Comments on: Adapting at warp speed to a 2.0 world

By: Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:43:13 +0000

Dr. Willis, I like what was said about how Netflix has come in and seen a segment and said either we “adapt or die” as I feel that is what is the question to come with any company in this day and age. A company that is not willing to adapt to the times will surely flounder in this time of technological breakthroughs and what not. I feel that any successful business has been able to adapt to the times and the ones that were so set in their ways have died out or suffered greatly.

By: Natalie Freeman

Natalie Freeman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:25:05 +0000

I found this post interesting because although I am a subscriber to Netflix, I was not aware of some of the behind the scenes business statistics. I did not know that the switch from mail order DVDs to instant streaming came in just two short years. I must not have been subscribing to Netflix until instant streaming was already in the game. I did have the joint plan for a while, but once Netflix created separate plans I stuck with the instant streaming.
I don’t think that the printed newspaper is dead, and I don’t think that it will die for a good long while. The same way that printed books are not going anywhere. It is easier for me to read a newspaper story on my phone or my computer, but I also prefer to see the photo spreads on actual paper. I know that my dad prefers to read the paper every morning, and that is why he has not cancelled his subscription to the LA Times. Just like you said, not everyone cares, so we should not try to please everybody.

By: Caitlin Weber

Caitlin Weber — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:28:19 +0000

I remember when Netflix just started to catch speed and be a new topic of conversation and fast recourse. At first when it was just an another way to rent movies or watch films nothing that was threatening to previous movie sources or movie rentals, until it became as popular as it is now. Netflix has been another way for our generation to get instant movies online or mailed to them without even having to go out to places like Blockbuster to rent what they really want to watch. I wonder if “red box” is going to also go further than just the instant way to rent a movie for very cheep. Poor blockbuster for loosing as much money as they are because of their competition.

By: Michael Benning

Michael Benning — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:36:17 +0000

It’s truly amazing how quickly shifts in the movie industry are happening. I also find it incredible that Netflix was able to adapt to the changing environment so long before the Blockbusters of the world did anything at all. It’s no wonder that Blockbuster is going broke as they just now have started placing their express boxes in more places. The store down the street from my house changed its fees to include all movies costing $5.00 to rent. Who is running this company which once dominated its industry? Good for Netflix for realizing and making the necessary changes before it was too late.

By: Sabrina Harrison

Sabrina Harrison — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:58:05 +0000

Mass Comm

Netflix is great and very inexpensive. As someone who doesn’t have much time to really go out and go to the movies or watch television, when I do have time I d like to have what I Want to watch right there and Netflix provides that. I am glad that they made the business moves that they did. I was very smart of them and shows that they were up to the challenge of adapting and changing for the future.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:23:58 +0000

Comm200 @ APU
Bryan Carson

this article is great, and i do agree that netflix’s is absolutely amazing. that took incredible business savvy to pull something like that off so seamlessly. i use netflix and most of my use, like the quote said, is definitely from streaming.every night i can sit down and choose from hundreds of movies in the database and pick ewhich one suits my mood. it is great and really convenient. and to be honest i am not sorry to see that it took the place of blockbuster, because it is a ton less expensive. as a college kid, that is definitely important to me.

Bryan

By: Kris Dugan

Kris Dugan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:11:28 +0000

I am a Netflix subscriber and love the access to millions of films online. My wife and I love watching movies of all types and being able to watch what we want is really great. I am saddened at the thought of Blockbuster stores going out of business, because I remember my Dad and I going to rent videos (when they were still on VHS) for the weekend. Unfortunately, the time of going to the video store is long over.

I feel kind of like I do about Blockbuster when it comes to newspapers. The nostalgia of all the great newspaper articles of the past are all that will be left once the newspaper finally goes away for the internet. I am one of the few of my generation that still prefers reading the actual newspaper and still receives the local Sunday edition every week. It may not be as up to the minute as a 24 hour internet news site or 24 hour TV news channel, but I still like to read about what’s going on in my city and around the world… In Print!

By: Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:11:26 +0000

I think this post is a perfect example of what a lot of companies are going through. You hear the term “digital age” being thrown around all the time, but the question is what does this new era encompass. Netflix is an exception, not the rule. They may have been able to adapt, but as you stated, it has been at a high cost. However, the cost will pay off in the end and that’s the point.

I’ve worked the advertising side of a company that swore the newspaper was the best choice for their marketing. The biggest driving factor for the company was that the owner was from an older generation that felt the newspaper had always been the source of information. The same idea is applicable in modern day companies. This is the age of catering to the consumer, if you will, but not in the traditional methods. In this digital age, we want what we want, when we want it and Netflix has embraced this completely.

By: Rhett

Rhett — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:20:13 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised if Netflix abandoned its disc-based service altogether before too long.

When I worked at the post office, we actually made special accommodations for Netflix. We had to separate out all of the Netflix envelopes (and at a place like the U.S. Postal Service, that’s pretty special treatment). But even with preferential treatment, there’s still a cost for each mailed envelope going in and coming out. It just makes economic sense to go full digital, where the cost for each viewing of a film is pretty negligible. It turns up the profit margin for each user.

TV’s going to go the same way before too long. There were plenty of sports fans who are mourning the loss of channelsurfing.net and atdhe.net, because it was an easy way to access virtually any event you wanted to watch. The question for the producer of these products is how they are going to provide content online and make money — always the important issue.

By: Jing Zhao

Jing Zhao — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:18:29 +0000

It is true that new media such as internet emerging changes our life. I think new media is not only a technology, but also represent a new life style, a new concept of living. It can be seems as a revolution of right of speak, that means the options trends to audience side. Objects of dissemination are more active, and the status becoming higher and higher. Audience is increasing demand for feedback, requiring interaction, rather than passive acceptance of information. Represented by web2.0, interactive interface becomes the basic characteristic of the media, one-dimensional transmission interface, such as print media, is more and more potential low. When Internet users are basically the main body of the city and the new media users, the publishers should contact the dissemination and extension services to the network contacts, and other new media, not just focus on paper side.