Netflix

Question 1

describe netflix

Answer 1

American video rental store in 1997
adapted model to offer online subscriptions as the internet progressed
DVDs mailed to customers with prepaid return envelopes
2006 launched a competition for $1mill for anyone who could improve the algorithm - suggesting movies more accurately
2007 offered online steaming service
service diffused globally
2021 - avaliable in 190 countries making up 15% of all bandwith

Question 2

technological advances in transport and/or telecommunications have facilitated changes in the spatial distribution of the commodity

Answer 2

collect data from their customers to provide personalised recommendations based on viewing history and preferences in addition to ratings and demographics

Question 3

discuss the ways people and places embrace, adapt to, and/or resist the diffusion of the commodity, good or service

Answer 3

google trends have identified a link between the release of shows on Netflix and online searches/media conversations e.g love on the spectrum , fan bases