I'm curious how Netflix seems to have failed to innovate at social media consumption in their platform.
If they're really worried about Fortnite, why haven't they made an effort to actually leverage network effects past cost scaling?
My primary reason to get Netflix if my friends have Netflix is so we can talk about the same (Netflix-only) shows.
But why not offer synced or simultaneous viewing with friends groups? Or per group commenting on episodes? Or anything that offers a truly different viewing experience that I can only get on Netflix?
I mean, Bandersnatch and Bird Box were all over Twitter for a few weeks after they came out, and their particular Twitter account is pretty engaging. I think a lot of us are thankful that Netflix hasn't adopted the Stories feature of most social media platforms. For the most part they follow the Unix philosophy of just doing one thing well.
If only... there were some sort of live streaming website, when thousands of people could get together and watch content at the same time, maybe even with a chat system.
Since the topic is fortnite, perhaps such a streaming website could even include gaming content!
You're right, and I am surprised Amazon hasn't come up with something like that... or at least acquire a smaller company that does it already, if they can find one.
If they're really worried about Fortnite, why haven't they made an effort to actually leverage network effects past cost scaling?
My primary reason to get Netflix if my friends have Netflix is so we can talk about the same (Netflix-only) shows.
But why not offer synced or simultaneous viewing with friends groups? Or per group commenting on episodes? Or anything that offers a truly different viewing experience that I can only get on Netflix?