Comments on The Official Netflix Blog: Widgets

If the NF site allowed [code][/code] I could post ...

2008-09-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

If the NF site allowed [code][/code] I could post the php to make your own NF Widget.

Shout Out to NF...Please make your blog with WYSIWYG posting function! This way community members are more able to help each other:)

Cheers,
http://rss.netflix.com/QueueRSS?id=P1010797477721215285005042368212862

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2008-08-28T20:12:00.000-07:00

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Looks cool.

2008-08-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

Looks cool.

@Anonymous, you can grab a widget that displays yo...

2008-08-18T07:27:00.000-07:00

@Anonymous, you can grab a widget that displays your Netflix queue, or your Netflix @home list, from this link:

http://www.adaptiveblue.com/widgets_auto.html?section=nfx&name=Personalized%20Feed

Many bloggers are already using the widgets to display their lists (the widget updates via RSS to reflect the most recent info).

If you have any questions drop me a note - support[AT]adaptiveblue[dot]com

Best,

Fraser

I want a Netflix Widget! For my blog to show my fr...

2008-08-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

I want a Netflix Widget! For my blog to show my friends my top rated and recently seen movies! that would be great.

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Hi Matt,Glad you liked our widget! You can use it ...

2008-01-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

Hi Matt,

Glad you liked our widget!

You can use it to display the reviews on your blog. There is RSS feed for the reviews, then you can go to our widget gallery:

http://www.adaptiveblue.com/widgets_auto.html

click netflix and then select Personal Feed

Paste the RSS feed URL and you will get a widget.

You can also do this with your Top Lists, see the blog post below for details:

http://blog.adaptiveblue.com/?p=806

Sorry for my absence I was away over the Holiday. ...

2008-01-04T09:18:00.000-08:00

Sorry for my absence I was away over the Holiday. I like where this is going but I don't think it has completely arrived yet

I installed the Adaptive Blue New releases widget on my blog. see: http://www.baphatz.blogspot.com/

I really like the smart links feature well done.

I tried the Dapper on. I like the look but when I click the "next tab" to go to edit input it skips over and goes to color.

My entire intention in all this and what I have yet to accomplish is to get a feed of my reviews to the blog. With Mr. Tangent's I got close to that. I would like to figure out how to change the size and feed on the Dapper one. What I really like about those is the scroll bar on the right but hey if I could get the rss feed to work with the adaptive blue on and get my reviews up there I would be elated.

Another question I had. Can non-Netflix members see the feeds? That was a problem I had with the first widget. I would love to be able to share my reviews with people who aren't logged into NF and now that the 'smart link' is there people who are, can add from that widget. VERY COOL (if I can get my reviews in there that is).

Now to another question. If I get my reviews up there do you keep track of traffic adding from a feed of my reviews? Not that it matter really but you know... =) Thanks all!

Cheers and Happy New Year!

-Matt

I'm not sure if this counts as a Widget per se, bu...

2007-12-30T14:20:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if this counts as a Widget per se, but i would love to see a Windows Media Center plugin for Netflix, particularily with the functionality to stream Instant Watch movies to the TV through the Xbox 360 or other media center extenders.

I think more people would create "cool application...

2007-12-28T12:02:00.000-08:00

I think more people would create "cool applications" like this if there was a published API (and/or webservice) they could use to do so. I for one would love to develop a Vista Media Center plug-in to allow for watching the "Watch Instantly" movies on my home theater pc.

However, due to the structure of your URL's in the "Watch Instantly" section, searching for movies and obtaining the detailed information for each is almost impossible, and ridiculous to program for as the data could change at any moment (you use index numbers in the URL which will change if you add more content to this section).

Please create a published API and/or webservice for programmers to use!

Thanks Mr. Tangent =)The Mr. Tangent widget is sim...

2007-12-23T12:54:00.000-08:00

Thanks Mr. Tangent =)

The Mr. Tangent widget is simple and effective. I need to do a bit more editing but just to see that it works with the new releases feature I added a second one to my blog page. http://www.baphatz.blogspot.com/ I will fix it up more later. you can scroll through the new releases click on one and then add it to your queue.

