Newsgroup: it.arti.cinema
Titolo: IMDB chiude la Message Board!

 
http://www.imdb.com/board/announcement
 
 
Scelta a dir poco idiota, IMHO, anche perche' se il problema erano i 
Troll, penso che un portale del genere aveva i modi e i soldi per 
progettare una board che limitasse tali problemi.
 
Non so se sia la scelta stupida di qualche dirigente o se qualche 
investitore voglia far migrare tutto, per suo interesse economico, sui 
principali profilatori di massa (fb e similia), ma davvero mi manchera'.
 
:-(
 
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BArrYZ

Un bel giorno BArrYZ digitò:
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Dispiace anche a me, era una fonte di informazioni utile. Nulla che non si
trovasse anche googlando quà e là, ma era comodo avere tutto "integrato"
nello stesso sito.
 
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Fletto i muscoli e sono nel vuoto.

 trovasse anche googlando quà e là
 
Invece io ravanando sul forum di IMDB spesso ho trovato cose a dir poco 
introvabili, mi e' successo per un sacco di film e serie. Soprattutto ci 
si poteva scrivere e chiedere, per parlare con una board di puro testo, 
senza cagate varie  ("like", "condividi", "il mio gatto e' questo", e 
stoccazzo) come ne social profilatori di massa.
 
Quindi per me viene meno proprio una fonte, diciamo pure un servizio.
 
In particolare ho letto nei forum che Amazon, che ha la maggioranza di 
IMDB, ha di fatto scelto di cercare di spostare il traffico delle board 
sulle pagine di IMDB sui vari social, sperando cosi' di convertire 
maggiormente questo traffico con le entrate pubblicitarie.
 
Leggo che la community _*non*_ la sta prendendo affatto bene, e siccome 
gli appassionati erano veramente tanti, mi sa che questa mossa (lo spero 
tanto) gli si ritorcera' contro molto presto...
 
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BArrYZ
 

>> 
http://www.imdb.com/board/announcement
 
 
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0804503/board/threads/265764337/
 
 
 From a former IMDb employee
 
"This is no surprise whatsoever. I've worked at IMDb (the worst and most 
discouraging experience of my professional life ) and believe me, the 
company is a soulless, empty corporate shell that has one goal: to sell 
advertising. It's not about movies, TV, or being 'guardians of data' - 
everything is about making money. The entire site is setup to sell 
advertising, and movie data is simply a means to achieve that. End of story.
 
The reason IMDb is getting rid of the message boards is simple: they 
can't be monetised. If IMDb could make money out of the boards, they'd 
be staying, but there's no cash in it for them, so they're getting axed. 
The sell-outs who run IMDb will have looked at the 'metrics' (a risible 
corporate buzzword the Data Team loves so much) and decided that traffic 
is not high enough for them to make any real money.
 
It really is that simple. I've experienced first-hand the obsession with 
metrics, and making money (at the expense of customer satisfaction), and 
it really is pathetic to behold. No decision is made at IMDb without 
greed being factored into the equation, and believe me, they will also 
shut down certain data sections at some point if they get in the way of 
making money. Forget the fact that the site has compiled 20+ years worth 
of important data - if one of the sections can no longer be monetised 
effectively (Literature, for example), they'll just get rid of it.
 
In financial terms, keeping the message boards live costs IMDb basically 
nothing, bar the human cost of maintenance, which - when considered in 
the context of the site's huge annual profit margin - is less than 
miniscule.
 
There's no point complaining about it, making suggestions, or suggesting 
alternate, viable solutions - the hacks at IMDb don't give a toss. 
There's no money in it for them, so they're not interested. They'll fob 
you off with the usual hollow platitudes, but make no mistake, the IMDb 
that people love died years ago. Now, the site is just a shiny, 
corporate plaything, pimped out by Amazon for the purposes of making 
money, with greed - not customer focus - being its primary driving force.
 
One final note: it probably burns IMDb that the majority (over one 
third) of their users come from China, the audience for which is far 
less valuable to advertisers than, say, the USA and the UK. Only about 
5% of IMDb's users come from the UK, which is ironic considering the 
site originated in England. But, I digress - this post will, of course, 
be deleted, but what the hell. I don't care!"
 
 
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BArrYZ