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A comment on the question "Long wait for New Releases" in Netflix:

Yeah, we trust someone who cannot spell Netflix, and is speaking about a nearly bankrupt video store.

Netflix is absolutely the way to go. Imagine going to Blockbuster the day a movie is released, and seeing a wall of 40 boxes, every single one empty. How is that any improvement over actually having a chance to rent the same title, or 6 other new releases on the day of their release at Netflix?

You don't understand how it works, and are spreading misinformation. – Matthew, on November 05, 2009 11:10

Matthew replied on October 17, 2009 18:09 to the update "[NEW FEATURE] Sort Charts By Newest Films Added" in Flickchart:

This is so awesome. Man, it's a shame I have to leave in 15 minutes... I really want to play with all the new stuff!!!

A comment on the question "When you click on "worst films" you get the same list as "best films"." in Flickchart:

It's not working for me now. I just pressed it many times, and it reloads the best list, as was stated above. – Matthew, on September 19, 2009 02:28

Matthew shared an idea in Flickchart on September 10, 2009 19:53:

Firefox Search Plug-in

On the right side of Firefox are my search plug-in's in my toolbar (Google, Swag Bucks, Netflix, etc.).

It would be great if I could type any title into a Flickchart plug-in and have it take me straight to the search results page.

Matthew replied on September 10, 2009 16:38 to the update "[NEW FEATURE] Auto-complete Searching" in Flickchart:

This is a biggie. Now I'll be able to search without going to so much trouble! :)

A comment on the question "No new movies added?" in Flickchart:

Trying to pull a Dreamcast launch eh? Well, I hope Flickchart lasts longer ;) – Matthew, on September 09, 2009 10:14

Matthew replied on August 20, 2009 21:26 to the update "[NEW FEATURE] "Only Unranked" Filter" in Flickchart:

This, my friend, is awesome. It will help me work through by backlog... I was starting to confuse myself trying to keep up with what I have/have not ranked (But have rated on Netflix), and this will certainly fix that.

And it will silence a lot of people's complaints :D

Matthew marked one of Nathan's replies in Flickchart as useful. Nathan replied to the question "Cry Wolf Has Incorrect Data".

Matthew shared an idea in TwitPic on August 05, 2009 18:44:

"Favorite" any image.

I'd like the ability to "Favorite" any image on Twitpic, and have it saved on the site itself.

A comment on the question "Cry Wolf Has Incorrect Data" in Flickchart:

Thanks! – Matthew, on August 05, 2009 18:32

A comment on the problem "Pink Panthers are Mixed Up" in Flickchart:

Thank you. This has been bugging me :D – Matthew, on August 03, 2009 02:55

Matthew replied on August 02, 2009 23:20 to the problem "Lifehacker.com down?" in Gawker Media Tech:

Is it Down?

Yep. Been like that for most of the day. No browser switching will fix that crap.

Matthew replied on July 26, 2009 20:40 to the idea "Search By Actor Name" in Flickchart:

Cool. It's happened several times to me already... I'll remember a movie and the star of it, but then can't remember the movie's title. It's also helpful for someone who loves every movie their favorite actor is in ;) It'd make it easy to go down their list and rank each movie they've been involved in.

A comment on the question "Does anyone have ANY way to email Netflix?" in Netflix:

I'm not sure what you mean by that... do you mean this page? They hid that page due to people rampantly snapping up new releases, but they still update it weekly, nonetheless.

Is that what you were asking them? I'm sure they'll respond, I just like to be of service here :) – Matthew, on July 24, 2009 02:28

A comment on the question "Does anyone have ANY way to email Netflix?" in Netflix:

I meant to mention that the Twitter is best for individual site problems, bugs, or movie issues... when you get to personal account issues, you may still need to call the hotline. I've reported Instant watch, box art, and duplicate movie page issues on Twitter, and they've done a pretty good job of handling them.

Good luck :) – Matthew, on July 23, 2009 22:33

A comment on the question "Does anyone have ANY way to email Netflix?" in Netflix:

It's not email, but you can easily use Twitter from work: Netflix customer service on Twitter. They always respond there when you have a problem (Within 24 hrs on business days). – Matthew, on July 23, 2009 21:25

A comment on the question "Does anyone have ANY way to email Netflix?" in Netflix:

In that scenario, you need to go into "Your Account", and "Instant Watch History". Then, click the title to "Report a Problem", and you can tell them exactly what was broken about it. I've done this quite often.

Also, to be sure you get a response: Netflix customer service on Twitter. – Matthew, on July 23, 2009 21:23

Matthew replied on July 23, 2009 21:19 to the idea "Data Ownership & Portability" in Netflix:

Two options for getting this data:

Feedfliks lists it all, once you connect with them for free.

This site grabs all your ratings in one swoop, and allows you to leave them as a text file, or make a spreadsheet with them:

Netflix Ratings Grabber

Hope those help, son.

Matthew shared an idea in Netflix on July 23, 2009 21:13:

Streaming Soon on Netflix Watch Instantly

I co-run a new site for Netflix users called "Streaming Soon". We track upcoming new releases to Watch Instantly (With the collective help of the community) to save you disc rentals.

We list them by month, and at the bottom of the page, we list "just released" titles that were in our database to begin with.

Check it out, and if you find anything to add, feel free to reply here, there or on our Twitter :)

Thanks!

And be sure to check out these inspiring Netflix sites as well (Inspiring in that Netflix is beloved by many, and it's amazing to see the creations people have come up with using Netflix's API). These are the best Netflix bookmarks I have, hands down:

Feedfliks - Shows you your Netflix activity for the lifetime of your account, lists every review and the day you wrote it, and even how long you've held a DVD out!
Netflix Instant Watch Tracker - Provides a very thorough listing of every new release to streaming, the second it's added. Lots of sort-ability as well.

Matthew replied on July 23, 2009 21:04 to the idea "Let us add notes to our queue/returns" in Netflix:

You can do this from movie detail pages. Just click "Leave Note" beside "What your friends thought", and you then check the box that says "Send a copy to yourself". That way, the note goes only to you (If you want it to). It'll show on the movie detail page any time you return to it in the future.

Also, Feedfliks just added this feature to their own site, and you can view your entire list of rented movies and go to each to leave a note. All notes are then accessible on Feedfliks itself.