I haven't played with the Adaptive Blue one but I have been pleased with this one, and since I am not as web savvy the help was much appreciated. Thank you Mr. Tangent! =)

I made my own which you can see on my myspace page...

2007-12-22T22:06:00.000-08:00

I made my own which you can see on my myspace page (scroll down on the left side). I integrated several of my feeds in to it. I've been using it since August or so. I made it using Spring Widgets. and showed our good friend Phatz how to use it as well. You can see (and modify) my custom Netflix widget here.

I didn't do any custom Netflix artwork for it since 1) technically that's copyright infringement and 2) I prefer minimalism.

@Sethadaptiveblue.com is running normally, not sur...

2007-12-22T12:52:00.000-08:00

@Seth

adaptiveblue.com is running normally, not sure why you are experiencing difficulties. Please try again.

The Adaptive blue page seems to be running EXTREME...

2007-12-22T10:50:00.000-08:00

The Adaptive blue page seems to be running EXTREMELY slow so I am having tremendous amount of difficulty creating a widget to even play with. I'll try again, later.

Thanks for the info Alex Iskold. It seems promising That this may be a good option.

Cheers!
Matt

@ Seth, Thanks for posting that list. There are at...

2007-12-22T10:36:00.000-08:00

@ Seth, Thanks for posting that list. There are at least 6 places that are better than NF ever was in that area anyway so I think... move on.

To the subject at hand. I have been using one on my new Blog and on myspace for a few moths now. It was customized by my friend, Mr. Tangent. Check it out:

http://www.baphatz.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/baphatz

You can click get this widget if you like. HOWEVER, I like what I see with some of these other ones and as soon I as get a chance to play with them more I may consider changing. The challenge I have had with the 'springwidgets' one is load time. When I had the list set to open on my Reviews, which is the way I would like it; The load time for the page was simply too long. I had to change it to open on my short list, called BEER and then leave instructions "click the right arrow" to get reviews to show up. If someone uses the Adaptive Blue one, please get back to me on load times.

Also, my other challenge with the sprigwidget one is that it doesn't show my whole review. The NF character limit is 2000, so I would like to set the widget to show 2000 characters of my review and not get cut off.

Finally, I want to make sure the widget is viewable by non-NF members. I am pleased with how simple the one I'm using seems to be, and for people with short lists or few reviews I think it'll work well. But I am open to some other suggestions for the future.

Cheers All!
Matt

I've never used the Netflix new release page. Thi...

2007-12-22T00:03:00.000-08:00

I've never used the Netflix new release page. This one is much better anyway: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/

I agree that the new page for "new Releases" shoul...

2007-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

I agree that the new page for "new Releases" should be marked very unhelpful!

I much prefer the old version which had "Releasing this Week" - a very helpful list of movies.

I guess Netflix members used the new release lists and too many people added those to their queue so NF decided to stop showing which ones were releasing rather than buy enough to service their customers needs. Since NF sells the used DVDs why not just buy enough so there aren't those very long waits? That seems to be the better customer service decision instead of just hiding which DVD's they are receiving each week.

I'm actually not one to add the newest releases often but I did enjoy checking the list weekly and sometimes found something that I really wanted to see.

Please bring the Releasing this Week back. It will just cause people to go look on another website and that's never good to force customers to go somewhere else to get their information.

Michael, I know this isn't your area but please let the correct group know that this change isn't popular.

"Releasing This Week"I second the motion- Put it b...

2007-12-21T09:43:00.000-08:00

"Releasing This Week"
I second the motion- Put it back!
I use this constantly. I LOVE this feature.

I think widegts are great and I'm glad to see a po...

2007-12-21T08:06:00.000-08:00

I think widegts are great and I'm glad to see a possible "official" Netflix one.

Concerning design, I think making them look like the Netflix envelope would be fun.

Michael, I see that the New Releases screen has be...

2007-12-21T07:49:00.000-08:00

Michael, I see that the New Releases screen has been completely redesigned, and I've lost my favorite feature - the releasing next week menu option. I use this every week to add new releases to my queue. Is there any other way to get to it that I'm not seeing or has it been pulled?

Andy.

@Seth, that's how to create the "At Home" widget b...

2007-12-21T06:30:00.000-08:00

@Seth, that's how to create the "At Home" widget but it isn't available for Myspace just yet.