Netflix Launches "Friends List" Feature

Update: This was the big news from the investor call. 

I was invited to join the Netflix "Friends List" last night and it's an extremely well thought-out way to share your love of movies with friends. It's also very viral -- you can even invite people that don't belong to Netflix to join.

Here's the invitation e-mail I received (I was asked to hide the name of the person that invited me):

This is the Friends List tab and page. Note the purple color on the tab, review stars, and the little purple person on movies a friend has seen:

This is the top of my queue. They put the little purple person next to movies your friends have seen:

I haven't had time to play with all of the features, but I like what I've seen so far. I have friends that I'd like to share movies and reviews with, and I can't wait to spend some time with it.

You view the friends page online at: http://www.netflix.com/FriendsLearnMore?.

Comments

[John Dennett]

Wow, this is exactly the functionality I've been waiting for Netflix to introduce since I joined a few years back. Any chance I could get someone to send me an invite?

Many thanks!
John

[Jeff]

I'd love an invite if its not too late.

[email protected]

[alex]

Invite me please.

[Reed]

I'd love an invitation if you've got a sec.

district AT gmail DOT com

Thanks!

[Greg]

Can I get an invite? I'm a long time Netflix user and this might prove interesting.

thegeek AT recordstoregeek DOT com

[Luke Burkholder]

Please invite me.

Thanks in advance, and great site. I got here from engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000373022580/

Luke

[Mike Corley]

Hye I would love an invite!

mikecorley [at] gmail [dot] com

[Stormy]

I'd also love an invite! [email protected]

Thanks!

Stormy

[ileechcowsdry]

like one of the other commenters, i was also looking for a way to share my queue on my blog with a sidebar. glad netflix is doing SOMETHING with that apparently common impulse!

would appreciate an invite, if anyone has one!
ileechcowsdry [at] hotmail

Thanks!

[Scott]

I'd like an invite! scott [at] bluree.com

[Daniel]

I would love an invitation

dnorton 17 [at] yahoo.com

[Charlie]

Would love an invite...

[Steve Sanderson]

Mike,

I'd appreciate an invite as well: netflix (at) lawrence-sanderson.com

thanks.

[Brian Carnell]

I hope they have a way for me just to open my Netflix choices up to anyone -- I don't want to have to spam my friends to get this feature to work.

[Mike C.]

Yes, please invite me. I'd like to try this out.
thanks,
/Mike

[kc!]

Can I get an invite as well? netflix (at) efgdesign.com

[jason blazick]

You would make my day. jason AT cctg DOT com

[Jason]

please invite me, too...
jrogers [at] casarogers [dot] com

[Mike]

Man I gave those fools that suggestion 6 months ago! I also suggested the RSS feed! Dang! I wish I got paid on those ideas! I told Netflix that they should have something to xanga where you could comment on movies (instead of books or cd's) and share your queue with your friends. Since your tastes are probably similar to your friends! Plus I told them it would be cool if you could have a feed to your web page that would show your queue! Oh well, I'm enjoying the improvements!

[Matt Denner]

I'd love an invite too. If I receive one, I will allow you to print your own certificate that says "I am King Awesome." I haven't made the certificate, but I'll allow you to print one by not stopping you. Ok, nevermind...

jeenyuss [at] iastate [dot] edu

[Matt]

please someone send an invite...would much appreciate!

[Xerxes]

This is so cool

Can I please get an invite.

Thanks

[eliot]

If you have any invites left (if they run out, that is), I'd love to give it a try too!

[eliot]

Thanks much for the invite!!

[Vince]

Can I get an invite too, please?

unvince {@} yahoo.com

thanks!

[Jett]

Can someone send me an invite as well... thanks.
craigjett {@} covad.net

[carlo]

i have been trying to log on but can not. for some reason it say my connection is wrong. works on everything esle. i am thinking of canceling my subscithtion.

[kasey]

I've sent invitations to the people who posted to join my friends list. If someone I missed would like to add me please send an invitation to [email protected]

[watch friends online]

i use this nexflix list all the time. its just great.

watch friends online

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Thank you so much

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