As far as streaming services go, I think it's a good idea, and I do find myself looking at the suggestions, but I also don't think it works very well, since I rarely watch said suggestions...
I can't say that I've ever even thought about going somewhere because google maps suggested it though... that just seems annoying. On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 4:48 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Well at least you had 4 channels. I had one with two others that were > essentially moving snow that talked. > I DVR what I like (or use the episodes already stored by the streaming > service). > > If I start looking, frequently it will take me longer to choose something > to > watch than it takes to watch it. > I wish someone would curate content for me. Netflix says they try to > suggest things for me but I never seem to like what they suggest. Seems > like they used to be better at it than they are now. Now they are trying > to > push their own content or perhaps they are engaging in somekind of pay to > play payola/plugola scheme with other content providers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nate Burke > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:39 PM > To: Animal Farm > Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Suggested content > > Am I the only one that goes to streaming services always looking for a > specific show/movie? Or opens Google maps to always to plot an > address. Do all those "We think you might like..." or "Everyone else is > watching..." actually work? They just make me super annoyed. Maybe > it's because I was raised in a house where channel surfing wasn't > allowed. "Stop flipping the channel, you're going to break the TV!" So > you always started your TV watching with a plan in mind. Of Course, I > only had 4 channels to choose from, and you had to get up and walk > across he room to flip the channel. Google Maps has gotten really bad > as of late, really REALLY wanting to tell you what's close by whenever > you open it. Back in my day you pulled out the atlas to find the roads > to take on vacation, not to see that there are 4 restaurants, 17 coffee > shops, and 2 gas stations within walking distance of your location, and > tonight there's a film festival at the local movieplex. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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