s, I am going to do it on Amazon.com and IMDB.com (owned by Amazon.com). If I buy a DVD, I am probably going to buy it from Amazon.com.

Also, why is IMDB.com fluctuating so wildly in the third graph?

]]> By: Joe (Flixster Co-Founder) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252315 Joe (Flixster Co-Founder) Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:57:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252315 @ Dave - Obviously that should never happen - Flixster always presents a confirmation screen where you select whom you want to invite if you are using an address book. I just looked up your account and from our end it doesn't look like you sent invitations to anyone at all. If you think i am wrong, drop me a comment at the URL above and we can figure it out. Best, Joe @ Dave –

Obviously that should never happen – Flixster always presents a confirmation screen where you select whom you want to invite if you are using an address book.

I just looked up your account and from our end it doesn’t look like you sent invitations to anyone at all. If you think i am wrong, drop me a comment at the URL above and we can figure it out.

Best,
Joe

]]> By: Dave Schappell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252239 Dave Schappell Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:35:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252239 This site is EVIL! I just logged on, created an account and then wanted to add some friends. So, I clicked the Yahoo Mail account, and assumed that I'd be able to select who I invited. No... it just fired off a mass mail to hundreds (thousands?!?) of contacts with no warning/selection option?!? What are you thinking? I would give $10 to be able to undo that action. It's going to suck so many more people into the same behavior. Joe (Flixter co-founder), you and your staff should be ashamed! Dave This site is EVIL!

I just logged on, created an account and then wanted to add some friends. So, I clicked the Yahoo Mail account, and assumed that I’d be able to select who I invited. No… it just fired off a mass mail to hundreds (thousands?!?) of contacts with no warning/selection option?!?

What are you thinking? I would give $10 to be able to undo that action. It’s going to suck so many more people into the same behavior.

Joe (Flixter co-founder), you and your staff should be ashamed!

Dave

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252161 Chris Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:18:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252161 This has about as much revenue potential as Evite. Run run away. This has about as much revenue potential as Evite. Run run away.

]]> By: j http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252109 j Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:06:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252109 The movie recommendations suck. What is so great about this site?? The movie recommendations suck.
What is so great about this site??

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1252024 Michael Arrington Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:44:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1252024 Hey Drama - I did drill down, with the comscore numbers. They certainly don't have 10 m uniques per month, but Myspace doesn't have a unique = registered monthly number either. The key stats are those comscore numbers. Those trends are just amazing. Flixster continues to grow at a really amazing rate even though they are larger than most other movie sites already. Hey Drama – I did drill down, with the comscore numbers. They certainly don’t have 10 m uniques per month, but Myspace doesn’t have a unique = registered monthly number either. The key stats are those comscore numbers. Those trends are just amazing. Flixster continues to grow at a really amazing rate even though they are larger than most other movie sites already.

]]> By: twhman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251916 twhman Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251916 This is a spam site. I've registered to check it out, and I've gotten at least one email every two days ever since. This is a spam site. I’ve registered to check it out, and I’ve gotten at least one email every two days ever since.

]]> By: QuestionMan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251880 QuestionMan Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:20:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251880 How many of the 10m "users" are legit and how many are created by a random data load perl script into MySql? How many of the 10m “users” are legit and how many are created by a random data load perl script into MySql?

]]> By: Drama 3.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251762 Drama 3.0 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:47:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251762 Brian's comments is 1000% bang on. I'm positive their return traffic is not as impressive as this 10M registered user figure. Compete.com says they have only 1.7M people as of Feb 2007. I'm surprised Techcrunch didn't drill down on this figure. I've also never heard of the site until this article - the figures simply sound too aggressive. All of the above aside, good on the Flixster team for building such a feature-rich site on such a small team. The underlying premise is not rocket science, but the functionality they've built around the idea is pretty impressive. Brian’s comments is 1000% bang on. I’m positive their return traffic is not as impressive as this 10M registered user figure.

Compete.com says they have only 1.7M people as of Feb 2007.

I’m surprised Techcrunch didn’t drill down on this figure. I’ve also never heard of the site until this article – the figures simply sound too aggressive.

All of the above aside, good on the Flixster team for building such a feature-rich site on such a small team. The underlying premise is not rocket science, but the functionality they’ve built around the idea is pretty impressive.

]]> By: Runa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251745 Runa Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:42:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251745 A very innovative site, with a nice design and a good usability. A very innovative site, with a nice design and a good usability.

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251644 Brian Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:14:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251644 When you see numbers growing the way the site is growing, it doesn't matter whether users are that active or not. They're getting free marketing and a huge amount of user generated content both of which are very valuable. From that base, they just need to build more features to improve retention and clean up their practices so they don't dilute their brand. I'm not necessarily defending anything they do, but it's much easier to take a service with a ton of users and make it better than it is to take a good service and make it extremely popular. When you see numbers growing the way the site is growing, it doesn’t matter whether users are that active or not. They’re getting free marketing and a huge amount of user generated content both of which are very valuable. From that base, they just need to build more features to improve retention and clean up their practices so they don’t dilute their brand.

I’m not necessarily defending anything they do, but it’s much easier to take a service with a ton of users and make it better than it is to take a good service and make it extremely popular.

]]> By: josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251637 josh Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:12:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251637 as someone said earlier, it is how many active users they have. as someone said earlier, it is how many active users they have.

]]> By: How to start a clothing line from scratch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251573 How to start a clothing line from scratch Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:56:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251573 I've tried fandango but never flixster have to give it a good try...:) I’ve tried fandango but never flixster have to give it a good try…:)

]]> By: RqTect http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1251512 RqTect Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:38:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/20/flixster-hits-10-million-registered-users/#comment-1251512 UNBELIEVABLE THEY STARTED THIS THING FOR $50,000 http://DEBTISDUMB.com UNBELIEVABLE THEY STARTED THIS THING FOR $50,000

http://DEBTISDUMB.com

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