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When I pause Netflix, why dont I have the option to purchase the clothes they are wearing on screen?

by alt227 4y ago

c0mptonFP 4y ago
Gotta drink a verification can to enable it
- scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
  Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed.
mudrockbestgirl 4y ago
Because we got NFTs instead.
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fikama 4y ago
Becouse Netflix is not from China (I heard that chinese tiktok has exactly this option) - just a fun fact
- lm28469 4y ago
  It's just advertising, American's instagram has it too
illwrks 4y ago
Imagine the admin required to setup and manage something like that... If implemented now, what about in 2032 when you're watching re-runs from 2022? What if the store goes bust or styles change?
- Joker_vD 4y ago
  Surely that's a job that ML would handle easily?
- TYPE_FASTER 4y ago
  Deepfakes will solve this Display advertising will show you products that you have expressed an interest in today. Streaming video has ad slots similar to traditional linear TV because it's what people are used to. There is the opportunity to do much much more. What I could see happening is content changing to be tailored to the viewer. This would both decrease subscriber churn in the increasingly competitive streaming space, as well as add a feature to advertise via the content itself. You like the pants? Point your remote at them to purchase with a single click. Honestly, I could see Amazon sponsoring streaming content for that purpose. AWS has streaming services and Amazon has been doing the logistics for decades.
  - slfnflctd 4y ago
    > the opportunity to do much much more I envision clothing & hairstyles being changed in the same video from one year to another, or even customized per viewer demographic. Admins could simply toss some product links over and let the ML do its thing. Of course, this would require a ton of standardization of product types and categories, which I could see being difficult to get consensus on. Perhaps one company/consortium would corner the market and just use human labor to fill the gaps where automation isn't ready, much as is often done today.
- brazzy 4y ago
  Set up an API that allows anyone to tag videos and earn a commission in sales based on that tag. Let them figure out where it makes sense to invest the effort and how to automate it. Spam would be a huge problem, of course.
JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
Why don’t I even have the option to have friends on Netflix and make lists of movies I watch that I think they would like?
- micromacrofoot 4y ago
  This is one of those features that people think they want, and would cost Netflix a ton of money, but would ultimately become filled with spam and would only have a small number of power users. It's a big money pit that does little to retain users and generate revenue. "More social" has been pitched to Spotify countless times and it would likely face a similar fate.
  - jamiek88 4y ago
    Yep just like all apples attempts. If iTunes can’t even leverage its install base (ubiquitous back then) to make Ping a success (remember Ping?! I was one of the dozens of active users) around music or Game Center social features around games then I don’t see why it’d be any different for video.
  - JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
    Why would that cost a ton of money?
    - micromacrofoot 4y ago
      why would building an entire social network cost a ton of money? it’s an entirely different product - dozens of features and content moderation just to get something simple out there…
      - JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
        Idk doesn’t seem that hard honestly. Websites with much less resources do it all the time. I’m not asking for a Facebook clone I just want to be able to have friends and make lists for them and they make lists for me.
sjm-lbm 4y ago
The much more wild thing is that Amazon Prime Video doesn't do this. The overall interface and concept is not far from the "X-Ray" view that Amazon already has... and, of course, they have a built in retailer you could order from.
paxys 4y ago
Because those aren't mass manufactured clothes sold at retail but something the costume department threw together specifically for that scene.
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When I pause Netflix, why dont I have the option to purchase the clothes they are wearing on screen?

by alt227 4y ago

When I pause Netflix, why dont I have the option to purchase the clothes they are wearing on screen?

c0mptonFP 4y ago

Gotta drink a verification can to enable it

scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed.

mudrockbestgirl 4y ago

Because we got NFTs instead.

deleted 4y ago

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fikama 4y ago

Becouse Netflix is not from China (I heard that chinese tiktok has exactly this option) - just a fun fact

lm28469 4y ago
It's just advertising, American's instagram has it too

illwrks 4y ago

Imagine the admin required to setup and manage something like that... If implemented now, what about in 2032 when you're watching re-runs from 2022? What if the store goes bust or styles change?

Joker_vD 4y ago
Surely that's a job that ML would handle easily?
TYPE_FASTER 4y ago
Deepfakes will solve this Display advertising will show you products that you have expressed an interest in today. Streaming video has ad slots similar to traditional linear TV because it's what people are used to. There is the opportunity to do much much more. What I could see happening is content changing to be tailored to the viewer. This would both decrease subscriber churn in the increasingly competitive streaming space, as well as add a feature to advertise via the content itself. You like the pants? Point your remote at them to purchase with a single click. Honestly, I could see Amazon sponsoring streaming content for that purpose. AWS has streaming services and Amazon has been doing the logistics for decades.
- slfnflctd 4y ago
  > the opportunity to do much much more I envision clothing & hairstyles being changed in the same video from one year to another, or even customized per viewer demographic. Admins could simply toss some product links over and let the ML do its thing. Of course, this would require a ton of standardization of product types and categories, which I could see being difficult to get consensus on. Perhaps one company/consortium would corner the market and just use human labor to fill the gaps where automation isn't ready, much as is often done today.
brazzy 4y ago
Set up an API that allows anyone to tag videos and earn a commission in sales based on that tag. Let them figure out where it makes sense to invest the effort and how to automate it. Spam would be a huge problem, of course.

JohnJamesRambo 4y ago

Why don’t I even have the option to have friends on Netflix and make lists of movies I watch that I think they would like?

micromacrofoot 4y ago
This is one of those features that people think they want, and would cost Netflix a ton of money, but would ultimately become filled with spam and would only have a small number of power users. It's a big money pit that does little to retain users and generate revenue. "More social" has been pitched to Spotify countless times and it would likely face a similar fate.
- jamiek88 4y ago
  Yep just like all apples attempts. If iTunes can’t even leverage its install base (ubiquitous back then) to make Ping a success (remember Ping?! I was one of the dozens of active users) around music or Game Center social features around games then I don’t see why it’d be any different for video.
- JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
  Why would that cost a ton of money?
  - micromacrofoot 4y ago
    why would building an entire social network cost a ton of money? it’s an entirely different product - dozens of features and content moderation just to get something simple out there…
    - JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
      Idk doesn’t seem that hard honestly. Websites with much less resources do it all the time. I’m not asking for a Facebook clone I just want to be able to have friends and make lists for them and they make lists for me.

sjm-lbm 4y ago

The much more wild thing is that Amazon Prime Video doesn't do this. The overall interface and concept is not far from the "X-Ray" view that Amazon already has... and, of course, they have a built in retailer you could order from.

paxys 4y ago

Because those aren't mass manufactured clothes sold at retail but something the costume department threw together specifically for that scene.

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