Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tech Blog 1

                   My first Tech Blog Assignment is on IMDB.com. IMDB stands for Internet Movie Database. This web tool allows a user to search a movie, television series, independent film, videogame, director, actor, and other crew members while also providing trivia, plots, movie mistakes, and reviews. The website also allows users to submit a résumé and post new material for an annual fee. This web tool is very useful to someone in the Film industry or film major because it allows searching virtually every production known to man. I have used this web tool on numerous occasions to search specific actors and directors and study their genres.
            The site was first introduced in 1990 by computer programmer Col Needham. In 1998 it became a subsidiary of Amazon.com. According to Wikipedia, as of Jan 2015 IMDB lists over 3,100,000 titles and has over 6,000,000 personalities in its database. The web tool also as over 58 Million registered users and is an Alexa top 50 site. 
            Overall, this a very useful web tool even for the average user. I know many times I have found myself looking up movie titles because i could not remember what it was called but I remembered the actors who were featured. It is very easy and user friendly for first time users and is a huge benefit to the entertainment industry.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:35 PM

    I use this website a lot. It is definitely a good one for those in the film industry.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    This is like my go to website before I go watch any movie. It definitely helps me to know if the movie is worth watching.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 2, 2015 at 12:19 PM

      I do the same thing. I also use it as a way to discover new movies that may not be known to the general public like independent films

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    I use this all the time. Sometimes I'll be watching a movie on TV and notice some actors from other movies and look them up on IMDB.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 7, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    just add a link and nice blog

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Great blog topic, wish I had thought of this as an avid Movie guy. Perfect website for researching your favorite performers then finding other great works they did that you had no idea about!

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