Netflix has turned into the world’s intravenous line for filmed entertainment. Furthermore, similar to any media realm, it has a couple of stories of its own to tell. Lets have a look at some lesser-known, non-buffering realities about the streaming giant.
1. Netflix was originally called “Kibble”.
Choosing a name for the company was a drawn-out process. Directpix.com, Replay.com, and other names were considered; so was Luna.com, which was the name of Randolph’s dog. When the company was being incorporated, he named it Kibble.com until they could decide on something permanent.
2. There’s a secret Netflix menu.
No, not that kind of secret menu. Pressing Shift + Alt + a left mouse click brings up a troubleshooting menu that allows you to adjust the bit rate of a stream so it doesn’t buffer. (On a Mac, it’s Shift + Option + click.) The picture quality won’t be as good, but it’s better than a pixelated Demogorgon.
3. There was once a glitch in the Netflix matrix.
In 2014, Netflix’s content descriptions became odd amalgamations of two different titles to create one completely nonsensical listing. The summaries were quickly fixed, but not before someone took several screen shots of the mishaps.
4. You can even work from home for Netflix
This may sound like a dream job to some, but Netflix will pay for watching content from home. If you’ve added binge-watching to your list of hobbies, this may just be the job for you. As a tagger, you’ll watch between three to eight titles weekly. Your job is to collect data, categorize, tag, and subtag from a pool of over a thousand keywords. By watching content that has been purchased or produced by Netflix, you can help to improve their video recommendations, which is referred to as Netflix Quantum Theory.
In addition, Netflix doesn’t just hire anyone for this job and it’s not as easy as it sounds. Tagging one two-hour title can take up to an hour; you can’t just skipping through the content. These jobs are only part time, but are highly sought after. Furthermore, Netflix is picky about who they hire to do the tagging. Many of the network’s taggers have studied film or have screenwriting experience, have prior work as film critics, or have worked as script supervisors.
